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Myanmar state media announced Monday that the acting president of the ruling military junta has granted amnesty to more than 10,000 prisoners to commemorate a national holiday. The announcement reads that the amnesties were issued for the “peace of mind of the public” and to celebrate the Full Moon Day of Tabung, a major religious [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday released a report warning that the rapid expansion of cyber-fraud compounds in Southeast Asia has resulted in widespread human rights abuses. The OHCHR described the phenomenon as a “wicked problem” requiring coordinated, human rights-based responses rather than enforcement-only crackdowns. According to the [...]

The Enugu High Court in Nigeria ruled Thursday that the former British colonial administration was liable for a 1949 labor dispute that caused 21 worker deaths. Justice Anthony Onovo awarded each victim’s family £20 million in compensation, which he stated would be an “effective remedy and compensation for the violations of the right to life.” [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk launched an appeal Thursday to raise $400 million in 2026 to fund the UN’s objective of addressing global human rights needs and resolving violations and inequities.  Turk outlined the consequences of the lack of funding in 2025, which negatively impacted the ability of the UN Human Rights [...]

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (Geneva Academy) published a report on Monday that detailed numerous serious human rights violations and war crimes between July 2024 and December 2025 across 23 armed conflicts, and emphasized increased risks posed to journalists and aid workers in conflict zones. The report, titled “War Watch,” [...]

The ongoing Rohingya crisis in Myanmar is a significant humanitarian and legal challenge now before the International Court of Justice. The Gambia’s accusations of genocide have placed Myanmar’s conduct under close legal scrutiny, with the merits proceedings examining questions of state responsibility and accountability under international law. What is the origin of the current dispute? [...]

The Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China announced a group execution Thursday that brought a landmark cross-border crime case to a close. The 11 ringleaders from the northern Myanmar Ming family criminal syndicate and its affiliated fraud groups have been executed. The 11 people executed had committed grave crimes against Chinese citizens, [...]

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stated Wednesday that it will not recognize the elections recently held in Myanmar, reflecting a growing rejection of the junta-led process that many have described as “sham elections.” The Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro spoke on the organization’s position during a press conference, and later described online [...]

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Fortify Rights on Thursday jointly decried the Myanmar military junta’s widespread repression and rights abuses since claiming power in its 2021 coup.  The groups stated that the surge of rights violations is characterized by war crimes and crimes against humanity, which have escalated over the past year as the [...]

An Amnesty International investigation found that aviation fuel, used by the Myanmar military in the nation’s ongoing civil war, continues to enter the country on “ghost ships,” the group said Sunday. Amnesty reported at least nine separate shipments of aviation fuel delivered into the country in 2024 and 2025, uncovering significant changes in how the fuel [...]