Human rights campaigners
Coverage of Human rights campaigners in the Nexus archive.
- Protests erupt in Bologna after Moroccan man dies under police restraint
Protests erupted in Bologna following the death of a Moroccan man under police restraint as he pleaded for help. Human rights campaigners and Italy's opposition parties are demanding answers, with the incident compared to George Floyd's murder in 2020 and ICE tactics under Donald Trump.
- Kenya: Activists Push for Parliamentary Probe Into Alleged Rights Violations By Security Agencies
Human rights campaigners in Kenya are seeking a joint parliamentary committee to investigate alleged rights violations by security agencies, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture, abductions, and excessive use of force.
- AI facial recognition will be used to spot adult migrants posing as children to 'game the system' as human rights campaigners moan plan should be scrapped
AI facial recognition will be used to identify adult migrants who are pretending to be children in order to exploit the system. Human rights campaigners are criticizing the plan, calling for it to be scrapped.
- Rabbi who boasts of bulldozing Palestinian homes will light torch for Israel’s national day
An extremist rabbi known for bulldozing Palestinian homes in Gaza, Avraham Zarbiv, will light a torch at Israel’s independence day celebration, a decision criticized by human rights groups as endorsing ethnic cleansing and war crimes. Zarbiv was among 14 individuals honored for 'extraordinary contribution to society and the state,' including a scientist, chef, and security personnel.