This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Special Envoy for Syria has condemned the repeated and intensifying military escalations by Israel in the country, including airstrikes that have caused civilian casualties. “Such actions undermine efforts to build a new Syria at peace with itself and the region, and destabilize Syria at a […]World News in Brief: Israeli military escalation in Syria, Nicaragua rights probe, South Sudan talks
April 4, 2025 by 9 Comments
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Special Envoy for Syria has condemned the repeated and intensifying military escalations by Israel in the country, including airstrikes that have caused civilian casualties. “Such actions undermine efforts to build a new Syria at peace with itself and the region, and destabilize Syria at a […]Human rights breaches in Türkiye, Nicaragua and Nigeria
February 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted human rights resolutions on Türkiye, Nicaragua and Nigeria. Violations of the rule of law, principles of democracy, and fundamental rights in Türkiye, notably the cases of mayors Mehmet Sıddık Akış and Abdullah ZeydanMEPs are deeply concerned about Türkiye’s […]World News in Brief: Ukraine alert over new attacks, more Nicaragua NGO closures, disinformation in DRC
August 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN’s top humanitarian official in Ukraine on Tuesday condemned “yet another attack” carried out by Russian forces in the eastern Donetsk region. UN Resident Coordinator Matthias Schmale said that the attack damaged a transit centre in Pokrovsk town “where people already fleeing for safety had sought […]MEPs condemn “the electoral farce” in Nicaragua
December 17, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The EU should consider introducing additional sanctions against the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, say MEPs in a resolution adopted on Thursday. MEPs demand that Nicaraguan regime leader Daniel Ortega be added to the list of sanctioned individuals and urge the EU […]Nicaragua: MEPs demand the repeal of punitive laws against the opposition
July 9, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs condemn restrictive laws devised to criminalise political opponents in Nicaragua and call for all arbitrarily detained political prisoners to be immediately released. In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs strongly condemn all the Nicaraguan authorities’ repressive actions, in particular the deaths caused, against […]Human rights breaches in Eritrea, Nicaragua and Saudi Arabia
October 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions taking stock of the human rights situation in Eritrea, Nicaragua and Saudi Arabia. Eritrea, notably the case of Dawit Isaak Parliament demands that all prisoners of conscience in Eritrea, notably Swedish citizen Dawit Isaak and several […]Nicaragua: MEPs demand an end to repression of political opponents
December 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs urge the Nicaraguan government to end the ongoing crackdown on opposition voices and call for dialogue between the country’s political forces to resume. In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs urge the Nicaraguan government to end the persistent repression of dissent, torture and […]Nicaragua: MEPs condemn brutal repression and demand elections
May 31, 2018 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs condemned the brutal repression and intimidation of peaceful protesters in Nicaragua, and called for credible elections there, in a vote on Thursday. In a non-legislative resolution, MEPs denounce the decline in democracy and the rule of law in Nicaragua over the last decade, […]
