The UN Human Rights Council adopted resolutions Thursday to call on UN member states to refrain from supplying jet fuel to the Myanmar military. The council also extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran and Myanmar and the independent international fact-finding mission on Iran. All members from [...]
The Argentine court issued a decisive ruling Friday condemning Archbishop Mario Cargnello of Salta, alongside three other clergy members, for their involvement in gender violence against a group of nuns. The case, which centers around allegations of violence against Carmelite Nuns of the San Bernardo Convent, stemmed from the nuns’ support for devotion to the [...]
The Indian Supreme Court ordered Friday an inquiry over the tutoring of witnesses in a criminal case inside a police station. The court ordered the chief of police in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to investigate and take action against the wrongdoers. The court reviewed the evidence of the prosecution’s witnesses on an appeal [...]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana released a statement on Thursday condemning Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s action to enact “the Organic Law for the Defense of Guyana Esequiba,” which reflects the results of the December referendum in which Venezuelan citizens voted to support a claim of sovereignty over the Essequibo region. In the statement, [...]
The Tennessee Senate passed a bill Thursday that would require public schools to show a fetal development video comparable to one produced by an anti-abortion group to its students. SB 2767 will require public schools’ family life curriculum to include a three-minute “high-quality, computer-generated animation or high-definition ultrasound” that shows the development of vital organs [...]
Climate protestors who attempted to create a road blockade at The Hague were detained Saturday by Dutch police. Among the protestors detained was prominent climate activist Greta Thunberg. Protesters took to the streets of The Hague demonstrating against fossil fuel subsidies on Saturday. Fossil fuel subsidies refer to government action that lowers the cost of [...]
Ecuador’s foreign ministry released a statement Thursday calling Mexico’s ambassador Raquel Serur Smeke a “persona non grata” following Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico’s, comments about the 2023 Ecuador elections and the assassination of former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. The foreign ministry noted that Ecuador was still in mourning following the assassination and [...]
Two senior UN officials told the UN Security Council on Thursday, during the council’s first meeting about Myanmar since the military seized power from the democratically elected government, that the ongoing fighting in Myanmar since the military takeover in 2021 has deprived local communities of basic needs and access to essential services, which has resulted [...]
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released on Thursday alleged that an Israeli airstrike conducted on a civilian apartment building on October 31, 2023, is a war crime. The report calls the attack, which resulted in 106 civilian deaths, including 54 children, “among the deadliest single incidents for civilians” since Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza. [...]
The UN Human Rights Council adopted Draft resolution A/HRC/55/L.30 Friday, reiterating the call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and further calling for embargos and prevention of the supply of weapons to Israel by Member States. Member States voted with 28 votes in favor, six against and 13 abstentions. The resolution called for Member States [...]
