Category: Health
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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 a new immigration detention center. Since its launch, it has become the subject of serious human rights concerns. Media investigations and advocacy organizations have reported allegations of extreme overcrowding, unsanitary living conditions, spoiled food, insect…
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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. Gas flares release toxic emissions, generate constant noise, produce overpowering odours, and burn continuously, contributing significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and the global climate crisis. Local residents report respiratory illnesses, skin conditions, and environmental degradation…
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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 linked to the Criminal Investigation Services (SIC), while he was livestreaming the first day of a strike in Luanda. He was subsequently arrested and held in detention; his family only learned on 1 August that…
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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, to attend his funeral. His daughter, Sueda Güngör, a university student, had been arrested in June 2025 for alleged ties to the Gülen movement. She had campaigned for her father’s release, but later faced charges…
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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, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life”. The…
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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 and legislations to protect their rights and wellbeing are failing. The statistics indicate that 8 people a day die as a result of it that requires urgent attention. Individuals from Nepal, India and Bangladesh are…
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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 his advanced age and deteriorating health, Gungor remains incarcerated, highlighting the Turkish authorities’ disregard for the well-being of critically ill prisoners. Reports indicate that he has been denied access to adequate medical care, exacerbating his…
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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 was sentenced to over 7 years; because of helping those dismissed state employers by presidential decree (KHK) and organising or attending Gulen Movement’s religious gatherings. He is incarcerated in Afyonkarahisar Province Prison and was diagnosed…
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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 rights of Native Americans. On June 26, 1975, there was a violent clash on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota, where two FBI agents, Ronald Williams and Jack Coler, were killed, along with…
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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 fled conflict, persecution, and economic hardship from neighbouring countries such as Eritrea, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. They often arrive in Eastern Sudan seeking safety and basic necessities, yet find themselves in a precarious state due…