Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for Israel and Hamas to fully respect international humanitarian law. Speaking during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, the pontiff decried the ongoing violence and the suffering of civilians, particularly children. “In the Gaza Strip, the intense cries are reaching Heaven [...]

Elon Musk announced on Wednesday that his tenure as a US special government employee at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is over, according to a post on X (formerly Twitter). Musk stated in his post: “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on separatist insurgents in Thailand’s southern border provinces to end all attacks on civilians and comply with international humanitarian law. This comes after reports of renewed attacks and escalating violence by separatist groups in the region. Reports show that separatist groups in Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and parts of [...]

The interim United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process warned the UN Security Council on Wednesday that Gaza’s population is being “starved and denied the very basics,” with the region at a dangerous crossroads. Sigrid Kaag called the crisis “man-made,” accusing Israel of devastating strikes on civilians and obstructing aid. With nearly the [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday warned that the abrupt suspension of US foreign aid has put human rights and millions of lives at risk globally by halting critical programs such as the provision of essential health care, food security and humanitarian support for people in extremely vulnerable situations globally, including women, girls, survivors of sexual violence, [...]

The Constitutional Court of Peru (TC) approved on Wednesday a five-year extension for reducing overcrowding of the nation’s prisons. The resolution, issued in 2020 and set to expire on Tuesday, was extended due to complaints from Congress. The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights cited a lack of funding, attributing it to the economic impact [...]

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine published a report Wednesday declaring Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians in Kherson oblast to be war crimes and crimes against humanity. The commission claimed that roughly 150 Ukrainian civilians have been killed over the past year as a result of the systematic Russian drone attacks: Starting [...]

The European Union (EU) on Wednesday announced that it has lifted economic sanctions on Syria after the toppling of the repressive Assad regime, in an effort to revive the country’s economy. The EU’s decision to lift all of the restrictive measures includes the removal of 24 entities from the list of those subject to the [...]

South Korean authorities enacted a travel ban on former prime minister Han Duck-soo and former finance minister Choi Sang-mok, according to local reports on Tuesday. The ban was reportedly imposed on Han and Choi around the middle of this month. Han and Choi are barred from leaving the country as they face questioning over their [...]

British-Egyptian writer and human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being unlawfully detained by the Egyptian government, according to an investigation by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Tuesday. Following the 18-month investigation, the panel concluded that his arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment violated international human rights law and constituted a clear attempt [...]