UN Secretary-General António Guterres criticized “warmongers” for prolonging ongoing conflicts worldwide on Monday, calling on leaders to uphold international law and the UN Charter. The statement marks the beginning of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva and the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.  Guterres emphasized the impact of [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW), in a Monday release, said that a new law in El Salvador, which transfers incarcerated children to the adult prison system, violates international juvenile justice standards. This comes amidst the conviction of more than a thousand children on allegedly tenuous charges including unlawful gang association, in which the state is accused [...]

Amnesty International issued a statement Monday, demanding justice for victims in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard emphasized: Any negotiations over the future of the people of Ukraine must prioritise justice for all crimes under international law committed since Russia’s military intervention in 2014, accountability for those responsible, and reparations [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged European Union (EU) officials on Monday to condemn Israel’s violations of international law during the EU-Israel Association Council. Associate EU director at HRW Claudio Francavilla announced, “The only purpose of this Association Council meeting should be to call out those crimes and to announce long overdue measures in response.” HRW [...]

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan signed a charter Saturday with allied political and armed groups to form a “government of peace and unity.” The signing took place during an event held at the Kenya International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Among the those who were signatories to the charter were the RSF [...]

The US Department of Justice on Friday shut down its national database for reporting misconduct incidents of federal law enforcement officers. In an update on its website, the Department stated that user agencies can no longer add data to the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD), giving no reason for the closure. The decision came [...]

The Malian Armed Forces refuted Friday accusations that soldiers carried out an attack that took place on February 17, in which 24 civilians including women and children were killed. The armed forces denied any involvement in the massacre, which is said to have taken place in Tilemsi commune, Gao region. Press reports indicate a caravan [...]

A federal US judge on Friday denied a request from two labor unions that sought to block President Donald Trump’s administration from placing thousands of US Agency for International Development (USAID) employees on administrative leave and recalling many stationed abroad. Judge Carl Nichols of the US District Court for the District of Columbia acknowledged concerns [...]

The Indian state of Kerala’s high court ruled Friday that local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader PC George would not be granted anticipatory bail in a hate speech case, citing his repeated violations of bail conditions and the necessity of stricter legal consequences for such offenses. The ruling came after George made remarks during a [...]

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the ongoing offensive by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and urging the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF), which supports the rebel group, to withdraw immediately from Congolese territory. According to the UN, fighting in the DRC has intensified since [...]