Rights group
Coverage of Rights group in the Nexus archive.
- Jailed Gaza hospital chief in life-threatening condition, rights group says
Hussam, a Gaza hospital chief, is in life-threatening condition after over 555 days in Israeli prison, according to a rights group. His son Elyas Abu Safia reports that Hussam can barely breathe or speak.
- A rights group warns Vietnam is ramping up arrests under broad laws to crush dissent
A rights group warns that Vietnam is increasing arrests of activists, dissidents, and others perceived as threats to Communist Party rule by using broadly worded laws. The article highlights concerns about the use of legal measures to suppress dissent.
- ‘Jews are allowed, Arabs have to get out,’ armed settler tells Palestinians, activists
An armed settler, supported by IDF troops, attempted to prevent Palestinians from working their land. A rights group stated the goal is the expulsion of Palestinians from their land.
- Rights group sues South African government over US arms exports
A rights group is suing the South African government over US arms exports, challenging permits approved by the country's arms control body. The lawsuit cites compliance failures and oversight gaps in the approval process.
- Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine centre set to open on Friday
A Kenyan court temporarily halted the opening of a US Ebola quarantine center for Americans arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The facility was set to open on Friday but was blocked following a petition by a rights group. The US has defended its decision not to repatriate Americans infected with the virus.
- Kenya court suspends opening of US Ebola quarantine centre
A Kenyan court temporarily halted the opening of a US Ebola quarantine center for Americans arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a petition by a rights group. The facility was scheduled to open on Friday in Kenya to quarantine US nationals amid an Ebola outbreak in DRC.
- Rights group accuses UAE of being transit point for mercenaries on way to Sudan
A rights group has accused the United Arab Emirates of serving as a transit point for mercenaries traveling to Sudan. The UAE has denied involvement in the civil war and stated it investigates alleged links.
- Cuban man is 18th person to die in US ICE custody this year: Monitor
An 18th person has died in U.S. ICE custody this year, with a rights group attributing the death to suicide and calling for increased oversight amid Trump's mass deportation efforts.