Author: Lila Chaudhury

Following Mozambique’s disputed elections, Amnesty International condemned the government’s violent response to protests, highlighting numerous arrests and casualties. There are calls for respecting citizens’ rights to free expression and assembly …

Mozambique: A Call to End the Assault on Protesters After Disputed Elections Read More

A senior human rights official urges Cyprus to allow 35 stranded asylum seekers in a U.N. buffer zone to apply for asylum, citing their poor living conditions. Cyprus has faced …

Cyprus Urged to Address Asylum Seekers’ Plight in U.N. Buffer Zone Read More

Vietnam has sentenced democracy activist Duong Van Thai to twelve years in prison for propaganda against the state after a swift and opaque trial. Abducted in 2023 from Thailand, his …

Vietnam’s Ongoing Repression: The Case of Duong Van Thai Read More

Xu Zhiyong, a prominent human rights lawyer in China, is on a hunger strike to protest his harsh prison conditions. Detained since February 2020 for subverting state power, his 14-year …

Xu Zhiyong’s Hunger Strike: A Cry for Human Rights in China’s Prisons Read More

Europe’s human rights watchdog has urged Cyprus to assist nearly thirty-five asylum seekers stuck for months in the U.N. buffer zone, facing poor living conditions. The migrants, from various countries, …

Human Rights Urged for Stuck Migrants in Cyprus Buffer Zone Read More

Dana Abu Qamar, a Palestinian law student, successfully appealed the revocation of her UK visa after making statements about the Gaza conflict. The tribunal ruled that her remarks were not …

Palestinian Student’s Human Rights Win Against Visa Revocation Following Gaza Remarks Read More

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called on Bangladesh to maintain the momentum for change ignited by recent student protests that led to the resignation of the Prime …

UN Rights Chief Urges Bangladesh to Sustain Momentum for Change Read More