Human Rights Watch

The call to sanction NSO Group comes after credible reports that the company’s Pegasus spyware has been repeatedly used by abusive governments to clamp down on peaceful human rights defenders, activists and perceived critics.

Imprisoned journalist continues to appeal his sentence after a trial marred with violations of fair trial standards and based on flimsy evidence, according to a Human Rights Watch review of the case.

Sara, an intersex Cameroonian, is badly hurt and traumatised after being savagely assaulted for several hours by a violent mob.

Human Rights Watch urged authorities to enact legal and institutional reforms to address the country’s rape problem and ensure that the justice system is a “safe place for survivors of sexual violence.”

Those who spread what the government claims to be false information, and which is “capable of causing concern or fear to the public or undermining public confidence in the national economy, the country’s defense capacity or public health,” could be punished with up to five years in prison.

A Human Rights Watch report outlining the health impacts of conflict-related sexual violence in Tigray documents the harrowing experiences of rape survivors in the Tigray conflict.

The bill would require entities and people who receive funding or support from abroad to register as a “foreign agent” with the Interior Ministry and would severely limit the activities in which these organizations can engage.

A trial to watch in Ecuador – Bini was arrested by Ecuadoran authorities in 2019 and faces charges for allegedly attempting to infiltrate the government’s computer system.