UN experts on Thursday urged the Spanish government to ratify a draft bill on “stolen babies” that has been under parliamentary review since 2020, a move that would protect the rights of victims of baby abductions since July 17, 1936. That date marked the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, which ended with consolidation of [...]

More than 250 people from Charlotte, North Carolina, and the surrounding area have been arrested during an immigration crackdown, the US Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin lauded “Operation Charlotte’s Web” as a major win, stating: While the media and sanctuary politicians try and spread falsehoods and demean DHS law [...]

A UNICEF report revealed on Thursday that over 19 percent of children globally live in extreme poverty, with the majority concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The organization urged governments worldwide to implement effective policies to address child poverty and secure improved futures for children. The report found that one in five children worldwide [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday condemned Brazil’s Congress for advancing the General Environmental Licensing Bill, calling on lawmakers to support negotiations at COP30 and ratify the Escazú Agreement. The bill contains controversial provisions that would simplify environmental licensing requirements through developer self-certification and revoke protections for human rights defenders. Brazil’s Senate is scheduled to [...]

US Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed an order Thursday that authorized a new oil and gas leasing program that incorporates areas of California and Alaska. The Trump administration’s oil and gas leasing program, authorized by Burgum, replaces a Biden-era oil and gas leasing program. The former program “withdrew historically large areas of [...]

The UN body responsible for nuclear energy policy issued a resolution on Thursday ordering Iran to disclose its stockpile of enriched uranium and allow inspections of nuclear sites bombed by the United States and Israel five months ago. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is a 180-member international organization accountable to the UN General Assembly [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development on Wednesday released a statement urging the German government to promote inclusivity, sustainability and protection of human rights, following a visit to the country. Special Rapporteur Surya Deva visited Germany this month to assess the nation’s commitment to human rights, sustainable development goals, and local democratic [...]

The General Court of the European Union ruled on Wednesday that US retail giant Amazon must comply with Europe’s strictest online-platform rules following the company’s designation as a “Very Large Online Platform” (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Amazon claimed that its VLOP designation infringed on fundamental rights guaranteed under the Charter of Fundamental [...]

A US federal appeals court on Wednesday removed a preliminary injunction that restricted federal agents’ use of force against protestors in the Chicago area. The panel held that the lower court order was “overbroad” and impractical, writing: In no uncertain terms, the district court’s order enjoins an expansive range of defendants, including the President of [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday denounced Chad authorities for their failure to protect victims of armed clashes between herders and farmers. The group documented seven instances of herder-farmer violence in four provinces between 2022 and 2024, which resulted in 98 people dead, at least 100 injured, and 600 left without homes or sources of income. The [...]