human rights abuses
Coverage of human rights abuses in the Nexus archive.
- Pakistan Wants the World to See It as a Peacemaker. I Want It to Find My Father.
Pakistan is attempting to rebrand itself as a peacemaker while the article highlights concerns over its human rights abuses. The content urges the world not to overlook these abuses despite the country's image overhaul efforts.
- Ethiopian journalists win US’ democracy award for courage
Addis Standard, an independent Ethiopian media outlet, won the US National Endowment for Democracy award for its journalists' resilience and courage amid a repressive media environment. Ethiopia ranks second in Sub-Saharan Africa for jailing journalists, with topics like armed conflict and human rights abuses leading to imprisonments and expulsions of journalists.
- EU Sanctions Russian Propagandists, Shadow Fleet Firms, Navalny Persecutors
The European Union imposed sanctions on 34 individuals and 47 entities linked to Russia’s war against Ukraine, hybrid operations, and human rights abuses. The measures target the military-industrial complex, oil export networks, state propagandists, and officials connected to the poisoning and death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
- Africa: Mombasa Declaration Unites 15 Countries in Fight Against Illegal Fishing
Fifteen countries have united under the Mombasa Declaration to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which depletes fish populations and is linked to human rights abuses and environmental destruction. The issue affects global fish consumption, with an estimated one in five fish linked to illegal practices and over 120,000 fishers trapped in modern slavery.
- India urges global community to hold Pakistan accountable after PoK violence
India urged the global community to hold Pakistan accountable after violence in PoK. India accused Pakistan of spreading fake news and videos to cover up its human rights abuses, according to MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
- US sanctions over 100 Nicaraguan officials and relatives with travel ban
The United States has imposed travel bans on over 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members as part of a campaign to address human rights abuses. The sanctions follow the death of imprisoned activist Brooklyn Rivera, who criticized President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo.
- US sanctions over 100 Nicaraguan officials and relatives with travel ban
The United States imposed travel bans on over 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members, citing human rights abuses. The sanctions followed the death of imprisoned activist Brooklyn Rivera, who criticized Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo. The U.S. has barred more than 2,350 Nicaraguan officials and family members from entering the country.
- Squid fleets exposed: Investigation reveals illegal fishing and forced labour
An investigation by the Environmental Justice Foundation reveals illegal fishing, forced labor, and environmental destruction in the global squid industry, threatening marine ecosystems and human rights. The findings were reported by Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe ahead of World Oceans Day.
- Yvette Cooper 'cosies up' to China as she continues Labour's bid for closer ties with Beijing - despite Asian giant's backing for Russia, human rights abuses, and jailing of British citizen
Yvette Cooper is accused of strengthening Labour's relationship with China despite the country's support for Russia, human rights violations, and the detention of a British citizen. The article highlights criticism of Labour's pursuit of closer ties with China amid these concerns.
- Indonesian authorities crack down on controversial Papua documentary
Indonesian authorities have shut down several screenings of a new documentary about alleged human rights abuses in Papua, marking a crackdown on the controversial film.
- North Korea's most brutal executions revealed in new report: Victims beaten to death with hammer, pregnant woman shot and man killed for letting baby terrapins die - as images show execution sites
A new report reveals North Korea's use of brutal execution methods, including beating victims with hammers, shooting a pregnant woman, and killing a man for allowing baby terrapins to die. The findings highlight severe human rights abuses and include images of execution sites.
- Iranian-American doctor sends fiery message to Hollywood actress as Iran prepares to execute female protester
Dr. Sheila Nazarian, an Iranian-American plastic surgeon, accused actress Elizabeth Banks of hypocrisy for not addressing Iran's human rights abuses against women, including executions of protesters. Nazarian highlighted the Iranian regime's violent treatment of female prisoners and shared her family's escape from Iran during the 1979 revolution.