Vocal Africa and other human rights organizations condemned alleged police corruption in Kenya on Wednesday, calling for a complete disbandment of the country’s National Police Service (NPS). The group statement demanded “urgent, fearless, and total disbandment and recruitment of police in Kenya,” arguing that the existing system is “irredeemably broken.” It rejected more moderate proposals [...]

Amnesty International reported Wednesday that social media platform X, formerly Twitter, played a central role in fueling anti-Muslim and anti-migrant violence in the UK following the 2024 Southport stabbings. The rights organization cited design flaws in the platform’s algorithm that made it prone to amplifying harmful content. Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK chief executive, said, [...]

The student newspaper at Stanford University sued US President Donad Trump’s administration on Wednesday over the government’s attempt to use federal immigration law to deport noncitizens who have spoken out on their pro-Palestine beliefs. The newspaper, The Daily Stanford, brought the suit because of two anonymous members of the newspaper, who have had to “self-censor” [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Wednesday that Israeli forces have occupied and vandalized schools in Lebanon in acts that amounted to war crimes. HRW visited seven schools in Lebanon between January and March, and documented “damage and destruction to the schools as well as the surrounding villages.” HRW cautioned that Israel’s pillaging of Lebanese [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday called for a fully transparent and impartial investigation into the conviction and two-year sentence handed down to Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, amid serious allegations of ill-treatment and an unfair trial. Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s deputy director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, stated, “Mzia Amaglobeli must receive a fair trial, and [...]

A coalition of 15 rights groups, including Amnesty International, Article 19 and Politics for Women Myanmar, released a joint public statement on Tuesday, expressing concern over reports of an ever-worsening human rights crisis in Myanmar prisons. The letter condemned the military regime for its widespread use of torture and the systematic denial of healthcare to [...]

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on the international community to “break down barriers and restore fairness in global development,” during opening remarks at the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) in Awaza, Turkmenistan. The conference, held from August 5 to 8, brings together representatives from the 32 landlocked developing [...]

Hong Kong authorities on Monday cancelled passports and banned financial support for 16 overseas-based pro-democracy activists accused of endangering national security. The orders were issued under Hong Kong’s 2024 Article 23 national security legislation, officially known as the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. The 16 activists are among 19 individuals wanted by police since July for alleged [...]

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) released a statement on Monday confirming that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have provided “life-saving humanitarian assistance” in Gaza amidst the “pressing humanitarian needs of Palestinians.” CAF relied on CC-130J Hercules aircraft to drop 21,600 pounds of aid to Gaza. In the statement, GAC accused the Israeli government’s restrictions on aid [...]

The UN on Tuesday called for dismantling the US/Israeli-backed aid distribution group in Gaza to allow experienced humanitarian organizations to provide unfettered aid to Palestinians, citing reports of war crimes at distribution points. UN experts have warned that Israel is committing war crimes through Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) operations and is in breach of international [...]