- Kyrgiz law, targeted at false information, poses a serious threat to freedom of speech in the country by allowing anonymous government body to block content online without undergoing judicial scrutiny.
Click to read more: Human Rights Watch
- Large protests erupt in the Indian capital New Delhi to demand justice for a minor dalit girl, victim of alleged rape and murder, highlighting the concern around increased cases of sexual violence and threat to women safety.
Click to read more: The Guardian
- Increase in cases of extrajudicial killings, torture, and arbitrary detention by Srilankan law enforcement agencies under the garb of Covid 19 protocols.
Click to read more: Human Rights Watch
- Chinese government uses secret trials to unfairly incarcerate NGO workers who fought for human rights of the vulnerable.
Click to read more: Amnesty International
- Panel of Human Rights Commission, Bihar went to Bettiah Jail to investigate the complaint received, from around 100 prisoners, against the ex-jail deputy superintendent for extorting money from prisoners and allowing objectionable items inside jails in exchange of bribes.
Click to read more: Hindustan Times
- Russian lesbian family flee to Spain amid online abuses and death threats, reflecting upon the adverse condition of the LGBTQ community in the country.
Click to read more: BBC
- In a massive violation of child rights, Iranian authorities secretly execute a young man, arrested at the age of 15.
Click to read more: Amnesty International
- Continuing their attacks on civilians and prominent figures, Taliban terrorists assassinated the director of Afghanistan’s media and information centre in Kabul.
Click to read more: BBC
- Nigerian lawyer, Adeola Oyinlade, wins American Bar Association’s 2021 ABA International Human Rights of the Year award for his various works advancing human rights in Africa.
Click to read more: American Bar Association
- Indonesian Army Chief puts an end to abusive and discriminatory ‘virginity test’, used on female recruits in the military for decades.
Click to read more: Human Rights Watch
News Collated by: Nayan Grover
Contego Humanitas Foundation 