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Unlawful Detentions Persist Amid Niger’s Fragile Transition

Following Niger’s July 2023 coup, the military junta wrongfully detained dozens of people, including former officials, activists, and journalists. Many were arrested without due process, denied fair trials, and held in secret or high-security prisons under fabricated charges like “threatening state security.” Civilians were unjustly brought before military courts. Former President Mohamed Bazoum and his [...]

Violence Escalates In Nigeria’s Middle Belt

At least 56 people were killed in central Nigeria’s Benue state in recent attacks blamed on suspected herdsmen, revising an earlier death toll of 17. The violence occurred in Ukum and Logo areas amid ongoing farmer-herder clashes over land, worsened by ethnic and religious tensions between Muslim Fulani herders and Christian farmers. Similar deadly attacks [...]

Thailand’s Ongoing Poverty Challenge

Thailand has made significant progress in reducing poverty, halving its multidimensional poverty rate since 2015. However, a new Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) report highlights that 6.13 million people still live in multidimensional poverty, and 1.35 million face both financial hardship and poor living conditions. Alarmingly, around 24 million Thais, [...]

Indonesia’s Military Law Sparks Democratic Concerns

On March 20, 2025, Indonesia’s parliament approved changes to the 2004 armed forces law, allowing more active-duty military members to hold civilian roles. Human rights groups fear this will bring back the military’s past political influence under Soeharto and weaken democratic controls. The amendments let military personnel work in civilian agencies like the Attorney General’s [...]

Forced Military Recruitment In Eritrea

Eritrea’s national service program amounts to indefinite forced military or civil labor. All citizens aged 18 to 40 are required to undergo military training at the Sawa camp, followed by what is meant to be 18 months of service. In reality, many serve indefinitely, often for years or even decades, without pay or freedom to [...]

Saudi Woman Vanishes After Imprisonment For Advocating Women’s Rights

Manahel al-Otaibi, a 30-year-old Saudi woman and fitness instructor, has been missing since December 15, 2024, after being sentenced to 11 years in prison for advocating women’s rights online. Her family, unable to reach her, fears for her safety, recalling past abuses including torture, solitary confinement, and medical neglect. Manahel was convicted in a secret [...]

Caught Between Two Wars

Sarah Williams, a South Sudanese mother of five, fled to Khartoum during South Sudan’s 2013 civil war, only to be uprooted again by Sudan’s conflict in 2023. Now stranded in overcrowded Renk, near the South Sudan border, she and thousands of others face hunger, disease, and uncertainty as renewed violence grips both nations. Fighting between [...]

Sudan In Crisis: A Nation Gripped By War And Human Suffering

Sudan remains trapped in a devastating civil war that began in April 2023 between rival military factions—forces loyal to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and those backing Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti). Over two years, the conflict has killed more than 150,000 people and displaced over 12 million, with cities like Khartoum left in ruins. Civilians are [...]

Youth Call for Change in Gender Equality Workshop

A youth-led workshop called "Breaking Barriers, Designing Equality" was held to discuss gender equality. Young people shared ideas and created messages to help bring change. They said harmful social norms stop women from growing in education and work. Issues like child marriage, domestic violence, and gender-based violence were often mentioned. Lack of economic power and [...]

Opposition Leader Calls For Early Elections Amid Imamoglu Arrest Unrest

Türkiye's main opposition leader, Ozgur Ozel, called for elections to be held by November 2025, following widespread unrest sparked by the detention of Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor and a major challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ozel urged Erdogan to face their candidate in the elections and emphasized the will of the people. [...]

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