The fifth session of negotiations on a historic, legally binding global plastic pollution treaty concluded on Sunday, with countries agreeing to reconvene in 2025. The session, held from November 25 to December 3, was hosted by the government of the Republic of Korea and attracted more than 3,300 participants, including delegates from over 170 countries and [...]

Amnesty International on Monday submitted  a petition to the Pre-Trial Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) requesting an end to the ICC Prosecutor’s delay in starting the court’s investigation against Nigeria. Amnesty International submitted the request on behalf of victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity in northeast Nigeria. These individuals are part [...]

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, commenced hearings on the obligations of states concerning climate change on Monday. The oral proceedings are scheduled from Monday, December 2, to Friday, December 13, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. The request for an advisory opinion from the [...]

Russian security forces raided several bars and nightclubs in Moscow on Saturday as part of efforts to combat what is classified as LGBT propaganda. During the operation, police seized electronic devices, weapons and alcohol. Videos shared on social media from the Arma nightclub (formerly known as Mutabor) captured scenes of club-goers sitting on the dance floor [...]

The pro-EU president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, said on Saturday that she will stay in her post until “legitimate presidential elections are held from a legitimately elected Parliament,” following days of protests against the government’s decision to freeze EU integration talks for four years. In an interview with the BBC, Zourabichvili said that she will [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on Colombian authorities on Friday to do everything in their power to solve the brutal killing of a presenter and director of a local radio station in the northwest of the country and bring to justice the offenders. They strongly condemned the crime, emphasizing that the journalist’s work as a [...]

The Peruvian Congress has approved an extension of the formalization process for small-scale and artisanal mining, which has sparked significant debate. The new legislation, passed late on Friday by a substantial majority (87 votes in favor, 20 against, and 12 abstentions), extends the deadline for formalizing operations until June 30, 2025, with a potential six-month [...]

Amnesty International on Friday condemned the police violence and mass arrests in Georgia, following peaceful protests against the decision of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to suspend the country’s application for EU membership until 2028. Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia deputy director, called the behavior of the police and Georgian government “punitive” [...]

The UK parliament voted to advance an assisted dying bill on Friday, after hours of parliamentary debate. The bill proposes to give adults over the age of 18 with less than six months left to live the possibility of choosing to end their lives through compassionate medical cases, in a manner modeled on the Dignitas [...]

Amnesty International condemned the violent clampdown on anti-government protesters by the Nigerian police, in a report released on Thursday. The report stated that the brutality, resulting in at least 24 deaths across the country, violates the protesters’ right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. The organization accused Nigerian authorities of threatening protestors, seeking court [...]