Human rights

Human Rights Watch has called on the Egyptian government to release prisoners of conscience and other categories of detainees, including those jailed for being unable to pay fines as a result of poverty. Magdi said the conditions amount to a perfect storm within the context of the coronavirus pandemic. … [Read more...] about Egypt’s prisons not fit for humans

But then the case began to disintegrate. Thai internet users raised substantial questions concerning the official version of events. Allegations surfaced that the suspects had been tortured or physically mistreated by police, and their lawyers eventually retracted their confessions. The British Foreign Office summoned a Thai diplomat, while Burma and human rights lawyers expressed grave concerns. Now, the men concerned have told the Guardian that they are innocent. They have asked the victims’ families and the UK government to help them clear their names. Yet the Thai junta insists that the correct culprits have been caught and the police have warned that social media criticism of the case can constitute a crime. … [Read more...] about Democracy and the rule of law must be restored to Thailand

The team identified a number of causes for the declining health of the North Atlantic right whales, including collisions with boats in high traffic areas and frequent entanglement with commercial fishing gear--especially lobster and crab pots--which require significant amounts of energy to pull free from. … [Read more...] about North Atlantic right whales ‘could be extinct within 20 years’ as krill they eat migrate away due to climate change and commercial fishing impacts their habitat

“The prison population averages between 80 and 90 – all of a sudden they were faced with a sudden influx of 20 and 30 prisoners in little over a month,” Kermode said. “The very time when prisons around the world were releasing prisoners to reduce prison crowding, the IoM prison was suddenly faced with 20 to 30 prisoners.” … [Read more...] about Isle of Man accused of ‘authoritarian’ lockdown measures

Russian tiger specialists who arrived at the village initially left her in the wild but closely monitored the cub, hoping her mother would return. They eventually took her to a rehabilitation centre and hope to eventually release her back to her natural habitat  … [Read more...] about Tiger cub ‘seeks out human help’ and approaches houses after losing her mother in Siberia