The UK High Court of Justice ruled on Friday that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully in designating Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, and ordered the decision to be quashed. The ruling found that the Home Secretary is empowered to exercise discretion when deciding to designate a group as a terrorist organization, and the proscription [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday urged the Lebanese government to take preventative and reparative action in response to the Tripoli building collapse of February 8, which left 14 people dead and eight injured. Amnesty International reports that the damage is the latest “in at least four building collapses in the first five weeks of  2026 alone.” It [...]

UN human rights experts on Wednesday decried Russia’s conviction of nine International Criminal Court (ICC) officials, calling the ruling a “flagrant violation of international law.” Following a trial held in absentia, the Moscow City Court on December 12, 2025, sentenced Prosecutor Karim Khan and eight ICC judges under the Russian Criminal Code for “unlawfully prosecuting [...]

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (Geneva Academy) published a report on Monday that detailed numerous serious human rights violations and war crimes between July 2024 and December 2025 across 23 armed conflicts, and emphasized increased risks posed to journalists and aid workers in conflict zones. The report, titled “War Watch,” [...]

Spain’s Prime Minister on Tuesday announced plans to prohibit minors from accessing social media, as part of regulatory measures to address online safety concerns. The announcement came at the World Governments Summit hosted in Dubai. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez opened the forum by stating that social media and digital platforms have become an environment where [...]

On January 3, 2026, the US military captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores, at his compound in Caracas. The operation came after months of mounting pressures by US President Donald Trump, including a series of controversial boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific. US Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced [...]

The UK government on Tuesday announced English language requirements for migrants under new immigration reforms introduced this year and described the changes as a means of replacing “Britain’s failed immigration system with one that is controlled, selective and fair.” The government outlined how the new rules will require migrants to meet “an A level equivalent [...]

UN experts on Thursday voiced concern over Germany’s policing of pro-Palestine demonstrations and “suppression” of Palestine solidarity activism, which they said has become increasingly restrictive since October 2023. Four Special Rapporteurs and two independent legal experts observed that, despite the peaceful nature of most pro-Palestine demonstrations, Germany has been “criminalising, punishing, and suppressing legitimate Palestinian [...]

In two letters published on Tuesday, the European Council Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concerns over human rights in the United Kingdom, focusing on its recent policing of pro-Palestine protests, and its rollback of transgender rights. In a letter to the UK secretary of state, Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty raised alarm over heightened policing of pro-Palestine protests, [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) confirmed Tuesday that Israel released 14 journalists who had been arrested while reporting from the Conscience, a ship in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC). According to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and CPJ, Israeli authorities arrested the journalists on October 8 near the Suez Canal. One journalist aboard, Emily Wilder, [...]