Egypt: Renewed Crackdown on Independent Groups
Egyptian authorities are increasing their pressure on independent organizations in Egypt that receive foreign funding or have criticized government policies, 10 international human rights organizations said on June 15. Independent groups have already...
Improving professional capacities to report safely in hostile environments
RMNP/IPDC UNESCO safety of journalists training project implemented in rural Pakistan.
No-Fly List Lawsuit Argued That FBI Retaliated Against Muslims Who Refused to Spy
Attorneys for four American Muslim men with no criminal records who were placed or kept on the No-Fly List by the FBI in retaliation for their refusal to become informants urged a federal court to reject the government’s motion to dismiss their case....
U.S. Judge Orders Release of University Donor Emails in Salaita Freedom of Information Act Case
A U.S. federal judge ordered the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC) to release emails regarding UIUC’s firing of tenured professor Steven Salaita over his personal tweets criticizing the Israeli government’s 2014 bombing of Gaza....
Children under threat from renewed violence in eastern Ukraine
At least 68 children are reported to have been killed and 180 injured since March last year as a result of conflict in eastern Ukraine, UNICEF said on June 12. While no children were reportedly killed in the latest escalation near the town of Mariinka...
US: Military Commission Conviction Overturned
Flags fly above the sign for Camp Justice at Guantanamo Bay.
On first-ever International Day, UN celebrates people with albinism and urges awareness of challenges they face
An Albino student (right) attends school in Niambly, near Duekoue, Côte d’Ivoire.
Azerbaijan: Baku Games to Begin Amid Widespread Repression
The first European Games will open in Azerbaijan on June 12, 2015, in an atmosphere of government repression unprecedented in the post-Soviet era, Human Rights Watch said on June 11.
Egypt: Officer Convicted in Protester’s Killing
An Egyptian criminal court on June 11, 2015, sentenced a police officer to 15 years in prison for killing the activist Shaimaa al-Sabbagh during a peaceful march in downtown Cairo. However, none of the security forces responsible for killing more than...
UN: Protect Schools in Wartime
Governments should endorse the new Safe Schools Declaration at the United Nations Security Council debate on children and armed conflict on June 18, 2015, Human Rights Watch said on June 12. Human Rights Watch released a short video on protecting...
