European Union countries on Thursday approved a legally binding target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, as compared to 1990 levels. The new target is an amendment to the EU Climate Law and would advance the bloc’s path to its long-term goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The approval [...]

British Columbia’s chief coroner issued a statement on Monday announcing a formal inquest into potential systemic and procedural issues raised following a mass shooting that resulted in nine deaths in the small town of Tumbler Ridge. Coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan’s will investigate facts leading up to the shooting and will notably analyze how artificial intelligence [...]

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday that more than one million people have returned to Sudan’s war-ravaged capital Khartoum in the past 10 months, while basic services remain severely limited and infrastructure damaged. The organization reported that there are continuing disease outbreaks, damaged homes and shattered infrastructure, all of which create dangerous [...]

The United Nations condemned the military takeover in Madagascar on Thursday, and called for an immediate restoration of constitutional order and the rule of law. This follows the ouster of President Andry Rajoelina by an elite army unit known as CAPSAT. The Secretary General also urged all the stakeholders to work together to tackle the [...]

A broad coalition of civil liberties, data privacy, refugee, migrants rights and gender justice organizations denounced the Canadian government’s introduction of Bill C-12 on Wednesday, asserting that it fails to resolve the human rights and refugee protection issues in the controversial Bill C-2. The organizations are led by Amnesty International. The organizations are calling for [...]

Peru’s Congress voted on Thursday to remove President Dina Boluarte from office for moral incapacity after a late-night session to debate her impeachment. Lawmakers voted 122-0 to remove Boluarte. She was replaced by congressional leader José Jerí. The impeachment proceedings were initiated after various lawmakers brought allegations of corruption and the government’s excessive use of [...]

Human Rights Watch called on the Chinese government Tuesday to immediately drop all charges against US permanent resident Gao Zhen and allow him to return to the United States. Gao was arrested in August 2024 in Sanhe City, Hebei province, where he was visiting family, on the charge of “slandering China’s heroes and martyrs” through [...]

Amnesty International condemned Iraqi authorities on Tuesday for their continued persecution of activists and protesters six years after the nationwide Tishreen demonstrations. The organization also criticized the Iraqi authorities for failing to deliver meaningful justice for the killings of hundreds and disappearances of protesters by security forces and militias. Amnesty said the persistent lack of [...]

Amnesty International urged Eswatini authorities on Wednesday to immediately disclose the whereabouts and legal status of five men who had been deported from the US. The organization also requested disclosure on why one of the men, Orville Etoria, was held in detention without charge for more than two months before being safely repatriated to his [...]

A group of UN human rights experts on Nicaragua revealed in a new report on Tuesday that the Nicaraguan government, led by President Daniel Ortega, has intensified repression of exiled critics abroad. The repression includes legal persecution, denial of passport renewals and other documents, transnational surveillance, and intimidation of family members. Reed Brody, one of [...]