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Cuba Sentences Former Economy Minister Alejandro Gil to Life in Prison in Landmark Corruption Case

Cuba’s Supreme Popular Tribunal has sentenced former...

Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini Charged in Belgian Fraud and Corruption Probe

Federica Mogherini, the former European Union high...

Former Colombian Ministers Charged in Expanding Vote-Buying Scandal

Colombia’s widening political corruption scandal deepened on...

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New Justice and Security laws as of 1 July 2025

The maximum penalty for participating in a terrorist organisation is to be increased from 15 to 20 years, child support debts are soon to...

Ex-Ecuador VP Jorge Glas Gets 13 More Years for Misusing Earthquake Funds

In a ruling that has reignited fierce political controversy and deepened diplomatic tensions in Latin America, an Ecuadorian court has sentenced former Vice President...

UAE: 24 Defendants Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

(Beirut) – The recent convictions of 24 defendants in the United Arab Emirates to life imprisonment were based on a fundamentally unfair mass trial, Human Rights...

France-Indonesia Strategic Partnership Shouldn’t Neglect Rights

French President Emmanuel Macron will soon meet in Jakarta as well as in the Borobudur temple, Central Java, with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto to further...

Western Australia Announces Reparations for the ‘Stolen Generations’

On Tuesday, the Western Australia state government announced a new reparations program for the “Stolen Generations,” Indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their families...

Philippines: Trans Rights Activist Murdered

(Manila) – A hooded gunman in General Santos City in the southern Philippines carried out an apparent targeted killing on June 23, 2025, of...

Kenya: Hold Authorities Accountable for Protesters’ Deaths

(Nairobi) – Kenyan authorities should be held accountable for all abuses during countrywide protests on June 25, 2025, including killings, gun injuries, and beatings, Human...

El Salvador: Police Officers Speak Out About Abuses

Interviews with police officers and internal police documents reveal abusive practices that have led to arbitrary detention and abuse of power in El Salvador.Their...

Ecuador: Public Integrity Law Endangers Children

(New York) – Reforms passed by Ecuador’s National Assembly and signed by President Daniel Noboa severely threaten children’s rights and fail to protect children who...

Kyrgyzstan: Parliament Weakens Torture Protection, Media Freedom

(Bishkek, June 27, 2025) – Kyrgyzstan’s parliament on June 25, 2025, passed two draft laws that threaten to significantly weaken media freedom and protection...

Bangladesh: Foreign Aid Cuts Affect Rohingya Children’s Education

US and other foreign donor cutbacks in humanitarian aid have worsened the existing education crisis for 437,000 school-age children in Rohingya refugee camps in...

Ethiopia: Crackdown on Health Workers’ Protests

(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian authorities should immediately rescind the suspension of a prominent health professionals organization and meaningfully address public healthcare workers’ outstanding grievances,...

UN Financing Development Meeting Should Advance Tax Justice

(Seville) – The United Nations conference on financing for development should help pave the way for meaningful progress on improving international tax cooperation to...

Türkiye: Jailed Mayor’s Lawyer Detained

(İstanbul, June 26, 2025) – An Istanbul court’s decision on June 19, 2025, to allow the detention of a leading defense lawyer for the jailed...

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