Global Cybercrime Treaty: A delicate balance between security and human rights
Cybercrime is a multi-trillion-dollar business. Drugs and weapons are being bought on the “dark web”, fraudsters are fleecing members of the public in elaborate online…
Legal Ramifications of the Gaza War for U.S. Citizens
If there is one thing that is consistently true about our species, it is the universality of conflict; extending it to tribes and countries makes…
Navalny’s body handed over by Russian authorities to his mother | Human Rights News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Navalny’s family had said that Russian authorities were withholding his body, after he died at a penal colony last week. The body…
Humanitarian leaders unite in urgent plea for Gaza
In a collective appeal, heads of UN humanitarian entities and global NGOs implored world leaders to help prevent further deterioration of the crisis in Gaza…
How does humanitarian assistance enter Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza News
Israel denies accusations it is blocking aid deliveries as UN says people are at risk of starvation in the besieged strip. Before Israel’s war, most…
Navalny’s mother says Russian authorities pressuring ‘secret’ burial | Human Rights News
Lyudmila Navalnaya says investigators are trying to set conditions on where, when and how the prominent Kremlin critic should be buried. The mother of Alexey…
Albania approves contested deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy | Migration News
Rights groups criticise agreement that could see up to 36,000 people a year held in Italian-run asylum-processing centres. Albania’s Parliament has approved a deal signed…
UK imposes sanctions on heads of penal colony where Russia’s Navalny died | Human Rights News
Cameron promises to hold those responsible accountable, as Navalny’s mother takes legal action to recover his body. The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on six…
Gaza: Israeli advance on Rafah would have ‘dire humanitarian consequences’
An extension of Israel’s military operation in Rafah, where over a million internally displaced Palestinians have been forced to shelter, will have “dire humanitarian consequences”,…
‘Israel’s apartheid must end,’ South Africa says at ICJ hearing | Israel War on Gaza News
The International Court of Justice will hear from 52 countries on the legality of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. South Africa told the International Court…
Four Egyptian officials back on trial in Italy over death of Giulio Regeni | Courts News
Italy’s top court decided last year to proceed with the trial against the four officials, who will be tried in absentia. The trial of four…
The United States must be held accountable for its ‘war on terror’ crimes | Prison
On January 16, the European Court of Human Rights issued an important ruling in the context of accountability for abuses perpetrated during the United States-led…
UN experts warn of Israeli violations against Palestinian women, girls | Israel War on Gaza News
United Nations experts are expressing alarm over reports of alleged human rights violations in Gaza and the West Bank. UN experts have expressed alarm over…
Alexei Navalny’s widow vows to continue his fight against Putin – POLITICO
At the Munich Security Conference on Friday, shortly after Navalny’s death in a penal colony was announced, Yulia Navalnaya accused Putin of murdering her husband.…
‘Systematic torture’: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison | Israel War on Gaza News
Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – Palestinian organisations are documenting abuses by Israel and its forces in hopes that one day it will be held accountable.…
First Qatar, Now Saudi Arabia: Time for Activists to Rethink
The realisation that Saudi Arabia is not Qatar may seem obvious, but it has significant meaning for the lessons rights activists and others draw from…
Will the death of Alexey Navalny change Russian politics? | Human Rights News
World leaders blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of his most outspoken critic. Alexey Navalny was respected worldwide and – despite being locked…
The Middle East headache for Munich Security Conference boss Christoph Heusgen – POLITICO
As the largest member of the European Union, Germany’s stance carries weight in Brussels. And Berlin has found itself at odds with many European countries…
With Navalny’s death, Russians lose their last hope – POLITICO
Meanwhile, in keeping with a previous tradition, Putin refused to call Navalny by name, referring to him as “the Berlin patient.” (Even on Friday, Putin maintained…
ICJ demands implementation of Gaza measures, but no new action on Rafah | Israel War on Gaza News
Top UN court notes ‘perilous’ situation but rejects South African request to order urgent measure to safeguard civilians. The top United Nations court said that…