Human rights

The South African Government’s Stance on Refugee Rights Under the 1951 Convention: Minister Motsoaledi’s Perspective

2024-04-19 09:51:46 The South African government does not have the resources to grant socio-economic rights under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday. « South Africa has joined various international agreements such as the 1951 Convention without having developed a clear policy on migration, including … Read more

Truong My Lan, director of a real estate giant, sentenced to death for massive fraud

This is the epilogue of the biggest financial scandal Vietnam has ever known. A court in Ho Chi Minh City this Thursday, April 11, sentenced Truong My Lan, the boss of a real estate giant, to the death penalty, accused of massive fraud, estimated by the prosecution at 25 billion euros. And 85 other defendants … Read more

Al Jazeera Sanad probe: Israeli forces deliberately hit WCK convoy | Israel War on Gaza News

Israeli army deliberately targeted World Central Kitchen convoy with three consecutive attacks, Al Jazeera concludes. An investigation by Al Jazeera’s Sanad Verification Agency has found that the Israeli army attacks that killed seven people in a World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid convoy were intentional. On Monday at 10:43pm (19:43 GMT), journalists reported an Israeli shelling … Read more

UN Expert Accuses Israel of Carrying Out Genocide in Gaza – 2024-03-26 22:33:34

Francesca Albanese said there were clear indications that Israel had violated three of the five actions listed in the UN Genocide Convention (AFP). A UN human rights expert on Monday said there were reasonable grounds to determine Israel had committed several acts of genocide in its war on Gaza, which also sparked ethnic cleansing. Francesca … Read more

Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ Officer Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Racial Attack – 2024-03-21 23:28:08

A former member of the “Goon Squad” in Mississippi, along with his partner, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for the torture of two black men(people) A former member of Mississippi’s “Goon Squad” and his partner were sentenced to 27 years in prison for torturing two black men. Goon Squad, Mississippi, Racial Torture, Prison, … Read more

The clash between tradition and modernity over the reform of the Family Code fractures Morocco |

“Mudawana kan tsana (Family Code, I’ll wait for you)”, reads the motto of the campaign launched on social networks such as Instagram by feminist organizations and civil society groups in Morocco defending the reform of legislation that still tolerates polygamy, marriage of minors or discrimination in family succession that affects women, who inherit 50% less … Read more

The festival One World starts today in Prague!

The eve of the first day of the festival included the Homo Homini award. People in Need has been awarding the award since the 1990s to personalities and groups who have made significant contributions to the protection of human rights and democracy. At the beginning of the festive evening, director Agnieszka Holland spoke, and in … Read more

Hungary: Its ‘Protection of National Sovereignty’ Law Threatens Free Speech | World: News and News from around the World – 2024-03-19 19:30:01

Hungary’s new law on the “protection of national sovereignty” is criticized by the Council of Europe. According to a group of constitutional scholars of Council of Europeher new law Hungary for the “protection of national sovereignty” could have “catalytic effects” on free and democratic dialogue in the country. Hungary’s parliament passed a draft law in … Read more