Human Rights
Torture cases in Venezuela increased by 148% in 2021
The NGO Provea published the 33rd edition of its Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Venezuela
Human Rights
Padlocked doors, poor conditions contradict Mexican president's narrative migrants started facility fire
According to local human rights organization who have been monitoring the burned facility, doors were padlocked and migrants were stripped of their property leaving them little opportunity to start a fire—or escape
Human Rights
Russian soldiers kept and raped 25 Ukrainian women in basement
Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine’s official ombudsman for human rights, told the BBC that she has documented multiple cases of rape, torture and abuse by Russian forces in her country
Sports
NBA player celebrates U.S. citizenship by changing name to Enes Kanter Freedom
Boston Celtics player and human rights activist Enes Kanter will change his name Monday in celebration of becoming a U.S. citizen.
Politics
Colombian senator warns Peru that delegation of humanitarian activists aim to disrupt democratic process
"If these gentlemen were interested in defending human rights, they would be in Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua or Venezuela, where crimes against humanity are committed daily," said Colombian senator María Fernanda Cabal
Politics
U.S. designates Russian paramilitary firm Wagner Group as criminal organization
The group is being accused of destabilizing governments and several other human rights violations, including targeting women and children in Ukraine, attacking schools and hospitals, and forcibly relocating civilians
Politics
U.N. 'horrified' by images of Bucha massacre
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights asked to determine the causes of the deaths of 410 civilians found in the cities surrounding Kyiv
Human Rights
ICC prosecutor demands Maduro regime guarantee rights of imprisoned civilians, release minors
Karim Khan emphasized the lack of “concrete implementation of laws and practices” that protect the rights of civilians and warned that prosecutorial investigations “are still ongoing and active”
Politics
CCP paid DC radio station $4.4 million to air China state propaganda: report
This incident highlights the scope of CCP propaganda in the United States as China tries to muddle narratives about its human rights abuses
Politics
Gustavo Petro called "dictator" for saying he's the "boss" of Colombia's Attorney General
Petro's comments generated a great commotion in Colombia, and received criticism from former presidents Andrés Pastrana and Iván Duque, as well as from several jurists and Human Rights Watch (HRW)