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Human Rights · May, 2021

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Stories about Human Rights from May, 2021

Two transgender women in Cameroon sentenced to five years in jail for ‘attempted homosexuality’

Cameroon’s penal code criminalizes same-sex relationships

Written by Leocadia Bongben

31 May 2021

Hong Kong authorities warn of 5-year prison term for attending Tiananmen Massacre vigil

June 4 vigil in Victoria Park banned for the second year

Written by Oiwan Lam

30 May 2021

Colombian students set up humanitarian camp to resist police crackdown

Student strikers raise awareness through song, dance, and food

Written by J. Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo

29 May 2021

Czechia's Muslim women celebrated Ramadan with mixed experiences

Some speak of anti-Islam criticism, others praise country's religious freedom

Written by Elmira Lyapina

29 May 2021

Trinidad and Tobago edges closer to amending its Equal Opportunity Act to include sexual orientation

The spirit of the Act is limited by its current purview

Written by Jada Steuart

28 May 2021

European Parliament calls for ‘immediate’ and ‘unconditional’ release of Armenian prisoners

607 out of 688 European Parliament members voted in support of the resolution.

Written by OC Media

24 May 2021

Belarus grounds Ryanair flight, detains independent journalist amid regime's crackdown on media

The grounding of a civilian flight by Belarus is unprecedented

Written by Tanya Lokot

23 May 2021

People of Gaza take to social media to share days of horror and loss under Israeli fire

Death toll in Gaza reached 248 people as a ceasefire begins

Written by أيمن حسونة Translated by Hagar Abdelwahab

23 May 2021

Ukraine commemorates 77th anniversary of Crimean Tatar deportation

Over three days in May 1944, 200,000 people were exiled from their homeland

Written by Tanya Lokot

21 May 2021

Instances of online gender-based violence pile up in Kenya

Only one in every three internet users in Kenya is a woman

Written by Cecilia Maundu

20 May 2021

Fifteen Georgian political parties sign joint agreement on queer rights

The statement was not signed by the ruling Georgian Dream party

Written by OC Media

18 May 2021

Protecting its people and preserving democracy: Germany's pandemic predicament

By spring 2021, the population had begun to question the restrictions

Written by Taylor Whitsell, Félix Krawatzek

18 May 2021

Nepal appeals for international support amidst sweeping second COVID-19 wave

Nepal continues to face shortages of hospital beds, medicines and oxygen

Written by Benju Lwagun

17 May 2021

Environmental activists convicted in Cambodia for planning ‘one-woman walk’

The group was opposing the filling in of a natural lake in Cambodia's capital

Written by Mong Palatino

16 May 2021

Lockdown for citizens, beach holiday for tourists: New ad exposes Turkey's lopsided COVID rules

Turkish authorities have exempted holidaymakers from following the most recent set of restrictions

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

15 May 2021

The different faces of gender equality in Vietnam politics

Treatment of women activists contradicts claim of supporting gender equality

Written by The 88 Project

15 May 2021

Israeli settlers’ aggressive takeover of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem is part of a decades-long struggle

122 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes, including 31 children

Written by أيمن حسونة Translated by Yasmeen Omera

14 May 2021

A battle for information is sweeping Colombia amid nationwide protests

Journalists, K-Pop fans, and community radio stations fight for the truth about the country's protests

Written by Estella Porras Translated by Emma Dewick

14 May 2021

Indigenous peoples join the national struggle in Colombia's strike

The Indigenous guard protects protestors by setting up humanitarian corridors

Written by J. Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo

14 May 2021

Villagers in Turkey's İkizdere resist mine construction

'Our people are teargassed so that the contractor's machine can kill nature'

Written by Sevgi Yagmur Bulut

13 May 2021

Who is artist Luis Manuel Otero, symbol of the resistance and thorn in the side of the Cuban regime?

An unprecedented international media unleashed campaign of support for the artist

Written by Luis Rodriguez Translated by Allison Janos

13 May 2021

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