Human Rights

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World

Morocco Jails Seven Taxi Drivers in First Convictions Following Mass Migration Surge to Ceuta

Seven Moroccan taxi drivers have been sentenced to up to six months in prison and fined $1,070 each for transporting migrants to the...

World

Google Suspends Controversial AI Feature That Let Users Alter Satellite Images

Google has abruptly suspended a controversial artificial intelligence feature just one day after launch, following fierce criticism from human rights researchers and journalists...

Metro

Amnesty International Demands Investigation Into Prolonged Detentions at Borno Military Facility

Nigerian military authorities are facing mounting pressure to address allegations of prolonged detention without trial at a military facility in Maiduguri, as Amnesty...

Metro

Vigilante Justice Spreads Across Nigeria as Mobs Force Suspected Thieves to Perform Humiliating Acts

Across Nigeria, a troubling pattern of street justice is unfolding as suspected thieves find themselves subject to public humiliation rather than formal prosecution,...

World

UN Rights Chief Warns Israeli Actions in Lebanon May Constitute War Crimes

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk delivered a stark warning from Beirut on Monday, announcing that his office has documented...

Metro

Venezuela Withdraws From International Criminal Court Amid Crimes Against Humanity Investigation

Venezuela has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, a dramatic move that comes as the global...

EconomyWorld

Luxembourg Halts Israeli Bond Trading as Home Affairs Fraud Probe Deepens and Burnham Enters Downing Street

Luxembourg has signaled an end to Israeli government bond trading on European markets, confirmed this week by Finance Minister Gilles Roth, who stated...

World

ICC Abandons War Crimes Case Against Former Darfur Militia Commander

The International Criminal Court has terminated its long standing prosecution of a former Darfur militia leader after prosecutors made the extraordinary decision to...

MetroWorld

Two Jamaican Citizens Deported to Eswatini Decline Return Home After US Removal

Two Jamaican nationals mistakenly deported by the United States to the African kingdom of Eswatini have formally refused their own government's offers to...

World

United States Urges Nigeria to Strengthen Protection of Christian Communities

Washington has intensified pressure on Abuja to do more to safeguard Christian communities from escalating violence and ensure that internally displaced persons can...