India’s foreign ministry on Thursday reiterated that the Court of Arbitration has “no existence in the eye of law,” stating that it lacks any legal authority to make pronouncements about the 1960 water-sharing pact between India and Pakistan. The ministry described the tribunal as “illegally constituted” and said New Delhi has never recognized its legitimacy. [...]

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan worsened on Tuesday, as UN officials said they were “deeply alarmed” by a large-scale assault on El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur, and the nearby Abu Shouk displacement camp. The attack, carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias, killed at least 40 civilians and [...]

The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, United Nations officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing hospitals, critically malnourished children, and desperate civilians risking their lives to secure food for their families. In a situation update, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that civilians have repeatedly been killed while attempting [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday condemned the conviction and 20-year prison sentence of the leader of Chad’s main opposition party, calling it a politically motivated trial. HRW criticized proceedings against Succès Masra, claiming they lacked fairness and transparency, and warned that the verdict reflects the government’s increasing use of the justice system to silence [...]

Amnesty International has called on Angolan authorities to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into the apparent unlawful killings of 22 people during a three-day national taxi drivers’ strike that began on July 29. In a statement released on Friday, the organization condemned the use of excessive and lethal force by security forces against protesters, [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) requested on Tuesday that Philippine authorities conduct a swift and credible investigation into the killing of veteran broadcaster Erwin Labitad Segovia, who was shot on Monday while riding his motorcycle home after his morning broadcast in Bislig city. According to CPJ, Segovia, also known as “Boy Pana,” is the [...]

On the first anniversary of her sentencing, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issued a renewed call for Chinese journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin’s immediate release. Huang, whose work helped ignite China’s #MeToo movement, was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of inciting “subversion of state power.” RSF condemned the verdict as arbitrary and politically motivated, [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed concern Friday over a Zambian court’s interim injunction that blocks a media outlet from airing an investigation documentary on Chinese investments in Zambia. The nation’s High Court granted the order following a lawsuit filed by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Zambia against the media outlet News Diggers. [...]

A United Nations human rights expert on Wednesday called on the Kenyan government to immediately stop ongoing land demarcation activities in the Eastern Mau Complex, warning that the process threatens the ancestral lands of the Ogiek people and breaches binding judgments of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR). According to a statement [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged El Salvador on Friday to repeal its newly enacted “foreign agents” law, calling it a direct threat to press freedom and civil society. The law, approved on May 20 by the Legislative Assembly dominated by President Nayib Bukele’s party, requires organizations and individuals receiving international funding to register [...]