International human and civil rights groups on Monday urged the UN Human Rights Council to maintain its oversight of the situation in Sri Lanka. The appeal comes ahead of the council’s 60th session, where member states’ compliance with international human rights treaties is to be reviewed. Amnesty International, together with the Asian Forum for Human [...]

As Lebanon’s Parliament approaches a crucial juncture in drafting a new media law, 14 Lebanese and international rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, called on legislators Tuesday to ensure it protects freedom of expression. While the law initially offered opportunities to strengthen protections for journalists and media outlets, recent proposed amendments risk undermining these rights. [...]

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced Monday that a preliminary investigation found Nvidia violated the country’s antitrust law after failing to comply with conditions imposed on its acquisition of Mellanox Technologies. The agency said it will conduct a further investigation before determining penalties. Nvidia completed its $6.9 billion acquisition of Mellanox in 2020. [...]

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said Monday that systemic corruption among the country’s political leaders is directly responsible for an escalating human rights crisis. The commission’s findings detail how programs such as “Oil for Roads” allowed high-ranking officials to allocate over $2.2 billion in recent years to companies linked to senior [...]

A UN-sponsored independent inquiry into Israel’s conduct in the Occupied Palestinian Territory reported Monday that Israel has committed the international crime of genocide amid its military operations in the Gaza Strip. A 72-page legal analysis from the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory found that Israeli forces have committed genocidal [...]

Thousands of people on Sunday protested in the Turkish capital of Ankara over a court case that could reshape the main opposition party after a year of legal battles concerning the arrest of opposition party members. On Monday the court will decide whether it will invalidate the 2023 congress of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) [...]

The South Korean government launched an investigation Monday into potential human rights violations following the detention of over 300 of its citizens during a US immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia. On September 4, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), supported by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), conducted a raid at the $4.3 [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday spurred global leaders to reinforce the global ban on cluster munitions, and urged states still using or producing these weapons to promptly join the treaty. The statement came following the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) release of its annual report. Mark Hiznay, associate crisis, conflict and arms director at HRW, [...]

UN Secretary General António Guterres issued a statement Sunday condemning an attack by armed gangs in Haiti that killed at least 40 people. Women, children, and the elderly were among the victims of the attack in the Cabaret commune of Haiti’s West Department. Violence has surged in Haiti since President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination in July [...]

The UN special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Gehad Madi, concluding a ten-day visit to Mauritania, commended the government’s legislative progress on Friday. However, he also warned that persistent human rights violations against migrants continue to place the country at odds with its international legal obligations. “I commend the Mauritanian Government for addressing [...]