Lobbying at the International Labor Organization dovetailed with an influence campaign that set off a corruption scandal at the European Parliament.
Tag: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
Honduras Lifts Longtime Ban on ‘Morning After’ Pills
President Xiomara Castro signed an executive order on Wednesday, lifting a 2009 ban on emergency contraceptive pills.
Nobel Prize Is No Defense Against Jail for Ales Bialiatski in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been sentenced by Belarus to 10 years in prison, on charges that rights advocates have dismissed as politically motivated.
Thai Hunger Strikers Calling for Changes to Monarchy Are at Risk of Dying
The two young women have not had food for 44 days, part of a campaign urging the government to repeal a law that criminalizes criticizing the royal family.
Nicaragua’s Human Rights Abuses Similar to Nazi Regime, Investigators Find
A U.N. inquiry found that President Daniel Ortega and top members of his government committed human rights abuses, providing evidence for efforts to try them overseas.
Tunisia’s President Vilifies Migrants From Sub-Saharan Africa
As African migrants are swept up in a widening crackdown, critics say President Kais Saied is openly mining a deep vein of discrimination and prejudice against dark-skinned people in Tunisia.
Eritrea Faces Growing Scrutiny for Role in Ethiopia’s War in Tigray
Eritrean troops have been accused of war crimes in the northern Tigray region just weeks before a peace agreement was signed last year.
Eritrea Faces Growing Scrutiny for Role in Ethiopia’s War in Tigray
Eritrean troops have been accused of war crimes in the northern Tigray region just weeks before a peace agreement was signed last year.
Biden Accuses Putin of Atrocities and Urges World to Rebuke Him
In sharply opposed speeches, President Biden said Vladimir V. Putin bore sole responsibility for the war, while Mr. Putin said Russia had invaded in self-defense. But they agreed the war would not end soon.
‘Equality of Injustice for All’: Saudi Arabia Expands Crackdown on Dissent
The kingdom’s courts are meting out harsher punishments than ever to citizens who criticize the government, with prosecutions built on Twitter posts ending in prison sentences of 15 to 45 years.