A United Nations report revealed on Friday that nearly 80 percent of the world’s poorest populations—approximately 887 million people—reside in regions exposed to extreme heat, flooding, and other climate hazards, dramatically illustrating the asymmetrical burden of climate change on the most vulnerable. The findings sharpen calls for coordinated global policies to close protection gaps and [...]

Congressional Republicans have passed legislation repealing key Biden‐era land management restrictions on mining, drilling and development across three Western US states, a move that directly supports President Donald Trump’s push to expand energy production on public lands. The rollbacks affect large tracts in Alaska, Montana and North Dakota and mirror the administration’s broader deregulatory plans. [...]

United Nations human rights experts called on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government on Friday to clarify the fate and whereabouts of more than 120 individuals who appear to have been forcibly disappeared after the violent suppression of anti-government protests in 2018. The experts also urged the state to cease using arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the UN Security Council on Friday to authorize an international mission to address the escalating violence in Haiti, stating the mission be adequately funded, staffed, and anchored in strong human rights safeguards. The demand comes amid a security and humanitarian breakdown, as criminal gangs solidify control over large swathes [...]

Amnesty International released a report on Tuesday alleging that Pakistan’s expanding mass surveillance and internet censorship program is being enabled by a network of companies based in Germany, France, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), China, Canada, and the United States. The rights group characterized the program as a “vast and profitable economy of oppression,” accusing [...]

A court in Istanbul on Tuesday annulled the provincial congress of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Türkiye’s main opposition group, citing alleged procedural irregularities. The decision removed provincial chair Özgür Çelik from his post and ordered an interim committee to oversee the branch until a new congress is convened. The challenge was brought against the [...]

Australia on Tuesday expelled Iran’s ambassador after accusing Tehran of directing two antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the decision was taken in response to state-sponsored terrorism on Australian soil. According to the statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, the attacks included an October 2024 firebombing of a kosher [...]

Dr. Victoria McCloud, the UK’s first openly transgender judge, lodged an appeal on Monday with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against a Supreme Court ruling that defined “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 solely by biological criteria, excluding transgender women with Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs). McCloud had previously sought leave to intervene [...]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that his office has launched an investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. and Character.AI, probing whether their AI-chatbot services have misled children into believing they were receiving legitimate mental health support. The charge has raised concerns under Texas consumer protection laws over false therapeutic representations, privacy, and data [...]

US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order directing President Donald Trump’s administration to expand and sanitize holding areas for ICE detainees at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, following a lawsuit filed by Peruvian immigrant Sergio Alberto Barco Mercado, citing cramped, unsanitary, and inhumane conditions. Judge Kaplan mandated that, by [...]