British MPs fear for their safety as Gaza tensions flare – POLITICO
In addition to events in the Middle East, MPs cite coordinated mass lobbying campaigns, the difficulty of confronting hate on social media, and environmental campaigners…
Putin on Biden’s SOB diss: Fair enough – POLITICO
During a Wednesday night fundraiser in San Francisco, Biden said: “We have a crazy SOB like that guy Putin, and others, and we always have…
Navalny’s mother says Russian authorities pressuring ‘secret’ burial | Human Rights News
Lyudmila Navalnaya says investigators are trying to set conditions on where, when and how the prominent Kremlin critic should be buried. The mother of Alexey…
UK imposes sanctions on heads of penal colony where Russia’s Navalny died | Human Rights News
Cameron promises to hold those responsible accountable, as Navalny’s mother takes legal action to recover his body. The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on six…
Who is Yulia Navalnaya, Putin’s new enemy? – POLITICO
“My main task is for our family to stay the same, despite everything,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. Behind the scenes, however, those who knew the…
Alexei Navalny’s widow vows to continue his fight against Putin – POLITICO
At the Munich Security Conference on Friday, shortly after Navalny’s death in a penal colony was announced, Yulia Navalnaya accused Putin of murdering her husband.…
Will the death of Alexey Navalny change Russian politics? | Human Rights News
World leaders blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of his most outspoken critic. Alexey Navalny was respected worldwide and – despite being locked…
The Middle East headache for Munich Security Conference boss Christoph Heusgen – POLITICO
As the largest member of the European Union, Germany’s stance carries weight in Brussels. And Berlin has found itself at odds with many European countries…
More than 200 detained at Navalny memorials in Russia: Rights group | News
Police in Russia have detained more than 200 people across the country at memorials and rallies to honour opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who the authorities…
With Navalny’s death, Russians lose their last hope – POLITICO
Meanwhile, in keeping with a previous tradition, Putin refused to call Navalny by name, referring to him as “the Berlin patient.” (Even on Friday, Putin maintained…
At Rio’s Carnival parades, Yanomami activists fight ‘genocide’ with samba | Indigenous Rights News
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Yellow and green feathers radiating from his headdress, Davi Kopenawa strode onto the parade route with a mission in mind.…
Venezuela expels ‘colonialist’ U.N. human rights office
The office of Venezuelan President Nicholás Maduro on Thursday ordered the expulsion of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights from the county. The move…
Venezuela orders suspension of UN rights office, gives staff days to leave | United Nations News
Earlier this week the UN agency expressed ‘deep concern’ over the detention of prominent rights activist, Rocio San Miguel. Venezuela has ordered the local office…
Indonesian leader linked to rights abuses claims victory in presidential vote
Subianto, who was once banned from entering the United States for two decades because of his human rights record, was an army general during the…
Ireland, Spain demand EU review of Israel’s human rights conduct in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News
The request comes as international pressure mounts for Israel to hold off on a fully fledged assault on the southern city of Rafah. The prime…
Exploited, abused, trapped: The lives of Italy’s South Asian rose sellers | Workers’ Rights
Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. After a night of selling roses in Tuscany, Mohammed* was cycling along a seaside…
Fifty years on, a case to uphold Indigenous rights resonates in the US | Indigenous Rights News
First, she heard a ping, then the sound of something hitting her boat. It was 1975, and Norma Cagey, only 18 years old at the…
UK’s Rwanda plan ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with rights obligations | Refugees News
The legislation may be in breach of international treaties, according to a parliamentary report. The plan of the United Kingdom’s government to deport asylum seekers…
Echoes of Bagram: Moazzam Begg returns to Afghanistan | Human Rights
Human rights advocate Moazzam Begg returns to Afghanistan to battle demons and champion justice in the shadow of war. Haunted by nightmares of torture and…
Hazards, Maltreatment, And Human Rights Violations At Dangote Refinery
Weeks after Rasheed Adewoyin* submitted his CV at the Dangote refinery’s security post, he was offered a job as a scaffolder at the fertiliser plant…