The UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic, Aristide Nononsi, expressed concern Monday about the persistent violence in the country, and its impacts on human rights and the humanitarian situation. During his visit to the Central African Republic, Nononsi noted that despite the peaceful electoral process that took place [...]

Thailand’s Criminal Court on Thursday acquitted political figure and founder of the Progressive Movement Party Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of charges of defaming the monarchy, arising from comments he had made in 2021 criticizing the government’s procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine. The court ruled that Juangroongruangkit’s criticisms were directed at then-Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s management of vaccine [...]

Amnesty International reported on Thursday that tech companies have used unlawful web scraping to collect large volumes of online data for the development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, in violation of the right to privacy and other human rights standards. The organization called for the prohibition of such data collection systems and urged governments [...]

The World Health Organization (WHO), a United Nations body, and the African Medicines Agency (AMA), an African Union body, signed a Framework Agreement for Collaboration on Friday, aiming to strengthen regulatory systems and improve access to safe, efficient and quality-assured health products across the African continent. The Framework Agreement for Collaboration establishes a partnership between [...]

The UN reported on Wednesday that nearly 30,000 people have fled their homes in Haiti to escape a new wave of violent attacks perpetrated by armed gangs over the past 10 days, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian and security situations resulting from ongoing gang violence in the Caribbean island nation. The majority of the violent [...]

The UN Working Group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas urged Ghana on Thursday to ensure that the rights of small-holder farmers, artisanal fishermen, and pastoralists are fully considered during the implementation of its planned agricultural transformation, in line with the principles of the UN Declaration of the Rights [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday that the armed group M23 committed human rights abuses against civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during its month-long occupation of the city of Uvira starting in December 2025, calling for a criminal investigation into these acts to ensure that all those responsible are held [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on authorities in India to investigate a violent attack against two journalists while covering the Health Minister’s visit to the eastern state of Jharkhand and to ensure that all perpetrators are held accountable. The reported attack took place on April 28, when Indian journalists Ashish Kumar [...]

Amnesty International stated on Tuesday that fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group active in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), committed numerous human rights abuses against civilians in the region that amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The organization based its statement on its newly released report, which [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday condemned the decision of the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal in Cambodia to uphold the conviction of detained opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was sentenced to 27 years in prison in 2023. HRW described the conviction as politically motivated and urged Cambodian authorities to quash it and immediately release [...]