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Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years for Coup Plot, Marking Historic First in Brazil

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced...

Thailand’s Supreme Court Orders Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Back to Prison

Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that...

U.S. Treasury Issues Guidance to Boost Cross-Border Financial Information Sharing

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial...

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Poland Ends ‘LGBT Free’ Zones

Municipal officials in the town of Łańcut, Poland, have abolished the country’s last remaining “LGBT Ideology Free” zone, righting more than five years of political...

More forms of espionage to be a criminal offence from 15 May onwards

More forms of espionage, such as digital and diaspora espionage, are to be a criminal offence from 15 May onwards. To achieve this a...

Mali’s Junta Further Shutters Political Space

This week, Mali’s National Transition Council adopted a bill that effectively abolishes multiparty politics across the country. The new law officially bans opposition political meetings,...

The US Should Protect Exiled Cuban Dissidents

Last week, a group of 14 exiled Cuban dissidents living in the United States sent a letter to the US government and several members of...

Gaza: Latest Israeli Plan Inches Closer to Extermination

(Beirut) – The Israeli government’s plan to demolish what remains of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure and concentrate the Palestinian population into a tiny area would amount to an...

China/Tibet: Panchen Lama Forcibly Disappeared for 30 Years

(New York) – China’s government should free the 11th Panchen Lama Gendun Choki Nyima and his parents, whom Chinese authorities forcibly disappeared on May...

Syria: US Lifting Sanctions Will Bolster Rights, Recovery

(Washington, DC) – US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States will remove longstanding sanctions on Syria is a critical step toward improving Syrians’ access...

Rising Food Prices Deepen Nigeria’s Poverty Crisis

Several West African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and Gambia, proudly compete over who makes the best “jollof rice,” rice cooked in spicy tomato...

Nepali Lesbians Harassed While Registering Marriage

After two years together, Ramita and Shilu—both pseudonyms to protect their identities—traveled to Sindhuli this month to register their marriage under Nepal’s June 2023...

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...

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