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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Handed 15-Year Sentence and Multibillion-Ringgit Fine in Landmark 1MDB Corruption Case

Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak...

FinCEN Ramps Up Enforcement Against Border Money Businesses

In one of the most expansive financial...

French Court Jails Former Congolese Rebel Leader for Crimes Against Humanity

In a landmark ruling that reinforces the...

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Human Rights

Civil Rights Watchdog under Assault by Trump Administration

One of the most effective and enduring institutions won by the Civil Rights Movement – the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department...
Human Rights

Competition for Minerals Should Respect Rights and the Environment

Governments around the world are increasingly competing for so-called “critical” minerals. The United States, the European Union, and China have all recently negotiated agreements...
Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

Dubai Billionaire Jailed, Deported for $27M Fraud

Balvinder Singh Sahni, widely known as "Abu Sabah," is a prominent Indian-origin businessman based in Dubai. He is the founder and chairman of the...
Human Rights

Malaysia: Wood Products Tainted by Abuse, Deforestation

Malaysia’s Sarawak state has failed to protect an Indigenous community from a company that logged without the community’s consent and seeks to remove them...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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....
Human Rights

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,...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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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