February 26, 2024

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Yemen: Free detained judge, Abdulwahab Mohammad Qatran

On January 2, 2024, Abdulwahab Mohammad Qatran, a Yemeni judge known for criticizing the Huthi authorities, was forcefully taken from...

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China: Free Huseyin Celil

Huseyin Celil is a member of China’s Uyghur minority and a human rights activist. In 2001, he fled China after...

A picture of Manahel wearing a green short sleeve shirt and yoga pants. Her hair is in a ponytail and she appears to have taken the photo in a gym.

Support Saudi Woman Detained Over Tweets

Saudi authorities detained 29-year-old Manahel al-Otaibi on November 16, 2022, for her tweets supporting women’s rights. Since November 2023, her...

Human rights lawyer and China’s labour rights advocate Chow Hang-tung, currently imprisoned, was charged for “inciting subversion” under the new National Security Law on 9 September 2021 and faces potential 10 years’ imprisonment. Photo: Alex Chan

Chow Hang-tung Locked Away for Defending the Right to Remember

Chow Hang-tung, a young human rights lawyer, is imprisoned in Hong Kong for holding vigils to commemorate the victims of...

Ahmed Salem, the director of the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, has been under an aggressive smear campaign after the rights group issued a report on Egypt's construction of a fortified zone on the border with Gaza and Israel. ©Private

Egypt: Human Rights Group and its Director Threatened and Smeared Following Reports on Gaza Border Activity

The Egyptian authorities and affiliated groups have responded to recent reporting by the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, an Egyptian...

Palestinians hold out their empty containers to be filled with food, distributed by charity organizations, behind bars since they are unable to obtain basic food supplies due to the embargo imposed by Israeli forces in Rafah, Gaza on February 25, 2024. Photo by Abed Zagout/Anadolu via Getty Images.

Israel defying ICJ ruling to prevent genocide by failing to allow adequate humanitarian aid to reach Gaza

One month after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered “immediate and effective measures” to protect Palestinians in the occupied...

Report Cover Ethiopia: End extrajudicial Executions in Amhara region, bring perpetrators to justice by Amnesty International

Ethiopia: End extrajudicial Executions in Amhara region, bring perpetrators to justice

Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) extrajudicially executed civilians in Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara regional state, and in some...

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