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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 [...]

Afghanistan’s government-in-exile-controlled diplomatic mission in London announced on Sunday that it will close following a request by the UK’s Foreign Office to vacate the building within 20 days. In a post on X, Zalmai Rassoul, the Afghan ambassador for the former government, noted that the mission will officially cease its operations on September 27, thanking [...]

The United Nations issued a dire warning on Sunday about the worsening crisis in Sudan, emphasizing the devastating impact of ongoing conflict and the inadequate international response. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), reported that over 20,000 people have died since the conflict began in April 2023. He cautioned that the actual [...]

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced Friday that it had arrested a 20-year-old Pakistani man residing in Canada over an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a New York City Jewish center on or around October 7, 2024, one year after the Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 800 civilians. [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Friday condemning the treason charges leveled against protestors in Nigeria last month. Treason can be punishable by death in the West African country. The organization found that 124 people were arrested in Nigeria during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria campaign in August, and 10 of those individuals were charged with [...]

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree on Wednesday pardoning 30 individuals previously convicted of “protest-related crimes.” Seven women and 23 men were pardoned. According to Prosecutor General Andrei Shved, as quoted by state news outlet Belta, “hese individuals did not commit violent crimes against representatives of the authorities. They were convicted mainly for insult [...]

The Supreme Court of India’s 2018 judgment in K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India was a watershed moment in India’s constitutional history. It recognized the right to privacy as an intrinsic part of the fundamental right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. This was a significant shift, given that [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned a law recently passed by the Indian state of West Bengal, the Aprajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, which introduces the death penalty for rape cases that result in the victim’s death or leave them in a vegetative state. The bill, passed unanimously by the [...]

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) imposed a 30.5 million euro fine on US company Clearview AI on Wednesday for building an “illegal database” containing over 30 billion images of people. The Dutch DPA issued the fine following an investigation into Clearview AI’s processing of personal data. It found the company violated the European [...]

A UN report released on Tuesday decries a deteriorating human rights situation from June 15, 2023, to June 15 of this year in Nicaragua. The report, issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), details events assembled through 120 interviews, primarily with victims and witnesses, as well as 106 meetings with [...]