The International Criminal Court (ICC), established under the Rome Statute, has jurisdiction over war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, destruction of historic and religious monuments, and witness intimidation. It has prosecuted several individuals for these crimes, and in 2024, issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for the [...]

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors violates the First Amendment when applied to counselors who use only talk therapy, a landmark decision with sweeping implications for how states regulate speech by licensed health care professionals. The court voted 8-1 to reverse a lower court ruling that had upheld [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported that the Iranian government has repeatedly used “inherently indiscriminate cluster munitions” in ballistic missile attacks on Israel since the Iran-Israel conflict began on February 28.  According to HRW, at least four civilians have been killed in the repeated strikes, which violate the Additional Protocol I to the Geneva [...]

Amnesty International on Monday urged the International Association Football Federation (FIFA), national football associations, and 2026 FIFA World Cup sponsors to make sure human rights of fans, players, journalists, workers, and local communities are preserved during the tournament, which will begin June 11 in Canada, Mexico and the US. The rights group reminded host countries [...]

Press rights groups, including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), Media Rights Organization (MRA), and International Press Centre, on Friday condemned the March 21 beating of Nigerian journalist Muhammad Sani Adamu in Bauchi state by local police. The CPJ called for authorities to transparently conduct investigations and hold [...]

The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in Trump v. Barbara. The Court will decide a case that reaches far beyond the usual debates over immigration policy. President Trump aims to withhold birthright citizenship from certain children born on US soil, based solely on their parents’ immigration status. Ultimately, the Court will [...]

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) released a warning on Friday that Israeli strikes and widespread evacuation orders in Lebanon are causing a deepening humanitarian crisis. Since March 2, more than 1 million people, one in five residents, have been forced to flee their homes. Even in flight, residents are not safe. Israeli strikes have [...]

Human  rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday warned that India’s proposed extension of restrictions on overseas funding for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) would curtail civil society space and undermine fundamental rights. Through the Foreign Contribution Bill 2026, the government seeks to expand and prolong regulatory controls under the existing Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (FCRA) framework. [...]

Nepal police on Saturday arrested former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak at their respective homes in Bhaktapur. Officers used “urgent arrest warrants” to take the leaders into custody in connection with a homicide investigation into the deaths of protesters during the “Gen Z” uprising last September. The operation began [...]