UN experts on Friday warned that the recent earthquakes in Venezuela have exacerbated its humanitarian and human rights crisis, and urged authorities to remove regulatory barriers to humanitarian aid and relief provided by non-profits and NGOs. The UN called on Venezuela and the international community to remove restrictions and respect civil society as a “key [...]

31 civil society organizations on Friday called on the EU and its member states to end their cooperation with Libyan authorities on migration control. The groups expressed alarm at plans to strengthen cooperation with rival authorities in Eastern and Western Libya who have a longstanding record of human rights abuses against refugees, asylum seekers, and [...]

Human Rights Watch on Friday warned of the deteriorating economic state in Afghanistan.  Millions of citizens are at risk of suffering from severe hunger due to a sharp decline in international aid and restrictive Taliban policies that target women and hinder humanitarian access. Statistics from the United Nations warn that 46 percent of Afghanistan’s citizens [...]

A coalition of 20 state attorneys general on Friday urged a federal judge to dismiss a Trump administration lawsuit that seeks to halt disciplinary proceedings against Jeffrey Clark. Clark faces disbarment from his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election. In their brief, the officials argued that regulating state attorneys is a state police power [...]

UN expert Morris Tidball-Binz on Friday condemned the killing of 20 Honduran farmworkers on the 21st of May 2026 and called for those responsible to be brought to justice, ensure that the victims’ families are provided with reparations, and that there will be no escalation of violence of a similar magnitude in the future. As [...]

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Thursday announced the return of the “public charge” rule for immigrants. Immigrants must already demonstrate that they will not become public charges, or persons who depend on the government for subsistence, but the new rule will expand the range of public benefits that immigration officials may consider when [...]

A federal judge ruled Thursday that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents violated the Fourth Amendment rights of Osama Abu Irshaid, the executive director of American Muslims for Palestine, when they searched his cell phones twice at a US international airport in 2024. The court did not find, however, that the searches amounted to [...]

Human Rights Watch on Thursday raised concerns surrounding the arbitrary detention of government critics by the Ugandan military, stating that the authorities hold the individuals in undisclosed locations and subsequently transfer them to civilian authorities for politically motivated prosecutions. The organization said the detentions form part of a broader campaign against opposition figures, lawyers, journalists, [...]

The International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) on Friday released a statement defending the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the announcement of a campaign by the United States Department of State that seeks to paralyze and ultimately dissolve the Court. The network reiterated that the ICC, created by the 2002 Rome Statute, is an independent [...]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday a new visa restriction policy barring foreign nationals affiliated with what the administration describes as “far-left terrorist” organizations from entering the US. The policy targets foreign nationals who have engaged in or materially supported acts of terrorism, violent crime, economic sabotage, or assisted far-left networks with any [...]