United Nations Development Program (UNDP) administrator Alexander De Croo on Thursday warned in an interview that frequent drone attacks on the Chernobyl site in Ukraine are “really gambling with the safety of millions of people,” calling for urgent international action to prevent a nuclear catastrophe. Upon visiting the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, and witnessing firsthand [...]
Germany on Monday challenged Nicaragua’s claims that it has breached international obligations by supplying weapons to Israel, asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to dismiss the case brought against it. Germany responded to proceedings instituted by Nicaragua in 2024 alleging that Germany breached the Genocide Convention, multiple Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols, and other [...]
UN experts expressed concern on Thursday over continued and escalating threats against journalists with London-based Iran International. A group of UN special rapporteurs reviewed “credible threats to the lives and safety of 45 Iran International journalists and staff and 315 of their family members in seven countries,” including several European countries, Canada, Türkiye, the USA, [...]
The UK’s official human rights commission, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), sent a letter on Friday expressing concern about the “reports of police engagement” that involved “heavy-handed policing” at pro-Palestine protests. The EHRC’s letter was addressed to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, and the chief of the metropolitan police, Sir Mark Rowley. In the [...]
The UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) denounced the “repeated incidents” of “senseless killings” at Gaza’s food distribution sites in a statement released on Wednesday, and called on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to cease the use of lethal force against Palestinians seeking food. The OHCHR detailed how numerous Palestinians have [...]
The new commitment by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to developing binding global standards on “gig work” is a “positive breakthrough,” according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday. HRW advocate Lena Simet stated that the ILO’s recent resolution on the issue was a “major win” for “advancing binding standards for platform work.” Simet elaborated [...]
The Hungarian Supreme Court ruled on Saturday that a ban on the annual Budapest Pride march is unlawful, as there was no legitimate goal behind the prohibition. The state, the defendant in this case, relied on a recent amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary to support the decision to ban the Pride march. The [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Thursday that Israel’s policy on Gaza is “inch closer to extermination,” urging the international community to condemn Israel’s plans and prevent further atrocities. HRW interim executive director Federico Borello stated: “Hearing Israeli officials flaunt plans to squeeze Gaza’s 2 million people into an even tinier area while making the [...]
A coalition of several human rights organizations urged the Council of Europe on Wednesday to publish a draft statute for the new Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, endorsed by the Council’s Committee of Ministers this week. The coalition of rights organizations include the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Amnesty International, [...]
Human Rights Watch issued an report on “killer robots,” automated AI weapons which can kill people without human instruction or oversight, ahead of the first United Nations General Assembly meeting on autonomous weapons systems in New York. HRW noted “the call, supported by at least 129 countries, for the urgent negotiation and adoption of a [...]
