Download IPFS Hundreds of Afghan nationals awaiting relocation to Germany have been detained in Pakistan following Berlin’s decision to temporarily suspend its resettlement programme for vulnerable Afghans. Human rights groups have raised urgent concerns that some detainees have already been deported to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where they may face serious risks.[Read More…]

Download IPFS New Delhi, India: In 1942, inside Lahore women’s jail, a group of imprisoned women freedom fighters, mothers, and young girls defied colonial rule. Using scraps of cloth, they stitched a flag, stacked charpoys at dawn, and hoisted it above the prison courtyard, singing, “Hang us, we will stand[Read More…]

Download IPFS A new survey of U.S. active-duty personnel suggests most service members can distinguish between lawful and unlawful commands and would resist orders they view as clearly illegal. The findings arrive as Washington, D.C., security policy draws national attention, following an August 11 announcement by President Donald Trump that[Read More…]

Download IPFS In early August, U.S. immigration detention numbers reached an all-time high, exceeding 60,000 individuals. The surge has placed strain on facilities, highlighting ongoing concerns over conditions in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. To manage the increased population, the Trump administration relied on federal prisons, county jails, temporary[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Racial Justice Centre is preparing to file a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission after a Sydney restaurant reportedly restricted dine-in access to some customers wearing Palestinian keffiyehs. The complaint, to be lodged on behalf of six Palestinian Australians, concerns an incident at Jimmy’s Falafel, a[Read More…]

Download IPFS Amnesty International India has urged Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan to withhold assent to the recently passed Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, citing potential impacts on constitutional and international human rights protections. The Bill, which the state government says is aimed at countering “urban naxalism,” introduces provisions that critics[Read More…]

Download IPFS A group campaigning to see the remains of Roger Casement returned to Co Antrim has announced plans for legal action, aiming to fulfil the Easter Rising organiser’s long-standing wish to be laid to rest on the north coast of Northern Ireland. The announcement coincides with the 109th anniversary[Read More…]

Download IPFS HARROGATE, UK – A man in his 40s has been charged following an alleged incident of exposure in a secluded rural area near Thruscross, North Yorkshire, earlier this week. Police say the swift arrest and subsequent court proceedings underscore the seriousness with which sexual offences are treated in[Read More…]

Download IPFS An injunction from Queensland’s Supreme Court has temporarily prevented the City of Moreton Bay from evicting homeless residents sleeping in tents at a local park, citing serious risks to their safety and well-being. Justice Paul Smith granted the order on Friday as part of an ongoing legal challenge[Read More…]