UN human rights experts expressed concerns on Thursday over the repeated denial of adequate medical treatment for Yang Li, a Chinese human rights defender. In the statement, the experts warned, “The arrest and indictment of Yang Li appear to represent an effort by the authorities to prevent her from peacefully exercising her rights to seek redress The post UN experts condemn China’s denial of medical treatment to human rights defender appeared first on JURIST – News.

Armed men reportedly wearing police uniforms fired dozens of bullets at a Mozambican journalist’s vehicle, in what human rights groups are calling an assassination attempt aimed at silencing his reporting on illegal mining. Carlitos Candangue, a reporter for SOICO Television, was driving home with his son in Chimoio city on Tuesday evening when the attack The post Reporter who exposed mining abuses targeted in shooting attack in Mozambique appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Thursday announced drastic changes to the way federal employees are classified, making it easier for the president to fire public employees. The rule adds a new “excepted service” category, Schedule Policy/Career, which includes “career positions of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character.” Such positions might include positions The post Trump administration paves way for easier termination of public employees appeared first on JURIST – News.

The UN raised concerns on Thursday about catastrophic levels of child malnutrition in Sudan’s North Darfur and Greater Kordofan due to ongoing armed conflict, warning of a looming famine crisis across the country if immediate action is not implemented. Based on a study conducted by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global food The post UN warns child malnutrition reached alarming levels in Sudan appeared first on JURIST – News.