19 result(s) for “Human rights”
Protests against the IMF and World Bank in mid-October drew hundreds to central Bangkok, prompting heavy police controls, road closures and a rights watchdog to raise concerns about police conduct. Officials say measures were needed for safety during the annual meetings, while activists argue the response limited peaceful dissent.
Canada convened a landmark First Nations–First Ministers session in Ottawa on October 26, 2026; premiers and Indigenous leaders sat across from federal ministers in a conversation framed by urgent domestic demands and rising pressure over foreign policy choices. Outside the halls, protests over Canada’s international stances underscored the political stakes.
Demonstrations took place across more than 20 Polish cities on October 22, as activists and medical advocates denounced limited parliamentary reforms and called for broader access to abortion care ahead of next year’s election.
President John Dramani Mahama on October 16 commissioned four new envoys, directing Ghana’s ambassador to Israel to uphold the country’s long standing support for a two state solution while advancing labour mobility talks and sector partnerships that serve Ghana’s development needs.
Israeli troops carried out daylight raids on the offices of at least two Palestinian nongovernmental organisations in Ramallah and deployed snipers at the Palestine Medical Complex courtyard, officials and local media reported on October 13, 2026. The action, which included confiscation of equipment, intensifies scrutiny of Israel’s restrictions on Palestinian civil society.
Thousands of young demonstrators rallied against a contested revision of voter rolls, prompting a large police operation in New Delhi that detained hundreds and drew criticism from rights organisations. The Supreme Court will hear related petitions this week.
Zunaid Ahmed Palak told a Dhaka special judge on October 8 that he was forced to climb six flights of stairs with handcuffs behind his back, requesting a humanitarian adjustment as his hearing in a July Uprising murder case was adjourned until October 26.
Students staged a fourth day of nationwide demonstrations on October 8, 2026, pressing demands for more school funding and safety measures while authorities deployed extra police and defended response tactics amid mounting controversy.
Filmin will premiere Roya Sadat’s critically noted drama La canción de Sima on October 9 in Spain, expanding the platform’s October slate with a politically resonant film about women’s resistance in Afghanistan.
French authorities ordered hundreds of high schools to suspend lessons on October 5 as a wave of student blockades over shortages, overcrowding and dilapidated facilities spread across the country. The move follows days of clashes, dozens of injuries and thousands of arrests that have deepened political pressure on the government.
In the week after Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington, U.S. lawmakers from both parties are publicly parsing the summit’s outcomes, focusing on Taiwan, pending arms notifications, and the strategic balance with Beijing.
A monthly report by the Human Rights Support Society says September saw dozens of political clashes across Bangladesh, driven largely by internal party disputes and extortion, underscoring persistent instability since the 2026 election.
Malaysia regulators are scrutinising social media posts that appear to use artificial intelligence to alter video of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad mourning his wife. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission says it has contacted platforms and may take action under existing communications law.
Turkey’s Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor has advanced an inquiry into alleged procurement corruption by sending 28 people arrested in an Istanbul municipal raid, including Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen, to Ankara for questioning and possible indictment. Opposition leaders called the operation political; prosecutors say the probe targets an alleged criminal organization and bribery in tender processes.
Paris has told London it will not extend the bilateral returns pilot that let the United Kingdom send some Channel small boat arrivals back to France. French officials say the scheme was never intended as a long term fix and must be embedded in a broader European arrangement.