Tag: Human rights
Amnesty Côte d’Ivoire calls for the “cancellation of the conviction” of 26 activists of the PPA-CI party
In Côte d’Ivoire, the office of the organization Amnesty International asks ” immediate and unconditional release ” as well as ” cancellation of the conviction of 26 PPA-CI members. They…
world’s oldest death row inmate will get a new trial
A Japanese court on Monday (March 13) ordered the review of the trial of an 87-year-old man considered to be the oldest death row inmate in the world, nearly sixty…
a council of ministers in Calabria, on the site of the shipwreck of migrants
Eleven days after the dramatic sinking of a boat from Turkey, overloaded with migrants mostly from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, the Italian government is meeting in the Council of Ministers,…
Belarusian opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya sentenced to 15 years in prison in absentia
Svetlana Tikhanovskaïa, Belarusian opponent to President Alexander Lukashenko, is accused of “ conspiracy to seize power unconstitutionally “. On Twitter, she vowed to continue her struggle and political activities. Two…
girls are still not allowed to study at university
This Monday, March 6, the boys resumed classes in Afghan universities after the long winter break. The girls, to their dismay, are still not allowed to study by the Taliban…
Nobel Peace Prize 2022 co-winner Ales Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in prison
This Friday, March 3, a Minsk court sentenced activist Ales Bialiatski, co-winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize and key figure in the democratic movement in this country, to ten…
the study of a law on “foreign agents” makes NGOs fear a “russification”
In the former Soviet republic of Georgia, the parliament is currently considering a bill on ” foreign officials “. A project baptized by opponents and civil society as ” russian…
legal victory for an association defending the rights of LGBT+ people
On Friday, February 24, the Supreme Court of Kenya ruled that the authorities had shown discrimination by preventing an association defending the rights of LGBT+ people from registering as an…
defenders of Ukraine lonely in the face of the neutrality displayed by their country
In South Africa, defenders of the Ukrainian cause are struggling to mobilize in the face of the neutrality displayed by their government in the face of the war launched by…
back to a deadly day in Nablus
More than sixty Palestinians killed by the Israeli army – or by Jewish settlers – since the beginning of the year, in the occupied West Bank. A macabre assessment, which…