Amnesty International reported on Monday that authorities in Kenya committed human rights violations against protesters between 2023 and 2025, using restricitve measures to suppress youth-led demonstrations in response to a deteriorating economic situation in the country. In a report documenting events and popular protests in Kenya between 2023 and 2025, Amnesty International revealed that Kenyan [...]
Argentina on Tuesday submitted a request to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, seeking an order for provisional measures against the United Kingdom to halt British exploitation of hydrocarbon resources on the continental shelf to the north of the Falkland Islands. The move comes amid an ongoing dispute between the two states [...]
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday that Tawila, in Sudan’s Darfur region, which hosts more than 700,000 displaced people, is currently experiencing severe shortages of food, water, and healthcare, calling for an urgent increase in resources and humanitarian funding. The WHO representative in Sudan, Dr Abdinasir Abubakr, said that Darfur recorded high [...]
The president of Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK), Tomasz Chróstny, announced on Monday that charges have been brought against four companies within the Google corporate group for abusing their dominant market position through the use of Polish media publishers’ content in Google search results and other services. According to UOKIK, Google failed [...]
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday condemned a deadly airstrike on two trucks delivering aid in South Kordofan state, Sudan, which resulted in the death of one of the drivers. According to the WFP, the attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday, when two trucks clearly marked as humanitarian vehicles were transporting [...]
The UN Working Group of Experts on People from African Descent warned on Wednesday that migrants from the African continent and diaspora face racism and discrimination throughout their journeys, attributing this mistreatment to discriminatory migration policies implemented worldwide. The UN experts stated: For Africans and people of African descent, freedom of movement continues to be [...]
Amnesty International urged South Sudan authorities on Tuesday to protect fundamental freedoms and civic space in order to ensure the legitimacy of the upcoming elections scheduled for December 22, 2026. Amnesty International’s regional director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, stated : Ahead of these long-awaited and historic elections, South Sudanese authorities must ensure [...]
UN Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, Bethanie Carney Almroth, on Wednesday called for targeted efforts to prevent the spread of toxic pollution, moving away from current frameworks which only address its management after harm has already occurred. At a recent dialogue with [...]
The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Thursday that the world faces a “new water reality,” announcing its latest report assessing the state of global water resources. Growing numbers around the world increasingly experience “abnormal water supplies,” especially due to disruption in freshwater resources, including river flows, groundwater and glaciers. The WMO’s report indicated [...]
The UN Fact-Finding Mission in Venezuela stated on Wednesday that despite some limited improvements in the human rights situation in the South American country, institutions involved in rights violations and repression remained intact. Sofia Macher, chair of the UN mission said: “The reduction in some of the harshest forms of repression is notable, but it [...]
