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Georgia’s Brutal Protest Crackdown Sparks Global Human Rights Concerns

Georgia’s Brutal Protest Crackdown Sparks Global Human Rights Concerns

As the government works to suppress unplanned public demonstrations in Georgia, UN experts today criticized a history of repression and human rights abuses in the nation. They stated, “We are seeing daily violence by state

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Detention Extended in France

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Detention Extended in France

Pavel Durov, aged 39, founder and director general of the popular messaging service Telegram, was taken into custody at the Paris airport. According to AFP news agency, quoting an anonymous source close to the investigation,

Malaysia Keeps Migrants and Refugees in Detention Places

Malaysia Keeps Migrants and Refugees in Detention Places

In Malaysia, many migrants and refugees, including lots of children, are being kept in detention centres in very poor conditions. These places are too full, dirty, and lack proper things. Human Rights Watch has found

Thousands of minors have been arraigned in Turkey on charges of insulting the president.

Thousands of minors have been arraigned in Turkey on charges of insulting the president.

Sunday, December 20, 2020. For more than six years Turkey has been plagued by deteriorating human rights problems. Major human rights abuses have taken place, with the arrest of celebrities, children, politicians and people accused

UN chief shows deep concerns over worsening Human Rights Situation in Iran

UN chief shows deep concerns over worsening Human Rights Situation in Iran

On Wednesday, the UN chief António Guterres in a report highlighted that the human rights condition in Iran remains a matter of significant concern due to the continual increase in human rights violations." As per

Australia stalls raising the age of criminal responsibility

Australia stalls raising the age of criminal responsibility

Top law officials in the country vacillate over the law that allows incarceration of children as young as 10 despite appeals from various quarters to increase the minimum age to 14. Australia’s Council of Attorneys-General

Migrant children detained at hotels are vulnerable to abuse

Migrant children detained at hotels are vulnerable to abuse

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been authorising the detention of migrant children in hotels before their expulsion, putting them out of the purview of federal detention laws. Major hotel chains are being used

Waiting forever to go home

Waiting forever to go home

The Coronavirus pandemic has worsened the prospects of those migrants stuck indefinitely in Russia’s detention centres. With international borders closed and all train and flight services suspended, thousands of migrants continue their long vigil inside