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High Commissioner of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi, warned on Monday that displacement crises in Lebanon and Syria could worsen and urged effective solutions from stakeholders. In an opening statement to the Executive Committee at UNHCR’s annual meeting in Geneva, Filippo Grandi shed light onto the situation of about 123 million displaced persons and refugees [...]

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco announced that a man was arrested on Saturday for attempting to bring two unregistered guns through a security checkpoint at former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump’s rally in Coachella, California. The man, named Vem Miller, was arrested for charges relating to the possession of the unregistered firearms. The Sheriff [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report on Monday detailing the influx of foreign-made weapons to the warring parties in Sudan. The report, titled “Fanning the Flames,” is based on a comprehensive analysis of photographs, videos, and satellite imagery, identifying the use of foreign-made weapons, including armed drones, rocket launchers, and anti-tank missiles, which have [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Tuesday that Chad’s military caused the deaths of several detainees in transit and within the country’s Koro Toro prison. The detainees were arrested during the October 2022 protests. They were said to have been denied basic supplies, such as food, water and medical care, during transportation from Chad’s capital, [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) revealed an extensive report on sexual violence perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, Sudan, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report, titled “Khartoum is not Safe for Women!” details incidents of sexual violence in Khartoum, Bahri, and Omdurman based on testimonies from healthcare workers, social [...]

The aid group, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders – MSF), published a report on Monday demonstrating the extent of casualties, gender-based violence, and ethnic violence occurring in the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The report,  “A war on people – The human cost of conflict and [...]

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday that more than 10 million Sudanese, over 20 percent of the population, have been displaced from their homes. The Sudan Mobility Overview, a bi-monthly report, compiled data from the past few months gathered through the IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix. Since the Sudan conflict began in April [...]

Chad authorities must guarantee fair trial rights for the detained relatives of opposition leader Yaya Dillo Djerou, killed during an assault on the headquarters of the Socialist Party without Borders headquarters in February, Amnesty International urged on Tuesday. The 26 relatives have been detained incommunicado since the military assault which led to their arrest. Chad authorities are [...]

The Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, announced the possibility of closing French military bases in the West African nation. The address also discussed LGBTQ rights and the practice of monogamy. During his speech at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Sonko expressed his concerns about France’s military presence in Senegal and other countries. [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday that ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity are occurring in El Geneina, Sudan. The events are labeled as “among the worst atrocities against civilians so far in the current conflict in Sudan.” The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are responsible for the attacks committed against the Massalit ethnic minority. [...]