(2025-02-22). India: NGOs call on the European Union to take action on urgent human rights concerns. fidh.org
(2025-02-22). Swiss police detained journalist Ali Abunimah despite no threat. newarab.com 
Swiss authorities detained and expelled Palestinian journalist The executive director of During his detention, Abunimah was reportedly locked in a cell 2…
(2025-02-22). Amnesty calls for urgent action to free detained poet in UAE. newarab.com 
Amnesty International has called for urgent action to be taken to secure the immediate release of the Egyptian-Turkish poet The opposition writer has been held incommunicado in the UAE for more than six weeks after "Fears are growing abou…
(2025-02-22). EU to suspend Syria banking, energy, transport sanctions. newarab.com 
The European Union will suspend sanctions on Syria's banking, energy and transport sectors Monday, diplomats said, in a bid to help the country's reconstruction after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. | Syria's new leaders have been clamouring for the West to ease sanctions on the country imposed to target Assad's regime during the civil war. | But Europe and other powers have been reluctant to move before clear signals from the new Islamist-led rulers in Damascus that they are serious on having an inclusive transition. | The step due to be greenlit at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels is a formal mov…
(2025-02-22). Exclusive: Iraq braces for US sanctions over Iran militia links. newarab.com 
(2025-02-22). US piles pressure on Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports: sources. newarab.com 
US President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. | A speedy resumption of exports from Iraq's semi-autonomous The US government has said it wants to isolate Iran from the g…
(2025-02-22). Terms of reference – Monitoring & Evaluation Consultancy on integration of outcome harvesting as a monitoring tool. fidh.org Organisation : International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) Programme : "Global Initiative Against Impunity for International Crimes and Serious Human Rights Violations : Making Justice Work" (GIAI) Engagement manager (reporting to) : GIAI MEAL Officer Duration : Estimated 15 days within March – November 2025 Starting date : Around 20 March 2025 Location : Online Applications deadline : 2 March 2025
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(2025-02-21). India: NGOs call on the European Union to take action on urgent human rights concerns. fidh.org
(2025-02-21). Tunisia court orders release of prominent journalist. newarab.com 
Tunisian journalist and media figure Boughalleb, 61, had been detained since March last year and was being His lawyer, Hamadi Zaafrani, to…
(2025-02-21). Swiss police detained journalist Ali Abunimah despite no threat. newarab.com Swiss authorities detained and expelled Palestinian journalist The executive director of During his detention, Abunimah was reportedly locked in a cell 2…
(2025-02-21). Doctor Hussam Abu Safiya shackled in prison after Gaza detention. newarab.com 
His arrest, captured in a broadcast by Israeli media, has sparked outrage worldwide, especially among his family members. | Reacting to the footage, one of Ab…
(2025-02-21). Panamá: Unions battle regime over workers' rights. workers.org 
A mass national demonstration Feb. 12 in front of Panamá's National Assembly protested the regime's attempt to privatize social security and its attacks on the labor movement. Using excessive force, police fired tear gas at protesters, who replied with rocks and bottles. Police made 480 arrests and injured 100 demonstrators, . . . |
(2025-02-21). EU to suspend Syria banking, energy, transport sanctions. newarab.com The European Union will suspend sanctions on Syria's banking, energy and transport sectors Monday, diplomats said, in a bid to help the country's reconstruction after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. | Syria's new leaders have been clamouring for the West to ease sanctions on the country imposed to target Assad's regime during the civil war. | But Europe and other powers have been reluctant to move before clear signals from the new Islamist-led rulers in Damascus that they are serious on having an inclusive transition. | The step due to be greenlit at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels is a formal mov…
(2025-02-21). Exclusive: Iraq braces for US sanctions over Iran militia links. newarab.com
(2025-02-21). Honduras: Stop the violence in Agúan, no more trade with Corporación Dinant. fidh.org Organisations, including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), made an urgent call for corporations to cease trading with Corporación DINANT due to severe human rights violations linked to its palm oil production in Honduras, including land grabs, intimidation, and the murder of human rights defenders.
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(2025-02-21). Terms of reference – Monitoring & Evaluation Consultancy on integration of outcome harvesting as a monitoring tool. fidh.org Organisation : International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) Programme : "Global Initiative Against Impunity for International Crimes and Serious Human Rights Violations : Making Justice Work" (GIAI) Engagement manager (reporting to) : GIAI MEAL Officer Duration : Estimated 15 days within March – November 2025 Starting date : Around 20 March 2025 Location : Online Applications deadline : 2 March 2025
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(2025-02-21). Guantánamo Needs to be Shutdown Not Expanded. counterpunch.org Shrouded in secrecy, the U.S. continues to capture and detain asylum seekers fleeing Haiti, Cuba, and other Caribbean countries at Guantánamo. Last fall, the International Refugee Assistance Project reported that refugee families are kept in a dilapidated building with mold and sewage problems, suffer from a lack of medical care, and are "detained indefinitely in prison-like conditions without access to the outside world."