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Fair Trial

A Rights human rights right page covering what the right protects, legal basis, common violations and how it is defended, alongside the 6 reports filed on

Egyptian photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem has been held in pretrial detention for over ten years, far exceeding the legal...

Hamdi El-Zaeem's decade of pretrial detention in Egypt

Egyptian photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem has been held in pretrial detention for over ten years, far exceeding the legal two-year limit, with his...

2026-09-30
Politics: Six members of Turkey's Human Rights Association remain in detention and face trial in September and October 2026

Turkey detains six human rights defenders ahead of NATO

Six members of Turkey's Human Rights Association remain in detention and face trial in September and October 2026.

2026-09-29
An editor for the Etkin News Agency remains jailed in Turkey on terrorism charges, with her trial set for December...

Turkey Holds ETHA Editor on Terrorism Charges After Raid

An editor for the Etkin News Agency remains jailed in Turkey on terrorism charges, with her trial set for December, following a February raid linked...

2026-09-18
A Belgian court has ordered 14 people to stand trial over alleged international corruption linked to a Congolese...

Semlex Faces Belgian Court Over Congo Passport Corruption

A Belgian court has ordered 14 people to stand trial over alleged international corruption linked to a Congolese biometric passport contract held by...

2026-09-06
Vladimir Vorontsov, a defrocked priest critical of Russia's war, is set for trial in Kazakhstan on September 11, 2026, on...

Kazakh Priest Faces Trial on Dubious Charges

Vladimir Vorontsov, a defrocked priest critical of Russia's war, is set for trial in Kazakhstan on September 11, 2026, on drug charges he says are

2026-09-01
A Belgian court has referred Semlex and other defendants to stand trial for alleged foreign bribery, money laundering...

Semlex faces Belgian trial over DRC passport

A Belgian court has referred Semlex and other defendants to stand trial for alleged foreign bribery, money laundering, and tax fraud linked to a DRC

2026-08-31