Burkina Faso’s military government has escalated a sweeping crackdown on civil society through restrictive legislation, administrative pressure, and punitive measures targeting both domestic and international organizations, according to a joint statement released by multiple rights groups Monday. Groups reported that authorities have increasingly relied on legal and administrative tools to restrict operations of civil society [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday condemned what it called a coordinated online smear campaign targeting Moldovan journalist Viorica Tătaru, warning that the attacks reflect a broader pattern of harassment against independent media in Moldova. Tătaru, who reports for nonprofit network TV8, has been subjected to a wave of defamatory content and personal [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Wednesday finding that Burkina Faso’s military forces have killed around 1,800 civilians and forcibly displaced others since 2023. The report documents widespread abuses by all sides to the conflict, warning that the scale and systematic nature of the violence may amount to war crimes and crimes against [...]

Human  rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday warned that India’s proposed extension of restrictions on overseas funding for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) would curtail civil society space and undermine fundamental rights. Through the Foreign Contribution Bill 2026, the government seeks to expand and prolong regulatory controls under the existing Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (FCRA) framework. [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday criticized the European Parliament’s approval of a controversial set of measures expanding detention and deportation powers across the European Union. The rights group described the move as “punitive” and a threat to fundamental rights. The organization stated the newly approved framework significantly broadens the use of immigration detention and accelerates deportation [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday urged Israel to immediately halt attacks on healthcare workers, medical facilities, and first responders in Lebanon, warning that such actions may constitute violations of international humanitarian law. Deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, Kristine Beckerle, stated: Healthcare workers are risking their lives to save others, and hospitals, [...]

Eswatini authorities confirmed on Thursday that four additional third-country nationals deported from the United States arrived in the southern African kingdom as part of an agreement between several African nations and the US. The arrivals are part of a broader Trump administration practice of transferring migrants to countries that are not their state of origin.  [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to investigate allegations of sexual violence and torture committed by fighters of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) in the country’s Oromia region. According to Amnesty International, women and girls in the region have reportedly been subjected to serious abuses such as rape and other forms of sexual [...]

Amnesty International warned on Wednesday that concerns remain over the criminalization of human rights defender Fidel Zavala in El Salvador, urging authorities to drop the unfounded criminal proceedings and to guarantee protection for individuals documenting abuses under the country’s ongoing state of exception. The organization stated that the prosecution of Zavala appears to be part [...]

UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned acts of “extreme violence” committed by the Movement du 23 Mars (M23) armed group against human rights defenders in North and South Kivu provinces of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), warning that activists documenting abuses face escalating reprisals. According to the Office of the UN [...]