A group of 31 civil society organizations on Friday called on the EU and its member states to end their cooperation with Libyan authorities on migration control. The groups expressed alarm at plans to strengthen cooperation with rival authorities in Eastern and Western Libya who have a longstanding record of human rights abuses against refugees, [...]

Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Tuesday that the Court may exercise jurisdiction in the case of The Prosecutor v. Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri. El Hishri is alleged to have been a senior official of the armed group known as the Special Deterrence Force. He is charged with 17 counts [...]

Indonesia’s top anti-corruption prosecutor, Febrie Adriansyah, resigned Saturday after a police raid earlier this week uncovered a safe containing USD$29.6 million in gold bars and foreign currency . Police identified Adriansyah alongside a “private sector figure” identified by the initials DR as suspects in a corruption and money laundering scandal known as the Sumatra Blackout [...]

UN Human Rights spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan on Tuesday called on states and sports organizations to prevent racism and other forms of discrimination following racist remarks against French footballer Kylian Mbappé made by Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla. In a press release, Al-Kheetan called Amarilla’s statement despicable but unfortunately not isolated. The spokesperson urged states and sports [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday released a report concluding that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their siege and capture of El Fasher in North Darfur state, Sudan. The report, titled “City Under Siege, Children Under Fire: Rapid Support Forces’ Crimes Against Humanity in North Darfur,” documents the slow, [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Saturday expressed deep concern about the adoption of the new European Union regulation facilitating detention and deportation of migrants and asylum seekers. The so-called “Returns Regulation” was initially proposed in March of this year, and the EU parliament voted for its adoption on Wednesday. The new regulation [...]

Activists unfurled a banner reading “Kick Israel out of FIFA” near a busy Toronto thoroughfare on Friday morning before Canada’s opening match at the World Cup. The banner was draped over a billboard welcoming FIFA to the city, and covered the organization’s logo. Demonstrators wore shirts reading “Jews say no to genocide.” The activists also [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday that the European Union Migration and Asylum Pact, set to come into force on Friday, creates harmful changes to the EU’s asylum system. Originally adopted in 2024, the pact introduces stricter regulations aimed at broadening applicant screening, increasing health and security checks, expediting examination procedures, and providing free counseling [...]

In a written submission, the US Department of Justice (DOJ)  on Friday told federal District Judge Leonie Brinkema that the much-criticized “Anti-Weaponization Fund” has not been created, and will not be going forward. Further, they argued that as the fund does not exist, the lawsuits challenging it are moot. The submission states that Acting US [...]

Thousands of youth protested in India on Saturday, calling for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) organized the protest in response to a perceived failure of the Ministry to handle the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) controversy. On Sunday, organizers posted a video on X, making reference to [...]