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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate...

Former Estonian Minister Kalle Laanet Found Guilty of Fraud Over Housing Claims

The Harju District Court has found former...

Former Chinese Justice Minister Sentenced to Life for $20 Million Bribery Scheme

Court finds Tang Yijun abused high office...

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Libya: ICC’s Role Critical for Justice

(New York) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s upcoming briefing to the United Nations Security Council on Libya highlights the court’s critical role to deliver justice...

Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers Electrocuted, Decapitated, and Falling to Death at Workplaces

Scores of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia have died in gruesome yet avoidable workplace-related accidents, including falling from buildings, electrocution, and even decapitation.Many migrant...

Australia: Display Human Rights Leadership in Asia, Beyond

(Sydney) – Australia’s recently re-elected Labor government should use its second term as an opportunity to amplify human rights in its foreign policy, Human Rights...

Egypt: Apparent Extrajudicial Killings

(Beirut) – Egyptian Ministry of Interior officers on April 10, 2025, apparently killed two men in northwest Egypt hours after their arrest, which would amount...

UN Security Council Should Commit to People with Disabilities

As the United Nations Security Council prepares for Protection of Civilians Week 2025 on May 19-23, when many stakeholders gather to advance ways to...

ICE, FBI investigation reveals illegal alien from Guatemala fraudulently sponsored unaccompanied alien children

WASHINGTON — An illegal alien from Guatemala was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of New Jersey for allegedly submitting sponsorship...

Russian Court Convicts Rights Defender on Bogus Charges

A Moscow court on Wednesday sentenced prominent Russian rights defender and election monitor Grigory Melkonyants to five years in prison on charges of involvement...

Mauritania’s Ex-President Sentenced to 15 Years in Landmark Corruption Case

In a historic ruling that marks one of the most prominent anti-corruption convictions in Africa, an appeals court in Mauritania on Wednesday sentenced former...

South Sudan: 3 Years On, No Justice for Abuses in Southern Unity

South Sudan’s authorities have not brought to justice those responsible for attacks on civilians three years ago by government forces and allied militias in...

ICE Arizona case sends Phoenix man to 52 months in prison for alien smuggling

SELLS, Ariz. — A Phoenix-area man was sentenced April 29 to 52 months in prison for his role in transporting two illegal aliens in...

State Secretary Struycken signs European convention protecting lawyers in Luxembourg

State Secretary for Legal Protection Teun Struycken has signed the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer on behalf...

Syria: New Government Restricts Aid Operations

(Beirut) – The Syrian transitional government’s stringent application of registration and operational requirements on aid groups is hampering their ability to scale up operations,...

US: Major Companies Violate Gig Workers’ Rights

(Washington, DC) – Major digital labor platforms, also known as gig companies, operating in the United States misclassify gig workers as independent contractors, denying them...

Holy See: Review Vatican-China Agreement

(London, May 12, 2025) – The new Pope, Leo XIV, should direct an urgent review of the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with the Chinese government that allows...

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