UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned on Friday the military coup in Guinea-Bissau that took place just days after national elections, saying that it gravely violates constitutional order and democratic principles. Guterres urged all parties to respect the rule of law by immediately and unconditionally restoring constitutional order and releasing all detained officials, including political figures The post UN Secretary-General condemns Guinea-Bissau coup following national elections appeared first on JURIST – News.

Amnesty International reported Friday that an acquittal of 87 individuals, including protestors, journalists, and lawyers, reveals an endemic misuse of the criminal justice system by the Turkish government and authorities. Those acquitted had originally been arrested and detained for eight months following the police response to largely peaceful protests held between March 19 and 26. The post Turkey abused justice system in arrest of 87 protestors, Amnesty International alleges appeared first on JURIST – News.

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warned on Friday that the Myanmar military junta’s planned elections will worsen repression and instability rather than restore democracy. OHCHR spokesperson Jeremy Laurence described the elections, scheduled for December 28, as a military-controlled process conducted in an environment “rife with threats and violence.” He The post UN warns planned Myanmar elections entrench repression and instability appeared first on JURIST – News.

Houthi authorities in Yemen have detained dozens of political opponents since July, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday. The rights group said that at least 70 people associated with the opposition party Yemeni Congregation for Reform, or Islah, were detained on October 28 in the Dhamar governorate. HRW further noted that 21 of these The post HRW condemns detention of political opponents by Houthi authorities in Yemen appeared first on JURIST – News.