The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has confirmed having opened a formal criminal investigation into Chris Huber, a Swiss businessman active in the…
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A Colombian court has granted victim status to a former female fighter of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). This marks a pivotal win in…
The Bulawayo High Court in Zimbabwe delivered a significant judgment against Zimbabwean police, awarding Ricky Nathanson, a transgender woman and activist originally from Bulawayo, $400,000…
On 19 November 2019, the Bukavu Garrison Court (South Kivu) found three former militiamen guilty of crimes against humanity. They received heavy prison sentences, ranging…
For the first time in history, the United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) has condemned the Bosnian authorities for failing to fulfil their obligations toward…
In May 2019, the District Court in Nowy Sącz, Poland, ordered an incapacitated person to be entered in the voters’ register for the European Parliamentary…
On Tuesday, 11 June 2019, a full bench of the Botswana High Court issued a ground-breaking judgment, decriminalising same-sex sexual conduct between consenting adults. In…
In early April 2019, Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, pardoned 367 women convicted for “pregnancy-related crimes.” Among them was Valentine, whose case had been accompanied…
On 22 March 2019, Kenyan Court of Appeal ruled that the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) should be allowed to officially register…
On 11th March, the hallway leading to the offices of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights – Serbia (grantee since 2018, current grant £75,000 over one…