A new report published by Amnesty International on Thursday revealed that crime groups in Cambodian labor camps regularly subject individuals to human trafficking, slavery and forced labor, emphasizing a need for immediate intervention in reaction to the government’s lacking response. The 240-page report, titled “I was someone else’s property,” recounted testimony from trafficking survivors. Amnesty [...]

Refugees International and the Women’s Refugee Commission released a joint report on Friday that outlines the severe effects of recent US policy shifts and aid cuts on humanitarian protections for migrants and asylum seekers throughout the region. Identified impacts included the destruction of protection routes and an increased strain on Costa Rica’s overburdened asylum system. [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on Nigerien officials to free three Sahara FM radio journalists who have been detained twice for covering Niger’s intelligence collaboration with Russia. According to CPJ’s Francophone Africa representative Moussa Ngom, the ongoing detentions of journalists highlights a growing trend of censorship concerning security issues in Niger. [...]

Amnesty International called on the US and other governments Thursday to secure funding to support education in Myanmar following the removal of USAID programs that are vital for students and teachers in the war-affected country. The organization reports that the reduction in foreign aid is already having a severe impact on learners and warns of [...]

UN humanitarian personnel called for an end to the “brutal” conflict in Sudan on Wednesday as drone strikes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) increased. The UN urged an immediate cessation of hostilities and all measures to protect civilians and infrastructure in accordance with international humanitarian law. Echoing [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called on Moroccan officials to stop their efforts to suppress independent journalism in the disputed region of Western Sahara after the deportation of Italian freelance journalists. CPJ regional director Sara Qudah said that the recent deportation exemplifies Morocco’s “repressive media blockade” in Western Sahara, emphasizing that “uthorities [...]

Roland Friedrich, director of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for the West Bank, said on Wednesday that Israel’s ban on the agency’s activities in East Jerusalem is a serious threat to the right of 800 Palestinian children to education. Friedrich expressed serious concern about consequences that the termination of the agency’s activities in [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday condemned a lawsuit filed by the Kyrgyz prosecutor’s office against the independent media outlet Aprel TV for alleged “negative” and “destructive” coverage of government activities. CPJ said that such practices of closing media outlets is unacceptable in a democratic society. The Prosecutor’s Office of the Oktyabrsky District [...]

Russia’s Tambov Garrison Military Court sentenced Major General Ivan Popov, who had publicly disapproved of the way Russian military forces operated in Ukraine, to five years in prison on Thursday and stripped him of his military rank. The military officer was convicted of grand larceny and service forgery. According to information from Russia’s Investigative Committee [...]

Polish President Andrzej Duda sent a bill to the Constitutional Tribunal Thursday for review, seeking to expand on hate crimes provisions by adding sexual orientation, gender and other categories to the list of protected groups. The tribunal will consider whether the bill violates the constitutional right to free speech. The current Polish Penal Code includes [...]