Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla announced Friday a 50 million Philippine peso reward (approximately $786,000) for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity. Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC [...]

24 October 2026: Global Media and Information Literacy Week People worldwide are seeing a vast increase in access to information and communication. While some individuals are flooded with information, others are starved for it. To address this discrepancy, UNESCO observes Global Media and Information Literacy Week. The UN observes Global Media and Information Literacy Week, [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, stated on Thursday that the existential threat and urgency of climate change require justice systems that are adequately adapted to address these issues, calling on justice actors to “rise to the challenge.” Satterthwaite presented a report to the UN General Assembly that [...]

A UN expert reported on Thursday that reconstruction choices made in the context of ongoing conflicts can determine whether “millions of internally displaced persons achieve durable solutions and if societies emerge more inclusive and resilient than before.” The UN special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur, said in her [...]

UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed concern that many nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) forcibly returned from China remain unaccounted for, warning that they may face enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, torture, and other human rights violations. China resumed large-scale forcible returns of DPKR nationals in 2023 following the reopening of [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the European Union (EU), Belgium and Denmark to press Vietnamese President To Lam to address the country’s deteriorating human rights situation during his October 19–24 visit to Europe. HRW said that Vietnam’s government has intensified its crackdown on basic freedoms, including freedom of expression, peaceful activism, and independent [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk conveyed to the Committee on World Food Security on Monday that while legal instruments safeguarding the fundamental right to food have been strengthened in recent years, these theoretical protections have yet to manifest into access to adequate or consistent food for over a quarter of the world’s [...]

The UN warned on Monday that armed groups in Haiti are adapting their reprisals against civilians as security forces intensify their operations, which has exacerbated the security crisis and led to the indefinite postponement of legislative elections that had been scheduled for December 13. UN experts on Haiti presented a briefing to the UN Security [...]

The UN on Monday condemned Israeli settlers for carrying out at least 160 attacks against Palestinians during the current olive harvest on the West Bank, damaging property, and conducting demolitions that forcibly displaced 96 Palestinians. The wave of attacks come a year after the ceasefire agreement for the Gaza Strip was brokered. Commenting on the [...]

Amnesty International reported on Monday that authorities in Kenya committed human rights violations against protesters between 2023 and 2025, using restrictive measures to suppress youth-led demonstrations in response to a deteriorating economic situation in the country. In a report documenting events and popular protests in Kenya between 2023 and 2025, Amnesty International revealed that Kenyan [...]