The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan on Thursday released a new report detailing how external support networks fuel the conflict and escalate civilian harm in the country. The Mission concluded that foreign-sourced weapons, drone systems, components and personnel have significantly expanded the military capabilities of both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the [...]

A Hong Kong appellate court on Thursday upheld the conviction of five pro-democracy activists for their failure to register the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, created to support detained or injured demonstrators during the 2019 Hong Kong protests, under the Societies Ordinance (Cap 151). The decision exemplifies concerns about the rule of law and growing restrictions [...]

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Wednesday called for an end to attacks directed against or indiscriminately affecting civilians in Lebanon. Acting under its Early Warning and Urgent Action Procedure, the Committee warned that no derogation from the prohibition of racial discrimination is permitted during armed conflict. Under the International [...]

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher on Wednesday warned that the recent rise in the use of drones poses a risk for aid operations in multiple conflicts around the world. He emphasized that international humanitarian law, which prohibits attacks on humanitarian workers and civilians, continues to apply to drone warfare regardless of how sophisticated or autonomous [...]

The State of Minnesota on Tuesday sued to compel Texas Governor Greg Abbott to extradite Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Christian Castro, who faces state charges stemming from an ICE shooting in Minneapolis last January. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Governor Tim Walz sued in the US District Court for the Southern District [...]