Amnesty International on Wednesday called for an investigation into a US airstrike on a migrant detention center in Sa’ada, north-western Yemen, in April. The airstrike was part of “Operation Rough Rider”—a 45-day campaign in which the US struck Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, in response tp Houthi missiles attacks on ships in the Red Sea. [...]

UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan members on Wednesday voiced concern over the growing risk of nation-wide conflict returning to the country. The commission pointed to increasing armed altercations, political uprisings and detentions, and human rights violations within the country. Investigators determined the majority of these tensions have resulted from widespread political corruption. [...]

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern Thursday about violent protests that erupted in Cameroon following the announcement of the presidential election results. The OHCHR called on Cameroon’s security forces to refrain from using lethal force to quell demonstrations and urged them to abide by their obligations under international [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed alarm on Wednesday over Turkish government proposals to criminalize people within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, describing the development as “one of the most alarming rollbacks of rights in decades.” According to the rights group, a leaked draft of the reform law reveals plans to amend the [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called for the immediate and unconditional release of 10 Egyptian Nubian men who have been held by Saudi authorities for over five years, urging the country to uphold its commitment to political reforms. The organization emphasized that the ten individuals were detained solely for expressing their cultural heritage and [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called for the reversal of a Kyrgyzstan court ruling issued the previous day. The Oktyabrsky District Court ruled that publications by the investigative outlets Temirov Live and Kloop are extremist and should be banned.  This marks the first time Kyrgyzstan has declared news outlets to be extremists, with [...]

The ruling party in the Republic of Georgia, Georgian Dream (GD), announced on Tuesday that it will file a lawsuit to ban three opposition parties for their alleged unconstitutionality. Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili stated that the suit will be directed against the United National Movement, the Coalition for Change and the Lelo Party. According to [...]

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area Upgrade Protocol, or CAFTA 3.0, in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, marking the latest step in regional economic integration. The protocol, signed by Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and ASEAN economic ministers, updates a framework that first entered into force [...]

Human Rights Watch HRW on Tuesday criticized the Cameroonian security forces for fueling violence as opposed to protecting the people during the protests currently ongoing in the country. It called for an impartial investigation into the use of force, and the release of those arrested. The violence erupted in the country after the October 12 [...]

A UN Emergency Relief Coordinator on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, following reports of the city’s capture by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and mounting civilian casualties. In a statement released Sunday, Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said he was “deeply alarmed” by reports of [...]