A Tunisian appeals court has ordered the release of prominent human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine, though she remains subject to a travel ban due to other…
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The United Nations has formally agreed to investigate human rights violations in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ongoing violence has devastated local communities.…
The Association for the Prevention of Torture in Tunisia has revealed a significant rise in the number of prisoners since President Kais Saied’s controversial exceptional measures…
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, has criticised Algeria for its ongoing restrictions and harassment of activists, saying the country continues to…
Hossam Bahgat, the executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), was released on Sunday by Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution after posting a…
A controversial ban on facial coverings in public spaces, widely referred to as the “burqa ban,” officially came into effect in Switzerland on Wednesday, January 1.…
The United States has approved military sales worth more than $5 billion to Egypt, solidifying its partnership with Cairo despite ongoing concerns about human rights violations…
International human rights groups have accused TotalEnergies and China’s CNOOC of perpetrating serious human rights violations in a $10 billion oil project spanning Uganda and Tanzania,…
The United States has imposed sanctions on a top commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Abdel Rahman Joma’a Barakallah, accusing him of orchestrating severe…
The United Nations Human Rights Chief, Volker Turk, has urged authorities in Tunisia to safeguard the country’s democratic processes, uphold fundamental freedoms, and release those detained…