Human Rights

14 June 2022, United Kingdom, Amesbury: A Boeing 767 is parked at MoD Boscombe Down base, which is believed to be the plane set to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda. Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire/dpa.

World

IMMIGRATION CRISIS

Rwanda migrants flight grounded after European Court of Human Rights ruling

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/15/22

Home Secretary Priti Patel described the European Court of Human Rights intervention as "very surprising," adding that "many of those removed from this flight will be placed on the next"

World

HUMAN RIGHTS

Russian court dissolves human rights group Memorial

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/21

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it has provided support to terrorists and extremists

World

HUMAN RIGHTS

Russia continues case against Memorial NGO as fears of shutdown grow

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/14/21

Current law requires groups that receive financial assistance from overseas to refer to themselves as foreign "agents."

FILED - Fans arrive for the opening of the Al-Wakrah stadium, one of eight arenas for the 2022 World Cup which begins in 12 months. Photo: Sharil Babu/dpa.

Sports

FOOTBALL

One year to go - Qatar 2022 World Cup remains controversial

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/19/21

Qatar is super-rich on natural gas and has one of the highest GDP in the world but has been lagging behind when it comes to rights of its 2 million migrant workers

FILED - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a session on the second day of the virtual G20 summit, presided by Saudi Arabia. Photo: -/Saudi Press Agency/dpa

World

HUMAN RIGHTS

More executions in Saudi Arabia after end of G20 presidency

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/3/21

Between January and July this year, 40 people were executed in the kingdom, more than in the entire previous year

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Photo: Pixabay.

Finland

FRAUD

European Court annulled sanction to Finland for human rights violation

The Nomad Today 7/14/21

The Court now says that the plaintiff lied and knowingly submitted false documentation claiming that her father had been murdered in Baghdad after being returned to Iraq

World

2022 WORLD CUP

Nordic countries ask FIFA chief for statement on human rights in Qatar

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/21/21

In an open letter, the federations from Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and the Faroes said they would welcome an "open debate" after renewed criticism on Qatar in the past months.

16 August 2020, Mexico, Mexico City: Feminist activists hold placards as they march to protest against sexist violence and discrimination against women in Mexico City. Photo: Berenice Fregoso/dpa.

World

REPORT

UN: Millions of women cannot make decisions about their own bodies

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/14/21

Information from 57 countries, most of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, revealed that only around half of adolescent girls and women can make decisions "that underpin bodily autonomy and integrity."

Finland

CAMPAIGN

Finland seeks membership of UN Human Rights Council

The Nomad Today 2/15/21

The election will take place at the UN General Assembly in October 2021.

Video

Finland for the UN Human Rights Council

The Nomad Today 2/15/21

Video: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Prime Minister Sanna Marin in a file photo. Photo: Laura Kotila Vnk.

Finland

HUMAN RIGHTS

Marin calls not to ignore China's "oppression of minorities"

The Nomad Today 2/3/21

The prime minister reacted to an article published by a Finnish newspaper, describing systematic rape and torture of women from the Uighur Muslim minority.

The Government Palace, lit in orange to demand an end to violence against women. Photo: Jaakko Ranta/Vnk.

Finland

HUMAN RIGHTS

Finland raises its voice to demand an end to violence against women

The Nomad Today 11/25/20

The Government Palace has been illuminated in orange since Tuesday night in support of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

World

HUMAN RIGHTS

Russia bans 25 British citizens in retaliation for sanctions

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/20

The issue concerns Russian officials being held responsible for the death of the lawyer and auditor Sergei Magnitsky in a prison cell in Moscow in 2009.

FILED - 06 October 2020, Berlin: Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya makes a press statement. The European Parliament has awarded its Sakharov prize for Freedom of Thought to the opposition movement in Belarus, parliament president David Sassoli said on Thursday. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

World

Top EU human rights prize goes to Belarus opposition movement

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/22/20

The award for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought cites the democratic opposition in Belarus as well as civil society activists, and includes exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

Michael O'Flaherty, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, addresses the participants during the 25th European Police Congress. The motto of the event is "Europe: Enforcing the Rule of Law". The majority of Europeans think that mainstream parties and politicians do not care about them, according to an EU-wide poll that the bloc's Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) published on Wednesday. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa

World

EU-WIDE POLL

Majority of Europeans think politicians do not care about them

The Nomad Today 6/24/20

A third of the respondents said that human rights only serve those who do not deserve them, such as criminals or terrorists.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. Photo: UN Photo.

World

UN calls for reparations for centuries of race injustice

The Nomad Today 6/17/20

"Patience has run out," Michelle Bachelet said.

World

Police suspect Finnish court was also misled by Iraqi asylum seeker

The Nomad Today 5/25/20

Forged documents were also sent to the Helsinki Administrative Court, according to the National Bureau of Investigation.

Finland

Police suspect the human rights violation for which Finland was sanctioned is a hoax

The Nomad Today 4/23/20

Investigators think the documents that led to the Court's decision were forged and the plaintiff's father would be still alive . The leader of the True Finns, Jussi Halla-Aho, blamed the…

Lukashenko-Belarus by OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Finland

Foreign Minister to discuss human rights with the leaders of Belarus

The Nomad Today 11/22/19

Pekka Haavisto will meet in Minsk with President Alexander Lukashenko and his counterpart Vladimir Makei, as well as opposition and civil society representatives.

Finland

Migri will review expulsion orders of 500 asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 11/22/19

The announcement comes a week after the ECHR decision, which ruled that Finland violated the human rights of an Iraqi citizen who was killed in Baghdad weeks after being deported.