Amnesty International on Tuesday called on Indian authorities to take immediate steps to end ongoing ethnic violence and ensure human rights protections in the conflict-torn northeastern state of Manipur. The statement follows the resignation of N. Biren Singh as chief minister of Manipur. In a statement issued on Monday, Aakar Patel, chair of the board [...]

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Libyan authorities announced Monday that they found nearly 50 bodies in two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert, again driving home the persistent dangers faced by migrants seeking passage to Europe through the conflict-ridden nation. Officials reported that the first mass grave, containing 19 bodies, was found on Friday at a farm in Kufra. [...]

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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) authorized the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Tuesday to participate in the advisory proceedings concerning Israel’s obligations in relation to the presence and activities of the UN, international organizations, and third states in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The ICJ announced that Acting President Judge Julia Sebutinde had determined that [...]

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A Delhi court directed the police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against journalist Rana Ayyub following a complaint accusing her of insulting Hindu deities and spreading “anti-India sentiment” through her posts on X. The court’s order came in response to a petition filed by advocate Amita Sachdeva, who alleged that Ayyub’s tweets, some [...]

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Uttarakhand became the first Indian state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Monday. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the UCC alongside an official online portal, marking a significant milestone in India’s legal landscape. Speaking at the launch, CM Dhami described the UCC as a “new era of equality and harmony,” and credited [...]

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German-Iranian women’s rights activist Nahid Taghavi returned to Germany after being held in arbitrary detention in Iran for more than four years. Her release, announced by her family and Amnesty International on Monday, marks the end of a prolonged and unjust ordeal for the 69-year-old activist. Amnesty International, who campaigned for Taghavi’s release, welcomed the [...]

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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), along with 24 civil society organizations, called on newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to prioritize press freedom in his administration. The groups, in a letter addressed to the president, called for urgent measures to address decades of violence, intimidation and legal repression faced by journalists in [...]

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday declared that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias have committed genocide during the country’s ongoing civil war. This would mark the second genocide Sudan has seen in less than three decades, following the Darfur genocide of the early 2000s. Blinken’s statement outlined atrocities perpetrated by [...]

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Supreme Court Justice P.S. Narasimha in an address on Sunday emphasized the importance of safeguarding India’s constitutional institutions from political and external interference during the second Justice E.S. Venkataramiah Centennial Memorial Lecture at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru. Delivering a lecture titled “Reimagining Constitutional Institutions: Integrity, Efficiency, and Accountability,” Justice Narasimha [...]

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The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias have been committing mass sexual violence and perpetrating sex slavery in South Kordofan state since September 2023, according to a report issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday. The findings expose a grim pattern of targeted violence, predominantly against women and girls, that HRW says [...]

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