Amnesty International called on world leaders on Tuesday to immediately end the forced returns of refugees and asylum seekers to Afghanistan due to serious human rights concerns, urging them to abide by their obligations under international human rights law. The organization noted that millions of Afghan refugees have been unlawfully deported in 2025 from several The post Rights group calls on world leaders to halt forced returns of refugees to Afghanistan appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a press release on Monday calling for the release of thousands of people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea. The release states there are believed to be over 10,000 people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea, including politicians, journalists, priests and students. The OHCHR acknowledged the The post UN calls for release of thousands of Eritrea prisoners held without charge or trial appeared first on JURIST – News.

Rights group Human Rights Watch raised concern on Sunday over Qatari government clients’ and other major businesses’ failure to pay contractors on time for projects, leaving migrant workers unpaid. The findings, detailed in a press release, reveal that systemic payment delays at the top of contracting chains, including by government entities, create a “domino effect” The post Rights group raises concern over unpaid labourers in Qatar appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in a 3-2 majority, affirmed on Monday its jurisdiction to investigate the alleged war crimes that took place in Gaza after October 7, 2023, the Hamas-led attack on Israel. The majority upheld the pre-trial chamber’s decision that the alleged crimes committed in Gaza after October 7, The post ICC appeals chamber affirms jurisdiction to investigate alleged war crimes in Gaza appeared first on JURIST – News.