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Rwanda files legal complaint against UK for canceled migration deal
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (280+ words) Rwanda announced on Tuesday that it filed a legal complaint in the Hague against the United Kingdom, due to unmet payments from a canceled migration treaty. Starmer announced in 2024 that the Rwanda plan was "dead and buried" and to be…...
Israel’s Death Penalty Bill Would Bring Darkness, Not Deterrence
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (163+ words) US dispatch, day 3: second officer testifies Luigi Mangione used fake identification, invoked silence after admitting identity India dispatch: two extradition cases test India's human rights obligations Israel's Death Penalty Bill Would Bring Darkness, Not Deterrence Rewriting the Family: How Modern…...
Rights group reports massive displacement as violence spreads across northern Mozambique
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (279+ words) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Friday that more than 100,000 people have fled their homes in northern Mozambique over the past two weeks as armed groups intensify attacks. According to the OCHA, the total…...
Rights group warns of serious rights violations amid post-election crackdown in Tanzania
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (320+ words) Human Rights Watch (HRW)called on the Tanzanian government on Thursday to open an independent investigation into the alleged killings, disappearances, and repression carried out by security forces after the country's disputed October 29 election, warning that "serious violations" of rights…...
Rights groups urge US to prioritize human rights during Saudi leader’s visit
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (334+ words) The US must place human rights at the forefront of its diplomatic agenda as Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Washington this week, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. "Saudi Arabia's crown prince is trying to rebrand himself…...
Rights group urges South Africa to protect citizens’ right to housing
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (349+ words) Amnesty International stated on Tuesday that the South African government failed to provide adequate housing and essential services to more than five million people living in informal settlements, which are highly susceptible to severe flooding. Based on the findings of…...
South Africa criticizes US refugee policy on Afrikaners
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (467+ words) The South African government said on Friday that the US decision to accept Afrikaners as refugees is concerning and disregards South Africa's own "constitutional processes." The statement released by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation noted that the determination…...
Judge Dennis Davis: A Legacy of Progressive Jurisprudence in South African Law”
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (286+ words) Davis retired from the bench in 2020, but anyone who knows or has met the man knows that he can't sit still and continues to be an active mind in South Africa. He still lectures, consults and contributes to law and…...
Press group calls for Madagascar authorities to investigate attacks on press members
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (368+ words) The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday urged Madagascar authorities to investigate two shootings and two assaults of journalists covering current the political upheaval and protests. CPJ's Francophone Africa representative, Moussa Ngom, expressed deep concern over the matter: It…...
Tanzania utilizes voter suppression tactics ahead of election, Amnesty International finds
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (318+ words) Amnesty International reported Monday that Tanzanian authorities have "intensified their repression of dissent against the opposition, journalists, civil society and human rights defenders in a deliberate strategy to instill fear, suppress civic engagement and entrench power" ahead of upcoming general…...