Tag: Human rights
Elon Musk says he will reinstate suspended journalists’ accounts
The new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, indicated on Friday evening, December 16, that he was going to restore the accounts of several American journalists on this social network after…
Belgian humanitarian Olivier Vandecasteele sentenced to 28 years in prison in Iran
A Belgian aid worker arrested earlier this year in Tehran has been sentenced to 28 years in prison, a spokesman for his family announced on Wednesday (December 14th). He is…
the army committed “targeted killings of children” according to Reuters
The Reuters agency published on Monday December 12 a new part of its investigation detailing the extreme violence that the Nigerian army has shown vis-à-vis civilians, collateral victims of its…
In Oslo, Nobel Peace Prize laureates show their determination against Putin
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded this Saturday, December 10 to a trio made up of an imprisoned Belarusian activist and two entities, the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties (CCL)…
Chinese ‘police stations’ in Germany, federal government admits
China has two “police stations” in Germany, likely to monitor dissidents in particular, the German government said on Friday, December 9 in response to a written question from an AFD…
Congress passes law to sanctuary same-sex marriage
Congress definitively adopted Thursday, December 8 the law to protect marriage for all in the United States. After the Senate, the House of Representatives voted the text to protect marriage…
a citizens’ convention opens around the law on the end of life
Should the law on the end of life be changed in France? Nearly 180 French people will debate it within a citizens’ convention which opens this Friday, December 9 in…
former president Khatami backs student protesters
The third day of general strike in Iran was concentrated around universities. On the occasion of Students’ Day, youth organizations had called for it to be transformed into a “day…
a demonstration in support of the Uyghurs in Paris
A “march against the Uyghur genocide” took place this Saturday, December 3 in Paris. A few hundred demonstrators marched from Place de la Bastille to show support for the Uyghur…
homosexual relations decriminalized but marriage for all prohibited
The Singapore Parliament revoked, Tuesday, November 29, a law criminalizing sex between men dating from the colonial era. This law, criticized as discriminatory and stigmatizing for the LGBT community, provided…