The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warned on Friday that livestreaming a planned execution by firing squad in the US would amount to a public execution and breach the absolute prohibition on torture. The statement follows the Pentagon’s confirmation that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Friday that US forces intercepted and destroyed eight Ecuadorian fishing vessels between August 28 and September 16, detaining more than 140 of the 160 crew members aboard and allegedly subjecting some of them to abuse. Juanita Goebertus, HRW’s Americas director, said the operations cannot justify arresting people without evidence: Intercepting [...]

Human Rights Watch warned on Monday that the US has deported more than 450 Haitians since the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians ended in late July, sending them back to a country facing spiraling gang violence and a deepening humanitarian crisis, with little to no support upon arrival. HRW researchers visited Cap-Haïtien, a city [...]

US President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, saying the outlets’ coverage of his administration amounted to “FICTION and LIES.” Trump made the announcement in a post on his Truth Social platform, declaring the ban “effective immediately” and warning that other news organizations could [...]

Amnesty International announced Saturday that Guatemala’s judiciary has closed criminal proceedings against four Indigenous leaders who had been charged over their role in protests during the country’s October 2023 national strike, hailing it as a victory for the right to freedom of assembly. Commending the decision by Guatemala’s Third Penal Court, Astrid Valencia, Amnesty International’s [...]