Tag: Human rights
massacre in a Christian village after violent clashes with the junta
In Burma, a massacre in a village in Kayah state, on the Thai border, left more than 30 dead. In recent weeks, the region has been the subject of very…
controversial law expands police powers
President Vladimir Putin signed this law, which was passed, and which expands the powers of the police. In Russia, there is no longer a need for a warrant to search…
seven gendarmes arrested for racial hatred towards immigrant workers
The arrest of seven gendarmes accused of racial hatred against Asian workers in Portugal arouses commotion. Prime Minister Antonio Costa, himself of Indian origin, qualified the attitude of the agents…
the last wave has a “systematic” side
Systematic raids, assassinations, forced displacements, disappearances, arbitrary detentions: Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch denounce a new wave of abuses and ethnic violence against civilians in western Tigray. Jean-Baptiste Gallopin…
Daughter of Russian opponent Navalny receives Sakharov Prize and calls on EU to confront Putin
The European Parliament presented the Sakharov Prize to Russian lawyer and political activist Alexeï Navalny on Wednesday (December 15th). In his absence, his daughter Daria Navalnya, accompanied by relatives, went…
the anger of bishops and NGOs at the increase in arrests
Since the arrest of several Togolese journalists then of the activist Fovi Katakou, the reactions follow one another. Political parties, civil society organizations, all demand their release. Even the bishops’…
of opponents receive sentences of up to 18 years in prison
Very heavy prison sentences were pronounced in Belarus on Tuesday, December 14, against several detractors of the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. The husband of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya receives 18…
the mobilization is organized to try to save the NGO Memorial from the dissolution
The dissolution of the oldest Russian NGO, Memorial, labeled “foreign agent” by the Russian government and accused of having broken the law which obliges it to present itself as such…
“My husband is in a legal void”
Céline Lebrun-Shaath is the wife of Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath, imprisoned since July 2019 in Egypt. An emblematic case, since his case was cited by Emmanuel Macron in December 2020…
Saudi Arabia criticized for human rights violations receives Formula 1
Saudi Arabia will become, Sunday, December 5, the 35th country to host an F1 Grand Prix. An event that revives the burning issue of respect for human rights in this…