Biztech news Glitch on Saudi activist's iPhone key to uncovering global hacking A software glitch on a mobile phone belonging to a women's rights activist uncovered one of the world's biggest hacking scandals. 22/02/2022
Myanmar Myanmar military executed villagers on Christmas Eve, reports claim More than 30 villagers, some of which are women and children, are said to have been rounded up and shot in another alleged crime against civilians by the Myanmar military. 25/12/2021
Serbia Rights groups in Serbia fear workers at Chinese factory were trafficked Vietnamese workers at the first Chinese car tyre factory in Europe are shivering in barracks without heat, going hungry and have no money. 20/11/2021
Myanmar Myanmar's military systematically torture its detainees: AP An estimated 1,200 people have been killed by security forces, including around 131 tortured to death, AP reported. 29/10/2021
Biztech news Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse After publicly promising to crack down, Facebook acknowledged in internal documents obtained by The Associated Press that it was "under-enforcing on confirmed abusive activity" that saw Filipina maids complaining on the social media site of being abused. 25/10/2021
Green News Death and deforestation: The dirty palm oil companies supplying the EU An undercover investigation by Global Witness has linked the use of child labour on oil palm plantations to household brands. 08/10/2021
France Human rights report denounces French police 'abuse' of Calais migrants The report accuses the police of mass evictions, harassment, and restricting access to humanitarian assistance for migrants on the northern French coast. 07/10/2021
Russia Belarus leader Lukashenko meets Russian counterpart Putin in Moscow Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko is meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow today to discuss integrating the two countries and upcoming joint military exercises. 09/09/2021
Russia Kremlin critic Navalny urges court to halt 'torture' checks in prison “I just want them to stop coming to me and waking me up at nighttime,” jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told a judge on Monday. 31/05/2021
Italy Giulio Regeni: Italy awaits court hearing on student's murder case Italy is investigating four high-ranking Egyptian security officials in the 2016 kidnapping, torture and killing of an Italian student doing doctoral research in Cairo. 25/05/2021
Myanmar Myanmar could spiral into 'full-blown conflict' like Syria, UN warns Michelle Bachelet said the repression in Myanmar "clearly echoes" the situation in Syria in 2011 because "there too, we saw peaceful protests met with unnecessary and clearly disproportionate force." 14/04/2021
Cry like a boy There are no male feminists | View Published author and academic Mukoma Wa Ngugi recounts the process of becoming a man in Kenya in a feminist household. 26/11/2020
world news China and Russia win seats on UN rights council while Saudis lose Russia and Cuba were running unopposed, but China and Saudi Arabia were in a five-way race in the only contested race for seats on the Human Rights Council. 14/10/2020
Belarus Belarus: Evidence of abuses grows as protesters march on government Hundreds of protesters have been released from detention in Belarus but many have described how they were beaten, abused and tortured in captivity. On Friday many protesters marched to the government building in the capital, Minsk. 14/08/2020
Belarus Belarus: Detained protesters 'repeatedly beaten' in state crackdown Euronews has heard evidence of physical abuse and inhumane conditions in Belarusian detention centres where thousands of protesters have been held. 13/08/2020
View Trump’s ICC attack shows his contempt for the rule of law ǀ View In the face of a blatant attempt at interference by Donald Trump, the ICC should guard its independence and push on with its probes into alleged war crimes committed by the US in Afghanistan and Israeli forces in Palestine. 02/07/2020
View How to keep global superpowers China and the US from riding roughshod over human rights ǀ View Despite their differences, China's Xi Jinping and US president, Donald Trump have in common their dislike of any global effort to hold them accountable for their behaviour, including on human rights. 10/06/2020
United Kingdom Charities fear rise in modern slavery as UK lockdown eases Campaigners fear the easing of coronavirus lockdowns could spark a rise in exploitation, as businesses scramble to recruit low-paid workers. 04/06/2020
France Amnesty slams alleged police brutality in French lockdown enforcement The warning comes after violent clashes in France’s poorer suburbs, where residents have accused authorities of heavy-handed tactics. 07/05/2020
View The “Buyukada 10” are falsely accused on terror charges. Justice in Turkey must prevail ǀ View This week, I will be in Istanbul for the verdict in the case of Taner and the “Buyukada 10.” If found guilty of “membership of a terrorist organisation,” they could face up to 15 years behind bars. 14/02/2020
