Women’s rights NGO Equality Now reported on Friday that despite some progress towards legal equality, there has been an “alarming rollback” of fundamental human rights relating to “women’s rights, LGBTQ+ protections, and democratic freedoms” 30 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted. According to Equality Now, important protections for democratic freedoms, [...]

UN human rights expert Margaret Satterthwaite condemned on Friday the purges of US Department of Justice officials, including individuals who worked on or assisted with criminal investigations of President Donald Trump, and individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Examples of actions that Satterthwaite denounced included reassignments, transfers, or dismissals of lawyers involved [...]

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) launched an investigation into Alberta Health Services on Thursday, confirmed by Public Interest Alberta. The investigation follows a complaint in February that made several allegations of corruption with respect to Alberta Health Services procurement, and the RCMP refused to provide further information given the active investigation. The investigation follows [...]

South Carolina is set to carry out the first execution by firing squad in 15 years. The US Supreme Court denial Friday of an emergency petition to stay clears the way for the state to carry out the death penalty. The execution was delayed for 13 years due to the availability of supplies to perform [...]

US President Donald Trump’s administration filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit initiated by Biden’s administration against Idaho’s near-total abortion ban on Wednesday. Idaho passed the Defense of Life Act (DLA) in 2020 and it was set to take effect on August 25, 2022. The bill bans abortion except in the case of the death [...]

UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause of child marriage. The organization pointed out that child marriage remains a serious issue in Montenegro, particularly affecting girls from Roma and Egyptian communities. [...]

US Federal Judge Beryl Howell on Thursday ordered the reinstatement of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) chair Gwynne Wilcox, accompanied by harsh words for President Donald Trump. Wilcox filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in February alleging that her removal was unlawful. The complaint alleged that her removal violated the National Labor Relations Act, [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected a request to overturn a Romanian court’s annulment of the presidential election, declaring the application inadmissible on Thursday in the case of Călin Georgescu v. Romania and ruled that the decision was final. The application was submitted on December 16, 2024, by Călin Georgescu, the main ultra-nationalist [...]

UNICEF warned on Wednesday that the halt of aid in the Gaza Strip would have a catastrophic impact on families and vulnerable people in Gaza. UNICEF has stated that although it provides aid and necessary resources, it is not enough to address the needs in the area. Given the prolonged lack of access that had [...]

The United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that severe funding cuts jeopardize decades of progress in the global fight against Tuberculosis. The warning comes amid rising concerns globally that reduced financial support, especially from the US, could stall or reverse any gains in tuberculosis prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. WHO noted that the funding [...]