Inside Fight Impunity, the Brussels NGO at the heart of the Qatar corruption scandal
Federica Mogherini and Bernard Cazeneuve were on the board of Panzeri’s human rights campaign. Now they’ve quit and he’s in jail. It was one...
Trans-European Moot Court competition 2024
Faculty-of-law students from Club Lannung from Copenhagen (Denmark) have been declared the winners of the 2024 Trans-European Moot Court competition for human rights law students after...
Human rights deteriorated globally in 2024, watchdog reports
Global human rights deteriorated sharply in 2024, with more than 60% of countries receiving failing grades in an annual watchdog report released Thursday, reflecting what researchers...
In Tajikistan Clerics And Government Officials Are Deciding What Women Should Wear
Women’s clothes are high on the government’s agenda once again in Tajikistan, where authorities and Islamic leaders are working on new guidelines on what...
EU Allocates More Than €1.8 Million for Democracy and Human Rights in Tajikistan
On April 17, the application process for grants from the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan for the Promotion of Democracy and Human...
Angry Farmers Take Protest to EU Summit With Tractors and Fires
BRUSSELS — Farmers descended on Brussels to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes, rising costs and...
Sweden’s Pursuit of Justice: A Victory For Humanity
On December 19, 2023, a Swedish appeal court delivers its verdict, a crucial step towards accountability for a dark chapter in recent Iranian history....
Sri Lanka Reawakens Political Activism
Copenhagen (14/11 – 40) The massive mobilization and sustained pressure jolted the Sri Lankan presidency of the previously all-powerful Gotabaya Rajapaksa, prompted mass resignations...
Sri Lanka Remains in Economic Crisis, Impinges Human Rights
London (15/11 – 67) The streets in Colombo, Sri Lanka, erupted into celebration on July 13, 2022 after weeks of peaceful protests forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa...
Tajikistan Did Not Respond To UN Experts, Human Rights Issues
Berlin (25/11 – 90) Eight United Nations experts are awaiting a response from Tajik authorities to a letter expressing concern about the fate of...