Tag: Human rights
Two years after Mahsa Amini’s death, the impact of a “cultural revolution” still underway
On September 16, 2022, the announcement of the death of young Mahsa Jina Amini triggered a major protest movement against the regime in Iran. While the demonstrations were stifled by…
Malaysia rocked by child abuse scandal with over 400 victims
Twenty foster homes raided, 170 arrests, more than 400 victims… A resounding child abuse scandal is shaking Malaysia, with physical, psychological and sexual violence inflicted on children aged 1 to…
What is the assessment of President Boric’s research plan?
Fifty-one years after Augusto Pinochet’s coup that overthrew socialist President Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973, the Chilean state is still searching for 1,469 people who disappeared during the dictatorship.…
A summer affected by the Olympics in detention centers, according to Cimade
In France, several irregularities were noted during the Olympic Games in administrative detention centers (CRA) and in particular in Mesnil-Amelot. Located north of Paris, the second largest center in Île-de-France…
UN concerned about cases of ‘sexualized torture’ of Palestinian prisoners
The UN calls for a response to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. The Commissioner for Human Rights called on the international community on Monday 9 September to act…
NGO concerns about freedom of expression
Freedoms of expression and opinion are increasingly fading in Tunisia a few months before the presidential election to be held on October 6, 2024. This is the observation made by…
Argentina tries alleged murder of trans man, first in country
Friday, July 26, was the last day of the trial of one of the accused in the alleged murder of a young transgender man, Tehuel de la Torre, who disappeared…
The collective of victims of the regime of President Macky Sall seizes a UN body
In Senegal, families of those who lost their lives or were unjustly imprisoned during opposition protests over the past three years continue to demand justice. Gathered in “ the collective…
UN investigation warns of serious human rights violations
The UN urgently called on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, the international community to intensify its efforts to end the war in Sudan that began on April 15, 2023, between the…
NGOs fear government crackdown after inquiries about their activities
The Central African Minister of Justice has given national and international NGOs working on human rights in the country until July 30 to submit their activity reports for 2023. Like…