Tag: Human rights
death of human rights activist sparks outrage
According to his family, the young activist Souvi Ould Jibril Ould Cheine succumbed to a tough interrogation in a police station shortly after his arrest. Very present on social networks,…
the main protest movements against the regime since 1979
On February 11, 1979, Iran turned the page on a 2,500-year-old monarchical regime. Ayatollah Khomeini, exiled for fourteen years for opposing the Shah, takes power. He must deal with the…
The mandate of the UN human rights office in Uganda not renewed
The Ugandan government is calling for the closure of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), whose last mandate, renewed four years ago, ends on…
two former leaders call for political changes
After months of protest sparked by the death of young Mahsa Amini, former President Mohammad Khatami and former Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Moussavi are calling on the authorities for political reform.…
the methods of the security forces denounced by an NGO
According to the NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR), based in Norway, the Iranian security forces have systematically aimed at the eyes of demonstrators in the crackdown on the movement that…
Colombia condemned by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
In the 1980s and 1990s, the Colombian state “exterminated” more than 6,000 activists and members of the Patriotic Union, a communist political party. This is the judgment rendered by the…
Explosion of capital executions in Saudi Arabia: NGOs denounce
Executions in Saudi Arabia nearly doubled during the reign of King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. This is revealed by a report published on Tuesday, January…
Macron salutes the fight of Mahsa Amini, “murdered as a martyr”
On the occasion of the announcement of the 14 winners of the Marianne initiative which rewards human rights defenders, the French president paid tribute to Mahsa Amini, considering that her…
a book discusses digital surveillance systems in South Africa
the work Digital Surveillance in Southern Africa: Policies, Politics and Practicespublished in early 2023, looks at the digital surveillance systems in place in different Southern African countries. In South Africa,…
Barriers to education still strong for girls in crisis areas
On the occasion of World Education Day, this January 24, several NGOs recall the extent to which inequalities between girls and boys persist in access to learning. Within regions in…