A new U.N. rights report says that the presidential election in Uganda next week will be “marked by widespread repression and ...

To combat authoritarian interventions within Democratic societies, democracies must agree on a shared legal definition of ...

The term “transnational repression” is increasingly used to refer to state actors reaching beyond their borders to suppress or stifle dissent by targeting human rights defenders, journalists, ...

The report highlights how authorities have used laws enacted or amended since the last election in 2021 to entrench repression and impunity The UN Human Rights Office report details how Ugandan ...

Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Office issued its first ever guidance paper on “transnational repression,” aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of this expanding global issue.

It has been five years since the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and not much has changed. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is believed to have ordered his brutal killing ...