The UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls on Wednesday called on Armenia to use political momentum from recent policy and legislative reforms to advance from formal gender equality measures to substantive gender equality in the country. Following a 10-day trip to Armenia, the Working Group released a statement commending the government for [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Thursday for a Tanzanian government commission to investigate the crackdowns on protests surrounding the 2025 elections where security forces reportedly killed or injured both protestors and bystanders. HRW urged the established Commission of Inquiry to investigate the atrocities to “deliver justice for the victims and accountability and ensure that [...]

The UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a legally binding resolution on Thursday that condemned Iran’s attacks on the Gulf states and demanded that Iranian forces immediately halt hostilities. Sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), an international organization composed of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait, the resolution passed with [...]

Haitian security forces, partnered with US-based private contractors, conducted a series of drone strikes over the last year in densely populated urban areas to target members of criminal groups, but consequently killing and injuring civilians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday. Reports attribute the strikes to a task force controlled by Haitian Prime Minister Alix [...]

UN member states should do more to protect the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in an oral statement on Thursday at the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council. These calls for urgent action come amidst a recent decree enacted by Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. The [...]

On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday, Amnesty International called on the international community to maintain a steadfast commitment to hold Russia accountable under international law for its aggressions. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the international community imposed sanctions, and used international legal tools to [...]

Amnesty Intentional reported Tuesday that widespread outages of essential services amid continuing Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have left residents without heat, electricity, or running water during severe winter conditions. The report cites numerous testimonies from Ukrainian civilians that detail worsening conditions in a particularly harsh winter. Living in dangerously cold weather, and with [...]

A UN expert expressed concern Thursday over what she called the failure of the UK government to enforce a critical ruling on sex-based protections. Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls Reem Alsalem commented on the government’s delayed adoption of the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Ltd v. Scottish Ministers. The decision aimed [...]

As the trial of six Italian officers in a 2023 shipwreck is set to begin Friday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called the proceedings a crucial opportunity for asylum seekers and migrants killed at sea to receive justice. The officers, including two Italian Coast Guard and four Customs Police officers (Guardia di Finanza), are [...]

A group of 73 South Korean nationals accused of participating in online scam operations in Cambodia were returned to South Korea on Friday. They will now face formal investigations in South Korea surrounding alleged “scam compounds.” Officials allege that the group is responsible for defrauding more than 800 South Koreans of approximately 33 million US [...]