The US District Court for the District of Alaska on Sunday dismissed a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit to segregate ballots and delay certification of the new Alaskan senator ahead of the US midterm elections. US District Judge Sharon Gleason ruled that the federal government lacked both standing and a workable plan to segregate ballots [...]

24 October 2026: Global Media and Information Literacy Week People worldwide are seeing a vast increase in access to information and communication. While some individuals are flooded with information, others are starved for it. To address this discrepancy, UNESCO observes Global Media and Information Literacy Week. The UN observes Global Media and Information Literacy Week, [...]

A UN expert reported on Thursday that reconstruction choices made in the context of ongoing conflicts can determine whether “millions of internally displaced persons achieve durable solutions and if societies emerge more inclusive and resilient than before.” The UN special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur, said in her [...]

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday warned that the intensifying conflict in Yemen has cut off life-saving aid to approximately 800,000 people due to severely restricted access to the city of Taizz and other conflict zones. As frontlines shift, roads are blocked, and conflict intensifies, El-Khidir Daloum, WFP representative in Yemen, commented on [...]

The president of Cornell University, Michael I. Kotlikoff, said Saturday that the school “must do better” in addressing sexual assault allegations, responding in a video statement to the 2024 experiences of an individual known as “Jane Doe.” In an eight-minute video statement released on October 3, Kotlikoff described the past week as “one of the [...]

UN experts on Wednesday called on Pakistan to immediately release human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha and to drop all charges against them, which they say have no justifiable basis. Mazari-Hazir and Chattha were re-arrested on September 17 on charges relating to an alleged illegal protest in March 2025. The arrest took [...]

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday condemned the Bangladeshi Parliament for its introduction of a new legislation that reverses human rights protections and removes existing legal safeguards against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. Elaine Pearson, Asia director at HRW, stated: Tarique Rahman came to office promising reform, after protesters risked their lives to overthrow a government that [...]

Human Rights Watch on Friday warned of the dangerously deteriorating economic state in Afghanistan. Millions of citizens are at risk of 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 indicate that 46 percent of Afghanistan’s citizens will [...]

The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Policing-Free Schools Canada sent a joint letter to the British Columbia Minister of Education and Child Care, Minister or Public Safety and Solicitor General, calling for an end all police-in-school programming in the province.  According to BCCLA policy director Meghan McDermott: Police presence in schools is counter-productive [...]

A company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has hired and transported hundreds of Colombian private military contractors to Sudan to fight for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Monday. The recruitment of Colombian private military contractors further demonstrates the UAE’s role in providing support to [...]