Nicaragua’s Elections Move Deepens a Broader Rights Clampdown, U.N. Says
Ortega says Nicaragua will stop holding elections, but the legal change is not complete. The U.N. warns voting, legal defense and civic space are at risk.
Civil Liberties
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HRW Reports Six Afghan Rights Workers Detained; U.N. Holds Two
Human Rights Watch reports six Kabul rights workers detained, while the U.N. confirms two Afghan mission staffers are held in Herat without disclosed charges.
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DOJ watchdog says FBI recommendations on interviews are marked resolved
DOJ OIG records mark all three recommendations from a January review of FBI security-clearance interviews as resolved, but details of the changes remain limited.
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Huntington’s $2.1 million Flock surveillance contract faces lawsuit after council approval
Huntington City Council approved the contract in a 6-4 vote after an overnight meeting drew more than 50 speakers opposed to the proposal. The ACLU of West Virginia and attorneys have now sued the city.
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U.N. rights chief condemns Nicaragua proposal to bar political opponents from elections
The U.N. human-rights chief said proposed measures in Nicaragua would further damage civil and political rights and deepen the country’s crackdown on dissent.
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UN Rights Chief Condemns Nicaragua’s Proposed End to Elections as Ortega’s 2027 Term Nears
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said July 19 that the country would cease holding elections. Proposed constitutional measures would bar political opponents from competing, prompting UN rights chief Volker Türk to condemn what he called a further deterioration of civil and political freedoms.
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Uganda’s Detentions Put Due Process Under Pressure
Kizza Besigye’s reported collapse during trial has intensified concerns over Uganda’s detention of opposition figures, lawyers and critics.
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Nicaragua lawyers lose registry access without public explanation
Nicaraguan lawyers say their names disappeared from the Supreme Court registry, blocking court work and notarial services as the national scope remains unclear.
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White House convenes world officials on “radical left terrorism”—nonprofit watch
July 16: White House and Treasury say “radical left terrorism” is transnational—and point to expanded scrutiny of charity and nonprofit finance.
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Congress extends FISA powers 45 days, pushing deadline to June 12
Congress and the White House approved a short FISA extension, avoiding a lapse in Section 702 while leaving the bigger debate for June 12.