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April 30, 2024
Germany Falling Short in Curbing Anti-Muslim Racism
The German government is falling short in protecting Muslims and people perceived to be Muslims from racism amid rising incidents of hate and discrimination, Human Rights Watch said today. The absence of a working definition of anti-Muslim racism and a lack of official data on incidents and of investment in institutional support for victims are among the impediments to an effective response.
April 29, 2024
Environment Defenders Face New Wave of Oppression
We all have an interest in supporting people who are pressing governments to meet their obligations on climate change, whether they are protesting in the street, bringing cases to court, or even carrying out civil disobedience.
April 29, 2024
Escalating Concerns Over the Lives of Minors Threatened With Death in Saudi Arabia
The undersigned organizations express their grave concern for the lives of minor defendants particularly the two young men, Yousif Al-Manasif and Ali Al-Mubaiouq, who are at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia following confirmed information that the Specialized Criminal Court of Appeal (SCCA) has upheld their death sentences.
April 29, 2024
Saudi Arabia: Halt Executions of Child Offenders
Saudi Arabia’s court of appeal on April 2024 approved death sentences for two Saudi men for protest-related crimes allegedly committed as children.
April 29, 2024
South Sudan: ‘Disappeared’ Critic Resurfaces
The reappearance in a South Sudan court of a former refugee who had been forcibly disappeared more than a year ago points up the urgent need to reform the National Security Service (NSS).
April 29, 2024
UAE: Unfair Trial of Rights Defenders
Emirati authorities are holding an unfair mass trial that has raised serious due process concerns. The trial includes many defendants held in prolonged solitary confinement, which may amount to torture.
April 27, 2024
Lebanon: Ministerial Decision Advances Justice
Lebanon’s Council of Ministers issued a decision on April 26, 2024, instructing the Foreign Affairs Ministry to file a declaration with the International Criminal Court (ICC) registrar accepting the court’s jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute crimes within the court’s jurisdiction on Lebanese territory since October 7, 2023.
April 26, 2024
US Universities Should Respect Right to Protest
Pro-Palestine university campus protests have spread across the United States, with harsh crackdowns at some institutions, including Columbia University, the University of Texas, and Emory University.