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Human Rights Concerns at the South Florida Detention Facility (“Alligator Alcatraz”)

Human Rights Concerns at the South Florida Detention Facility (Alligator Alcatraz)

The South Florida Detention Facility, informally dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its remote swamplands location, opened in July 2025 as

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Ongoing Gas Flaring and Threats Against Youth Defenders in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Ongoing Gas Flaring and Threats Against Youth Defenders in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Communities in the northern Ecuadorian Amazon continue to suffer from the harmful impacts of gas flaring associated with oil extraction.

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Activist shot while livestreaming; held without adequate care

Activist shot while livestreaming; held without adequate care 

Activist Serrote José de Oliveira was shot in the leg on 28 July by armed men who witnesses believe were

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Ibrahim Gungor died in prison Turkiye

Ibrahim Gungor Died in Prison in Turkiye

Turkish authorities did not allow the jailed daughter of sick prisoner İbrahim Güngör, who died in prison on September 7,

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Gender-based violence in 2025

According to the United Nations, violence against women is described as “ any act of gender-based violence that results in,

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Saudi Arabia’s systemic abuse of migrant workers

Saudi Arabia’s demographics show that 42 percent of the population is made up of migrant workers, and yet the conditions

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Enduring Injustice: The Ordeal of Alzheimer’s Patient Ibrahim Gungor in Turkish Prison

Ibrahim Gungor, an 72-year-old Alzheimer’s patient, has been subjected to severe human rights violations during his imprisonment in Turkey. Despite

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Political Prisoner kept handcuffed during chemotherapy, after his release was ordered

Mustafa Aytac, 31, a mechanical engineer was imprisoned in 2022 due to his association with the Gulen Movement (GM). He

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Leonard Peltier

Leonard Peltier is an Anishinaabe-Lakota Native American and a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), which fights for the

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Challenging Living Conditions of Refugees in Eastern Sudan

In Eastern Sudan, the situation for refugees is marked by significant challenges and complexities. Many refugees in this region have

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Serife Sulukan: a disabled teacher in prison

Serife Sulukan was put in prison on 3rd May 2022 for 6 years and 3 months. The reasons include: working

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Europe Annual Penal Statistics and Evaluation in Terms of Human Rights

SPACE (Statistiques Pénales Annuelles du Conseil de l’Europe) – Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics is a comprehensive data collection

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