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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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Former Congolese PM Matata Ponyo Sentenced to 10 Years Forced Labour for Corruption

In a landmark ruling that marks the end of a protracted legal saga, former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Augustin...

UN General Assembly Should Act on North Korea

(New York) – The United Nations General Assembly should establish a new body to examine the connections between the North Korean government’s repressive system and its...

Afghan War Crimes Victims Still Awaiting Justice

Family members of Afghans unlawfully killed by foreign military forces during the 20-year war in Afghanistan have been waiting a long time for justice....

Victims of Sri Lanka’s Civil War Seek Justice

Last weekend, Tamils in Sri Lanka gathered to commemorate those who died or went missing in the country’s civil war, which lasted from 1983 to...

Peru: New Law Threatens Free Speech, Trans Rights

(New York) – A law enacted in Peru on May 12 purports to combat sexual violence against children and adolescents, but instead undermines freedom of expression...

Kazakh Court Sentences Ex-Deputy Minister Yerlan Kozhagapanov to Prison for Abuse of Office

In a significant anti-corruption ruling, a court in Astana has sentenced former Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports Yerlan Kozhagapanov to three years in...

ICE, joint partner investigation results in illegal alien, alleged human smuggler from Mexico indictment for first material support of terrorism charges against CJNG Member

WASHINGTON — An indictment unsealed May 16 in the Western District of Texas is the first in the nation to charge a Mexican national...

Another Courageous Journalist Jailed in Azerbaijan

“If you are reading this note it is because I have been unjustly jailed for my journalism work. Like my other journalist colleagues, I...

Chad: Opposition Leader Arrested

(New York) – Chadian authorities arrested Succès Masra, the former prime minister and leader of Chad’s main opposition party, at his residence in N’Djamena early...

Proposed US Budget Bill Will Harm Right to Health

Members of the US House of Representatives are meeting this week to debate a legislative package that would, if enacted as written, have profound negative...

UN Security Council Should Renew South Sudan Arms Embargo

As hostilities escalate across South Sudan, the United Nations Security Council should renew its arms embargo on the country. The council should also act...

EU Needs Tougher Response to Attack on Turkish Opposition

(Brussels, May 16, 2025) - The jailing by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government of a key political opponent is a blatant repudiation of the...

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Women Await Justice 16 Years Since War’s End

This Sunday, May 18, marks 16 years since the Sri Lankan government defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ending an armed conflict...

US: Florida Set to Trample Young People’s Rights

(Miami) – A devastating decision from Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeals would eliminate access to abortion care for young people unable to get written,...

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