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President Kais Saied dealt a deep blow to judicial independence on June 1, 2022, by granting himself, via decree, absolute power to fire judges summarily, and by promptly dismissing 57 judges, ten rights groups said today. The president’s moves are an assault on the rule of law. He should immediately revoke the decree and reinstate […]

"Including offenses based on harmful speech in the treaty, rather than focusing on core cybercrimes, will likely result in overbroad, easily abused laws that will sweep up lawful speech and pose an enormous menace to the free expression rights of people around the world. The UN committee should not make that mistake."

Governments should protect people against cybercrime, and they should equally respect and protect people's human rights. However, across the world, governments routinely abuse cybercrime laws to crack down on human rights by criminalizing speech. Governments claim they must do so to combat...

Blogger and civil society activist Amina Mansour targeted for satirical comments she posted on Facebook criticising President Kais Saied and his close associates.

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"Water is often a weapon and an objective of armed conflict" - Mara Tignino, reader at the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Environmental Sciences at the University of Geneva pointed out in a conversation with Lénárd Sándor on the widespread international regulation of water.

The UN Committee on Migrant Workers has praised Morocco's open migration policy. But it has also urged the country to bring its migration laws into line with international human rights standards. 

ARTICLE 19 calls on the Tunisian authorities to repeal the six-month prison sentence against civil society activist Amina Mansour. 

Thai authorities should immediately drop the charges and release pro-democracy activists detained for insulting the monarchy.

Download logoThe UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) commended Morocco’s open migration policy after its visit. During its trip, the Committee also