Following the current unrest in Iran, a Revolutionary Court in Tehran issued earlier this week the first death sentence to an anti-government protestor. Within the next few days, four more people were sentenced to death, all five with the charge of “enmity against God” due to their participation in the ongoing protest movement. According to judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei …

As the world is gearing up for FIFA 2022, the event not only would be the most celebrated sporting event after the Pandemic but also will find its place in history for exposing the horrendous Kafala system. Previously the international community often focused on armed conflict and terror in the Middle East, however, recently, the plight of migrant workers under …

Docked in a berth of the port of Catania, Italy, there are two NGO boats with on board around 250 asylum seekers rescued in international waters: in both cases, the new far-right Italian government has stated that only women, children and people in ill health will be allowed to disembark, in clear violation of international obligations under asylum law and …

Just a few days before the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar, accusations of the violation of LGBTQ+ rights came to the surface by the Human Rights Watch. The organization reported six incidents of beating and five incidents of sexual harassment of LGBTQ+ people while under police custody between 2019 and 2022. All detainees complained about their treatment in …

In the summer of 2022 climate crisis became more real than ever, with heat waves, droughts, and floods striking one after the other. Extreme heat all over the world led to wildfires and droughts, Hurricane Lan hit the US and the Caribbean with catastrophic force, while Pakistan experienced severe flooding following record-breaking monsoon rainfalls. Global warming has fueled environmental degradation …

Turkey recently enacted ‘disinformation laws’ which essentially give authority to the Turkish Government to control, restrict and/or reprimand online free speech. While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government has always been on the wrong side of controversies regarding free speech, putting it into law is concerning, especially in the days leading up to the 2023 Elections. Disinformation laws have been …

The role of the internet in advancing the conversation around human rights is unparalleled. Since its inception, the internet has done more for human rights than many international assemblies and instruments. At the same time, the internet has been used as a tool to manipulate facts and theories, which has harmed many movements. However, it can be widely regarded as …

On the 16th of September 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22 years old woman, was pronounced dead after being in a coma for a few days in a hospital in Teheran following her detention by Iran’s so-called morality police. Mahsa Amini was arrested for breaking the country’s hijab rules after revealing too much of her hair beneath her hijab. Witness and …

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights published its assessment on human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China. Authored by Michelle Bachelet, the report attest to large-scale arbitrary and discriminatory human rights violations against members of Uyghur and other minority communities in China. The report concluded that these violations carried …

Signing on to International Human Rights Instruments is often considered to be an important indicator of compliance with human rights around the world. Many countries are criticized on the global level for their failure in signing, ratifying, or acceding due these documents. However, signing on a piece of paper brings about little difference when it comes to human rights violations. …