Pakistan’s defence minister said on Friday that it now considers itself in an “open war” with Afghanistan after both countries carried out cross-border strikes Thursday night. The escalation came after Pakistan launched overnight airstrikes on targets in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktika. This was hours after Afghan Taliban forces attacked Pakistani military posts along the border. [...]
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned Friday that senior political and military leaders are driving South Sudan toward renewed full-scale war, citing patterns of aerial bombardment, sexual violence, forced recruitment of children, and ethnically targeted attacks that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Revitalized Agreement on [...]
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett on Friday released a report detailing systemic restriction of access to the healthcare system for Afghan women. Bennet found that the Taliban imposed gender-oppressive policies, including limits on their rights to access education, work, and freedom of movement. The report alleges that [...]
Two transgender Kansans on Friday filed a lawsuit in state court, asking the judge to strike down the recent law which immediately invalidates the driver’s license of anyone who’s gender on their license does not match the one assigned at birth. The lawsuit challenging bill SB 244 was filed on behalf of anonymous plaintiffs Daniel [...]
Amnesty International on Friday pressed for Algerian authorities to ensure that the upcoming retrial of 94 individuals in the events of August 2021 in the Kabylie region complies with international human rights safeguards, emphasizing the importance of avoiding the death penalty or any form of torture. The retrial, which is expected to take place on [...]
Amnesty International on Friday warned that recent flooding in Mozambique underscores widening global inequalities in climate responsibility, as major emitting states scale back both environmental protections and international cooperation. The organization said communities in Mozambique are facing repeated climate disasters, with heavy rains displacing thousands and damaging infrastructure in low-lying coastal regions, where recovery remains [...]
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Saturday condemned Israeli and US strikes across Iran and Iran’s subsequent retaliatory attacks, warning that the escalation risks a wider regional conflict and reiterating that international law requires the protection of civilians and accountability for violations. In a statement delivered in Geneva, Türk said he “deplore the military [...]
Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on Thursday to dismiss the human smuggling charges against him. He accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of vindictive prosecution, saying that the Trump Administration is pursuing the case because it was ordered to return him to the United States. Abrego Garcia [...]
Amnesty International said Thursday that since December 2025, Israeli authorities have intentionally implemented measures aimed at dispossessing Palestinians in the West Bank and rendering the occupied territory’s annexation irreversible. Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns Erika Guevara-Rosas said the lack of international accountability, global impunity, and continued US support have emboldened Israeli authorities [...]
South Korea officially relaunched its Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on Thursday to renew its investigation into human rights violations in the nation’s history, with a special focus on alleged irregularities and fraud in the nation’s historic intercountry adoption system. The announcement was published this week on the websites of a Korean foreign consulate, confirming [...]
