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

Court finds Tang Yijun abused high office...

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

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Human Rights

UN Funding Crisis Threatens Work of Human Rights Council

Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) expressed concern at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ announcement that certain activities mandated by the council...
Human Rights

South Korea: Older Workers’ Low-Paid, Precarious Work

South Korea’s age-based employment laws and policies discriminate against older workers, forcing them to retire from main jobs and into low-paid, precarious work.Inadequate social...
Human Rights

A Year On, Guinean Activists Still Missing

(Nairobi) – Guinea’s military authorities should credibly investigate the disappearances of two political activists, make their whereabouts known, and either charge them with a...
Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights: Russia responsible for downing of flight MH17

On 9 July 2025 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that Russia is responsible for the downing of flight MH17 and for...
Human Rights

Mozambique Begins Hearing into Police’s role in Post-Election Violence and Killings

On July 7, the former commander-general of the Mozambican police, Bernardino Rafael, whom the President dismissed in January 2025, appeared before the Office of the Attorney...
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US Lobbying Groups Target EU Corporate Accountability Law

As Europe emerges from a devastating heat wave, the European Parliament should reject efforts, including by industry groups in the United States, to weaken...
Human Rights

Peru: Congress Undermines Fight against Organized Crime

Laws passed by Peru’s Congress have undermined the independence and capacity of judges and prosecutors to fight organized crime.Homicides, extortion, and illegal mining have...
Human Rights

272 Million Children out of School a Major Wake Up Call

Last week in Sevilla, Spain, governments gathered at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development. Among key outcomes was the Compromiso de Sevilla, which...
Human Rights

Inter-American Court Says Countries Must Prevent Climate Harms

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued an opinion on July 3, 2025, that countries must protect the climate system as part of their...
Human Rights

Prominent Activist Remains Detained in Niger

On July 4, a court in Niger’s capital, Niamey, rejected an appeal filed by prominent human rights activist and government critic Moussa Tiangari. Held...
Human Rights

China: 10 Years Since ‘709 Crackdown,’ Lawyers Still Under Fire

The Chinese government is persecuting and silencing lawyers who challenge official abuses a decade after a major crackdown on lawyers defending people’s rights.The Xi...
Human Rights

Vietnam: UN Rights Review Should Call for Urgent Reform

(Geneva, July 7, 2025) – United Nations member countries should use the upcoming review of Vietnam’s record on civil and political rights at the UN...
Human Rights

US: FIFA Cancels Anti-Bias Messaging for Club World Cup

(New York) – The global soccer governing body FIFA’s reported decision to cancel previously planned additional anti-racism and anti-discrimination messaging at Club World Cup venues...
Human Rights

Central African Republic: Activists Arrested at Memorial Event

(Nairobi) – Central African Republic authorities arrested activists holding a memorial event for students who died in a high school explosion, Human Rights Watch...

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