Human Rights Abuses

Torture Enforced Disappearances Torture Cases Deportation Practices War Crimes Persecution Political Repression Police Misconduct Arbitrary Detention Trafficking

US Imposes Visa Bans on Cuba’s Díaz-Canel and Other Regime Leaders

It marks Washington’s first use of a 2025 visa-authority measure to pressure Havana over human rights violations

North Korean Defector Files Civil and Criminal Suits Against Kim Jong-un

International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders Over Gender-Based Crimes

British Banking Analyst Sentenced to 10 Years in Saudi Prison Over Deleted Tweet

UN and BKA Intensify Investigations into Russia’s Torture Network Following Journalist’s Death

Thailand Faces Global Backlash for Deporting Uyghurs to China

Thailand Faces Global Backlash for Deporting 40 Uighurs to China

Algeria Summons French Ambassador Over Alleged Airport Mistreatment

Italy Releases Libyan Official Wanted for War Crimes by ICC

Azerbaijan Opens Trials for Former Nagorno-Karabakh Leaders, Including Ruben Vardanyan

Uyghurs Detained in Thailand for Over a Decade Face Potential Deportation to China

Bangladesh Issues Second Arrest Warrant for Exiled Former PM Sheikh Hasina

Syrian Militia Leader Sentenced to 10 Years in Germany for War Crimes

U.S. Indicts Two Former Syrian Officials for War Crimes

Former Wagner Insider Exposes Russian Disinformation Tactics in Central African Republic

UN Report Accuses Russia of Systematic Torture in Ukraine and Domestically

Lithuania Refers Belarus to ICC for Alleged Crimes Against Humanity

US Imposes New Sanctions on Iran for Human Rights Violations

Human Rights Watch Urges Latin America to Improve Migrant Protections

B'Tselem Report Alleges Systematic Torture of Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails