Amnesty International urged South Sudan authorities on Tuesday to protect fundamental freedoms and civic space in order to ensure the legitimacy of the upcoming elections scheduled for December 22, 2026. Amnesty International’s regional director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, stated : Ahead of these long-awaited and historic elections, South Sudanese authorities must ensure [...]
UK police confirmed the arrest of a far-right agitator on Thursday, on suspicion of destroying a migrant boat on the English Channel and endangering the safety of a French coastguard official. Daniel Thomas, also known as “Danny Tommo,” is an “anti-migrant activist” and associate of Tommy Robinson, the British “far-right and anti-Islam activist.” On Tuesday, [...]
US District Judge Timothy Kelly in the early hours of Thursday morning granted a request by CNN, MS NOW and Politico for temporarily relief following the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke their access to the White House. Kelly’s issuance of relief takes the form of a 14-day temporary restraining order (TRO) that mandates the news [...]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called on countries to move away from fossil fuels, and implement timelines for doing so. Citing the impending climate catastrophe, Guterres pointed out that fossil fuel companies are raking in record profits “while everyday people foot the bill.” The remarks come amid High-Level Week at the UN Headquarters in [...]
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday condemned the Bangladeshi Parliament for its introduction of a new legislation that reverses human rights protections and removes existing legal safeguards against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. Elaine Pearson, Asia director at HRW, stated: Tarique Rahman came to office promising reform, after protesters risked their lives to overthrow a government that [...]
The Trial Chamber VI of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday found Mahamat Said Abdel Kani guilty of crimes against humanity committed in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2013. Abdel Kani, a former commander of the Séléka militia coalition, was accused of orchestrating widespread attacks against civilians during the conflict in the country—and particularly [...]
The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) brought charges against a Rwandan official on Tuesday in relation to crimes committed against the Tutsi during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. Dr. Vincent Brown, formerly known as Dr. Vincent Bajinya, was the head of the Department of Family Health within Rwanda’s National Office of Population at the start of [...]
UN Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, Bethanie Carney Almroth, on Wednesday called for targeted efforts to prevent the spread of toxic pollution, moving away from current frameworks which only address its management after harm has already occurred. At a recent dialogue with [...]
Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Venezuelan authorities to take a human-rights centered approach to its disaster response, in the aftermath of the June 2026 earthquakes. On 24 June 2026, Venezuela was struck by two earthquakes, resulting in the destruction of buildings and infrastructure in highly populated areas, including Caracas. The earthquakes exacerbated an already severe [...]
Thirty-eight civil society organizations won leave Wednesday from the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to file a brief telling the court that sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) are disrupting the work of groups the government has never designated and discouraging victims of crimes against humanity from turning to the Court. The brief [...]
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