Australian Supreme Court Judge Claire Harris on Monday rejected prisoner Andre McKechnie’s human rights challenge to the ban on the spread Vegemite in Australian prisons on the grounds that its ban is “demonstrably justified” by the management, security, and good order of the prison and welfare of the prisoners. McKechnie filed a “frivolous” suit last [...]

The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced charges on Tuesday against two British men under the National Security Act 2023 (NSA) over a suspected Iranian-backed plot targeting Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, a military air base in Gloucestershire, England, which is jointly operated with the US. Chief Crown Prosecutor Frank Ferguson of the CPS Special [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday voiced concern over a South Korean proposal that would allow medication abortion in 2027, saying it includes overly restrictive regulations that continue to impair the rights of women and girls to safe and affordable reproductive healthcare services. In a comprehensive public briefing, the organization examined the regulatory framework governing [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday renewed calls for international action and accountability for alleged atrocities committed by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, North Darfur, one year after the paramilitary group captured the city. HRW detailed widespread abuses surrounding the RSF’s October 2025 takeover, including mass killings, sexual violence, abductions and the [...]

A coalition of nine human rights and press freedom organizations on Monday called on the European Commission to strengthen export controls on digital surveillance technologies to prevent European Union (EU) member states from supplying tools used by governments to violate human rights. In a joint submission to EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš [...]

UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond on Friday called for coordinated global action against color-based discrimination, warning that prejudice linked to skin color continues to restrict persons with albinism from accessing healthcare, education, employment and public life and, in its most extreme forms, exposes them to [...]

Amnesty International on Friday urged Cuban authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Félix Navarro, Sayli Navarro and Roberto Pérez Fonseca, two years after naming them prisoners of conscience. In a public statement issued Friday, the international human rights organization stressed that the three dissidents remain arbitrarily detained solely for peacefully exercising their fundamental rights to [...]

Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla announced Friday a 50 million Philippine peso reward (approximately $786,000) for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity. Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC [...]

24 October 2026: Global Media and Information Literacy Week People worldwide are seeing a vast increase in access to information and communication. While some individuals are flooded with information, others are starved for it. To address this discrepancy, UNESCO observes Global Media and Information Literacy Week. The UN observes Global Media and Information Literacy Week, [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, stated on Thursday that the existential threat and urgency of climate change require justice systems that are adequately adapted to address these issues, calling on justice actors to “rise to the challenge.” Satterthwaite presented a report to the UN General Assembly that [...]