Human Rights in the World
A court confirms life sentence for Iran ex-prison official France24 (19.12.2023) – Swedish appeals court on Tuesday confirmed the conviction of a former Iranian prison official handed a life sentence for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents. The...
Human Rights in the World
A teenager deported from Mariupol to Russia back home testifies “Every child feels abandoned”, says upon return a Ukrainian teen forcibly transferred to Russia By Maryana Sych RFE/ RL (17.12.2023) – A Ukrainian teenager who was forcibly removed from his homeland...
LGBTQI People and Human Rights
ASIA: LGBTQ+ rights – Progress and setbacks in 2023 Nepal gave the go-ahead for same-sex marriages this year, while courts upheld bans in Japan and India By Randy Mulyanto Thomson Reuters Foundation (19.12.2023) – There have been gains and setbacks on LGBTQ+...
Human Rights in the World
OP ED: EU Unity and Defending Freedom in Ukraine By Aaron Rhodes HRWF (26.12.2023) – On Europe’s eastern flank, Ukrainian soldiers battle human-wave Russian assaults and trench rats, while civilians die in terror missile attacks aimed...
Human Rights in the World
UKRAINE: Qatar gets the repatriation of Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia By Dr Ievgeniia Gidulianova and Willy Fautré HRWF (19.12.2023) – In two months, Qatar has managed to organize three successful rescue operations of Ukrainian children...