July 2, 2024
July 2, 2024
Cambodia: Environmental Activists Sentenced to 6 to 8 Years
Quash All Charges Against Youth-led ‘Mother Nature’
![Cambodian environmental activists from the group Mother Nature sit near barricades blocking a street to the municipal court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 5, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/07/202407asia_cambodia_mother%20nature.jpg?h=1dfc45c8&itok=4o40_wHf)
July 2, 2024
UN Should Ensure Continued Scrutiny of Rights Crisis in Eritrea
Council Should Extend Mandate for Special Rapporteur
![Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/07/202407afr_un_eritrea_switzerland_Mohamed%20Abdelsalam%20Babiker.jpg?h=87702c52&itok=ifftqwy4)
July 2, 2024
South Sudan’s Authorities Show Their Aversion to Criticism Yet Again
Release Detained Journalist, Allow Free Speech, Peaceful Protests
![Aleu Anyieth (left) and Bol Deng Bol (right).](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/07/202407afr_south%20sudan_Anyieth_and_bol.jpg?h=322f0240&itok=FJ6SWi_B)
July 1, 2024
Using AI to Fight Trafficking Is Dangerous
Language Models Built on Stereotypes Will Exacerbate Harm
![202310tech_un_cybersecurity](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310tech_vienna_cybersecurity.jpg?h=20014d77&itok=pL_2Zq_p)
July 1, 2024
UN Human Rights Council: Beirut Blast Inquiry Needed
UN Body Should Create Fact Finding Mission
![Smoke rising over the site of an explosion](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108mena_lebanon_beirutblast.jpg?h=955717ed&itok=p0ZxFtSy)
July 1, 2024
Guinea: Massacre Trial Awaits Landmark Verdict
Parties Request Reparations, Life Sentences, and Acquittals in Closing Arguments
![Victims and their families of crimes committed during Guinea’s 2009 stadium massacre line up to enter a courthouse in Conakry, Guinea.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/10/202210afr_guinea_massacre_trial_line_0.jpg?h=74793b17&itok=Pe6lf6DL)
July 1, 2024
Uzbekistan: 2 Years on, No Justice in Autonomous Republic
Karakalpakstan Independence Activists Targeted, Imprisoned
![Defendants stand in a courtroom](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/09/202309eca_uzbekistan_Karakalpakstan_defendants.jpg?h=1086fa6a&itok=zRGL5dFF)
July 1, 2024
Israel/Palestine: All Victims Have Right to Reparation for Abuses
Atrocity Crimes Require Effective Redress
![Children watch airstrikes east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 13, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202406mena_palestine_gaza_rafah_airstrike.jpg?h=b8aa45f6&itok=HwgJ4GwS)
June 30, 2024
ASEAN Environmental Rights Declaration Needs Transparency
Working Group Should Publish Draft, Engage Civil Society
June 28, 2024
Kenya: Witnesses Describe Police Killing Protesters
Respect Right to Protest; Investigate Apparent use of Excessive Force
![A protester holds a Kenyan flag during the nationwide demonstration against proposed legislation which would increase taxes across the country's economy.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202407africa_kenya_taxprotests.jpg.jpg?h=c0ceb96d&itok=CXhwv4vI)
June 28, 2024
Misuse of Texas Troopers Has Broader Implications for the US
Authorities Unleashed Militarized Border Force on Students
![Pro-Palestinian demonstrators face off with Texas Department of Public Safety officers at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, US, April 24, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202406usp_usa_ut_austin_protest.jpg?h=af97b938&itok=60x3IAmP)