30 August 2026: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances Imagine a knock at the door, and a loved one disappears without a trace. For thousands of families around the world, this is not a nightmare, but a lived reality. A tool of terror that manifests itself as a hidden crime, leaving behind a [...]

The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) on Monday denounced a proposed Israeli death penalty bill, which recently underwent a second and third reading in the Knesset, claiming it represents “an extreme escalation in Israel’s genocidal policies against Palestinians.”  Órlaith Roe, the ICJP’s public affairs and communications officer, spoke critically of the proposed legislation, [...]

The US Treasury Department on Monday imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) and four of its top military officials over their support, training, and fighting alongside M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  The RDF have reportedly provided direct operational support to the M23 and its affiliates by introducing advanced military equipment to [...]

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Fortify Rights on Thursday jointly decried the Myanmar military junta’s widespread repression and rights abuses since claiming power in its 2021 coup.  The groups stated that the surge of rights violations is characterized by war crimes and crimes against humanity, which have escalated over the past year as the [...]

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Monday expressed concerns over “highly inflammatory” rhetoric, accompanied by troop movements, by senior military officers in South Sudan. A statement by a military commander in Jonglei State, calling for indiscriminate violence against civilians, had reportedly led to 180,000 fleeing their homes. This was deemed [...]

The deputy disarmament chief at the UN, Adedeji Ebo, issued a warning on Monday to the Security  Council on the escalating violence across the world that has been attributed to the cross-border exchange of small arms and light weapons, in conflicts ranging from Haiti to Africa’s Sahel region. At the joint UN Meeting, Ebo also [...]

The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday expressed deep concern over recent reports emerging of mass killings, rapes, and other crimes allegedly committed during the course of the Rapid Support Forces’ seizure of El Fasher, North Darfur, in Sudan, which is said to be compounding an already catastrophic [...]

Human Rights Watch HRW on Tuesday criticized the Cameroonian security forces for fueling violence as opposed to protecting the people during the protests currently ongoing in the country. It called for an impartial investigation into the use of force, and the release of those arrested. The violence erupted in the country after the October 12 [...]

Amnesty International on Friday voiced concern over the possible closure of the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic due to a lack of funding. The rights group stated that it would lead to a catastrophic blow to prospects of thousands of victims and survivors in securing justice for serious crimes committed over [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday issued a press statement condemning the attack on a Venezuelan human rights defender and asylum seeker, Yendri Velásquez, alongside his companion, Luis Peche, also a Venezuelan-Colombian activist in Bogotá. The statement came after two gunmen opened fire at the pair. The attack comes a year after they fled Venezuela due to [...]