View Authorities are using COVID-19 as a smokescreen to stifle the legitimate right to protest ǀ View Measures that are rightly being put in place by governments to restrict the spread of COVID-19 are now being used as a means to put an end to our right to protest when they make poor decisions. 03/10/2020
Belgium Belarus opposition activists nominated for EU human rights prize The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, first inaugurated in 1988, honours people or groups who defend human rights around the globe. 28/09/2020
Europe UN approves motion on enhanced human rights scrutiny in Belarus Representatives from Belarus, Russia, Venezuela and China had attempted to halt statements from civil society and the UN special rapporteur detailing reports of torture and detentions in Belarus. 18/09/2020
World Aung San Suu Kyi suspended from the Sakharov Prize Community The decision by the European Parliament sanctions her lack of action against the ongoing crimes against the Rohingya community in Myanmar. 10/09/2020
no comment Mourners demand justice at George Floyd's funeral "We are fighting wickedness in high places," said civil rights leader Al Sharpton in his eulogy at George Floyd's funeral. 10/06/2020
View We have an opportunity to tackle human rights challenges post-COVID-19. We need to take it ǀ View 10/06/2020
View Saudi Arabia is deliberately denying prisoners medical aid. How long will Europe stay silent? ǀ View 19/05/2020
Inspire Middle East Activist Kerry Kennedy says the Middle East region is in transition With an uncle who served as a President of the United States, and a father who ran for office, human rights activist Kerry Kennedy has a unique perspective on the state of politics and a free press in her homeland today. 10/04/2020
View Is COVID-19 an opportunity for more equitable health systems in the Middle East? ǀ View 03/04/2020
View Saudi Arabia’s clear response to the coronavirus outbreak is in stark contrast to the West ǀ View 27/03/2020
