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Hong Kong: Targeting of Exiled Activists’ Families Escalates

(Taipei) – The Hong Kong police arrested the father of a prominent US-based activist, Anna Kwok, on April 30, 2025, and charged him with a national...
Human Rights

Former Tunisian PM Sentenced to 34 Years, Sparks Fears of Political Repression

In a landmark and highly controversial ruling, a Tunisian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh to 34 years in prison over allegations...
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El Paso, Texas, man pleads guilty to alien smuggling, money laundering conspiracies

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An El Paso, Texas man who led a major human smuggling operation has plead guilty to federal charges of conspiring to...
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Türkiye: Don’t Deport Turkmen Activists

(Berlin, April 30, 2025) – Turkish migration authorities should immediately suspend any plans to deport two detained Turkmen activists to Turkmenistan, Human Rights Watch said today....
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For ‘Bread, Work, Freedom,’ Afghan Women Are Still Resisting

It has been over three and a half years since Afghan women from all walks of life first took to the streets chanting “Bread,...
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US: Repeal Alien Enemies Act

The Trump administration is the first in US history to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 outside a context of a declared war.The...
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ICE investigation leads to indictment of Maryland man for supporting armed separatist groups in Cameroon

BALTIMORE – An investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with the FBI and the Diplomatic Security Service led to the federal...
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Street Vendors Are Workers – They Should Have Workers’ Rights

From a hot dog vendor in the United States to a girl selling vegetables in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a woman running...
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UN Rights Review of Laos Spotlights Lack of Progress

A United Nations review of Laos’ human rights record showed little progress since the last review about five years ago. In its fourth Universal Periodic...
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Progress on Addressing Violence against Women in Africa

On May 2, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ (ACHPR) is scheduled to meet for its first public session since the African...
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Yemen: US Strike Reportedly Kills, Injures Dozens of Migrants

(Beirut) – US forces struck a migrant detention center in Saada, Yemen, on April 28, 2025, reportedly killing over 68 civilians and injuring dozens more. Human...
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Azerbaijan Uses Old Criminal Case to Ramp Up Repression

In an effort to annihilate independent activism, Azerbaijani authorities have reopened a 2014 criminal investigation that led to the country’s most sweeping crackdown on...
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Guatemala: Indigenous Leaders Face Terrorism Charges

(Washington, DC) – Guatemala’s Attorney General’s Office has detained two Indigenous leaders on spurious terrorism charges tied to their participation in peaceful protests, Human Rights...
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Venezuela: Brutal Crackdown Since Elections

Venezuelan authorities and pro-government armed groups have committed widespread abuses since the July 28, 2024 presidential elections that officials said Nicolás Maduro had won,...

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