Human Rights

Outrage as Muslim Woman Forced to Remove Hijab at Toronto Airport ……………….. In a distressing incident that once again highlights the discrimination faced by Muslim women in the West, a Canadian Muslim woman named Kazi Amin has been forced to…

Rights Groups Condemn U.S. Sanctions on ICC Over Gaza War Crimes Probe ………………. International rights groups have condemned new U.S. sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC), its staff, and those cooperating with it, Jurist website reported. The sanctions follow…

French Court Sentences Far-Right Group Members for Plotting Attacks on Muslims ……………… A French court on Thursday sentenced 16 members of the far-right group Action des Forces Opérationnelles (AFO) to prison terms of up to five years for plotting violent…

HRW Urges Myanmar Junta to End Use of Child Soldiers ………………. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Myanmar’s military authorities to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers, which has reportedly increased since the military coup in 2021…

Germany sees record surge in anti-Muslim incidents amid Middle East tensions ………….. Germany recorded over 3,000 anti-Muslim incidents in 2024, marking a record high and a 60% increase from the previous year, according to rights group CLAIM in its annual…

Report uncovers ties between Western companies and forced labor in Xinjiang’s critical minerals industry ………………… On June 11, Global Rights Compliance, an international human rights organization, released an extensive 77-page report exposing connections between Western companies and forced labor in…

Rights groups condemn execution of Saudi journalist Turki Al-Jasser ……………… Human rights organizations have strongly condemned Saudi Arabia’s execution of journalist Turki Al-Jasser, calling it a grave violation of free expression and due process. Al-Jasser, forcibly disappeared in 2018, was…

Berlin records over 640 anti-Muslim attacks in 2024, women among primary victims ………………….. In a troubling indication of growing discrimination and institutional bias in Europe, human rights reports have revealed that Berlin recorded more than 644 anti-Muslim incidents in 2024…

Libya Faces Criticism Over Suppression of Fundamental Freedoms —————————————- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned Libya’s judicial authorities for undermining fundamental freedoms, according to its report titled “Injustice By Design: Need for Comprehensive Justice Reform in Libya,” as per an…

Radical groups target vulnerable minors in French child shelters, reports say Reports from French and international rights groups have raised alarms over the infiltration of Islamist extremists into emergency shelters for at-risk children in France. These shelters, designed to protect…