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Dr. Alessandro Amicarelli, president of European Federation for Freedom of Belief, left, discussed the unjust Tai Ji Men case with fellow speaker Dr. Donald Westbrook, at a breakout session of the IRF Summit 2022.

More than 50 Tai Ji Men members came to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States to protest the injustice vested on Tai Ji Men.

Protests have continued in Sudan, against the military coup there.

Abortion rights supporters march outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washingon, D.C.

President Yoweri Museveni should accelerate steps toward fulfilling his commitments to end abuses by security forces and restrictions on civil society and journalists in Uganda, Human Rights Watch said following its meeting with him on June 29, 2022. Uganda should hold to account high-level officials responsible for human rights violations and create and respect space for civil society and journalists to operate without interference by the authorities.

In a significant setback for climate action, the United States Supreme Court ruled to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants on June 30, 2022.

Social media has a huge influence in children’s lives and being constantly connected to the Internet also comes with many risks, including online exploitation and disinformation.

The Indian authorities should immediately release the prominent human rights activist Teesta Setalvad, drop all charges against her, and stop their relentless attacks against her, Human Rights Watch said on June 28, 2022. The police said they are investigating Setalvad, and two former senior police officers who turned whistleblowers, for criminal conspiracy and forgery for their activities while pursuing accountability for the 2002 mob violence targeting Muslims in Gujarat state.

The deaths of at least 23 African men at the Melilla-Morocco border on June 24, 2022 requires an independent, impartial investigation capable of determining what occurred and who bears responsibility for such loss of life, Human Rights Watch said on June 29, 2022.

Women wait for food aid at a distribution centre in Afgoye, Somalia.