Human Rights & Civil Liberties

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (837+ words) Why it matters: Imprisoning a journalist after months of secret detention compounds concerns about enforced disappearance, denial of due process and the failure to provide urgent medical care. Why it matters: Detaining an exiled journalist with a pending asylum claim…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (181+ words) Wed, 16 Sep 2026 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 The Kuwait Embassy in Lisbon said on Saturday that Portugal’s new law banning clothing…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (221+ words) Trump bans Politico, MS Now & CNN from WH. Supporters claim Obama tried banning Fox in 2009. But Fox was briefly excluded from one interview, later reinstated. Following President Donald Trump's announcement Friday that he will ban three major US media outlets…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (123+ words) UN-backed human rights experts say the US committed possible war crimes when it launched two strikes. UN findings show US strikes on Minab could be war crimes UN-backed human rights experts say the US committed possible war crimes when it…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (934+ words) Yesterday’s subject line: “The Fed raised. Brazil cut, four hours later.” Volker Turk told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that the situation is utterly indefensible. A September reform extends mandates and delays the vote. Nicaragua power concentration drew unusually…...

5+ day, 43+ min ago   (479+ words) Springdale Council is raising some eyebrows with a new policy that restricts the movement of media, and the public, at its meetings. Cameras with long lenses and video cameras are limited to a designated media section at the back of…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (549+ words) The table above is exactly why privacy advocates describe the current framework as reactive rather than preventive. Both laws activate after a breach or misuse has already occurred. Neither imposes a proactive standard for how credentials granting DAVID-style access should…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (285+ words) During Tuesday evening’s council meeting, the board voted 7-0 to prohibit the media from crossing a red divider situated near the council members. Springdale resident Matthew Lang asked council to explain why. “We know that videotaping and picture taking is something…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (181+ words) The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers is holding its quarterly meeting to oversee the execution of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg from 15 to 17 September. Decisions taken by the Committee of Ministers during…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (853+ words) Why it matters: Yousfi’s detention followed an online smear campaign and brought the number of journalists imprisoned in Tunisia in cases connected to their work to four, according to CPJ. His case adds to concerns that financial-crime allegations are being…...