Tag: Human rights
members of the March 31 Declaration call for the release of political prisoners
In Bamako, the signatory organizations of the March 31 Declaration organized a press conference on Wednesday, November 20, to demand the release of all political prisoners. It comes as 11…
Franco-Algerian author Kamel Daoud targeted by controversy, Gallimard denounces “defamation”
The publisher Gallimard denounced attacks on Monday, November 18: defamatory » against the Franco-Algerian author Kamel Daoud, 2024 Goncourt Prize for his novel Houris. The Franco-Algerian author is accused, by…
Steve Amoussou alias “Brother Hounvi”, a cyberactivist, appears before Criet
In Benin, cyberactivist Steve Amoussou is before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (Criet), this Monday, November 18 in Cotonou. Kidnapped in Lomé by members of…
arrest of several members of an NGO helping migrants
Founder of the Children of the Moon association, an organization which helps migrants in Medenine, in the south of the country, Abdallah El Saïd was arrested and transferred to the…
court orders release of pro-Palestinian activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah after 40 years of detention
It’s a decision that will go down in history. The Lebanese Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, considered by some as the “ oldest prisoner in the world linked to the Middle East…
Human rights organization accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza | News in brief
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza. According to the organization, the evidence it collected shows that Israel’s repeated calls for evacuation in Gaza meet the definition…
Islamic Jihad releases new video of Israeli hostage
Islamic Jihad, a group allied to Hamas, released a new video on Wednesday of one of the Israelis taken hostage on October 7, 2023 during the attack by the Palestinian…
the use of artificial intelligence to sort candidates worries NGOs
In the United Kingdom, migrant rights defenders are concerned about the management of asylum requests. According to several NGOs, the British government will rely on artificial intelligence to decide between…
US Army subcontractor CACI found responsible for torture at Abu Ghraib
The American jury has decided. US Army subcontractor CACI is found liable for the role it played in the “ acts of torture or inhuman and cruel treatment » inflicted…
In the north of France, exiles demonstrate their desire to cross the Channel
Since January, nearly 32,000 people have illegally crossed the Channel, the sea that separates northern France and England. This is already more than in the whole of 2023. The month…