Amnesty International has warned that recent remarks by Eswatini’s education minister opposing LGBTI inclusion in schools risk encouraging discrimination and abuse against students belonging to the community. Amnesty said the statements could legitimize stigma within educational institutions and undermine the country’s obligations to protect students from discrimination and violence. The minister publicly rejected calls to The post Rights group raises concerns over Eswatini Education Minister’s comments on LGBTI students appeared first on JURIST – News.

On Saturday, United States District Judge Fred Biery ruled that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father must be released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Judge Fred Biery in his ruling wrote: Before the Court is the petition of asylum seeker Adrian Conejo Arias and his five-year-old son for protection of the Great The post Federal judge orders release of 5 year-old detained by ICE appeared first on JURIST – News.

Egyptian authorities must immediately end their crackdown on individuals who discuss religious beliefs online, Amnesty International said on Thursday, warning that prosecutions and arrests under broadly worded laws are violating the rights to freedom of religion and expression. The statement urges a halt to arbitrary arrests, and respect for freedom of religion and belief in The post Egypt’s crackdown on online discussion of religion violates fundamental freedoms, Amnesty International warns appeared first on JURIST – News.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement Friday condemning the unlawful detention of members of Yemen’s national human rights institution by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), a major party to the Yemeni war. The National Commission for the Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights (NCIAVHR) is an independent body that investigates violations by The post HRW condemns detention of Yemeni investigators by UAE-backed forces appeared first on JURIST – News.