At the 59th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, the UK released on Tuesday a joint statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem (OPTs). The statement condemned human suffering in Gaza and opposed the Israeli government’s escalating military action. UK Ambassador for [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged the Kyrgyz authorities on Friday to release two cameramen who worked for Kloop, one of Kyrgyzstan’s last independent investigative news sources. RSF condemned what it called the Sadyr Japarov regime’s deliberate targeting of Kloop’s personnel. The two media professionals, Alexander Alexandrov and Zhoomart Duulatov, are still detained, and charged with [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed on Tuesday that both Israeli and Houthi attacks against airports must be investigated as war crimes. The rights organization alleged that the continued attacks between Israel and Yemen against their respective airports can amount to “unlawful indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks on civilian objects.” The report referred to three incidents. Israeli [...]

Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini urged Israel on Sunday to lift the aid blockade in Gaza. Lazzarini charged on his social media platform that “aid distribution has become a death trap.” The UNRWA head asserted that aid distribution in Gaza can only be effectively achieved [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday submitted several participation forms requesting the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow Palestinian journalists who are victims of Israeli war crimes to participate in the court’s proceedings. RSF submitted several victim forms to Philipp Ambach, chief of the Victims Participation and Reparations Section in the Registry of the ICC. [...]

UN experts expressed concern Monday over the year-long detention of Azerbaijani human rights defender Anar Mammadli. The UN group of experts urged Azerbaijani authorities to ensure Mammadli’s fundamental rights are respected, including the right to a fair trial and appropriate access to medical care. The experts said, “There are serious concerns that Mammadli’s detention and [...]

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office on Monday categorized Amnesty International as an “undesirable” organization. The Prosecutor General’s Office released a statement claiming that Amnesty International Limited is central to global “Russophobic” projects. Russia also maintains that this international non-governmental organization is funded by “accomplices” of the Ukrainian government. Russian officials allege that Amnesty International acts [...]

The chair of the Bulgarian National Assembly on Tuesday rejected President Rumen Radev’s proposal for a referendum on Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro as national currency. As reported by the Bulgarian News Agency, the proposal for a referendum did not comply with several legislative instruments. Nataliya Kiselova, chair of the National Assembly, rejected the proposal [...]

Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, called Tuesday for an arms embargo and sanctions against Israel, advocating for an emergency session in the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Albanese claimed, “The tiny bodies of children in Gaza, hollowed out by induced starvation, are testimony of the worst [...]

A group of independent human rights experts on Monday urged the release of political detainees with disabilities and serious health conditions in Belarus, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) reported. The group of experts said the Belarusian government should consider the immediate release or non-custodial sanctions for persons with disabilities detained in the context of [...]