Human Rights in the World
The founder and head of a media outlet under EU sanctions and Moldovan sanctions for pro-Russian propaganda and disinformation creates “Stop Media Ban” and campaigns against Moldova in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and in Brussels… By Dr Evgeniia Gidulianova...
Human Rights in the World, Uncategorized
Rare footage obtained by BBC Korea shows North Korea publicly sentencing two teenage boys to 12 years of hard labour for watching K-dramas. By Sangmi Han, BBC Korean, Seoul BBC (18.01.2024) – The footage, which appears to have been filmed in 2022, shows two...
Human Rights in the World, Uncategorized
Hamas at the heart of a decision of the European Court Internationale Humanitäre Hilfsorganisation v. Germany: An Organisation Supporting the Terrorist Entity Hamas Does Not Enjoy Protection under the ECHR by Tommaso Virgili (*) Strasbourg Observers (19.01.2024)...
Human Rights in the World
Op-ed: Earthquake Safety Day and the lessons from recent earthquakes By Dr. Raju Thapa Vice-Chair of DPNet (*) The Himalayan Herald (16.01.2024) – The Jajarkot earthquake, a devastating event with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, struck on the night of...
Human Rights in the World, Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Taliban arrest women for ‘bad hijab’ in first crackdown since return in power A Taliban spokesman says authorities have arrested women in the Afghan capital Kabul for wearing “bad hijab.” ABC News (04.01.2023) – The Taliban have arrested women in the Afghan...
Human Rights in the World
SENEGAL: A lesson of democracy for Africa on the eve of presidential elections HRWF (09.01.2024) – When Senegal goes to the polls to elect a President on 25 February 2024, it will be a crucial date with ramifications far beyond that country’s borders. President...