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The agency UN Women vowed on Tuesday to continue its provision of aid for women and girls in Afghanistan even in the face of stringent restrictions and the ongoing conflict in the region. UN Women Afghanistan special representative Susan Ferguson confirmed: “Despite the restrictions on women and girls and the current conflicts…no matter what, UN [...]

A US federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the decision by President Donald Trump’s administration to effectively shut down Voice of America (VOA) and its parent agency, the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Writing for the US District Court for the District of Columbia, Senior Judge Royce Lamberth [...]

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) sued the Trump administration Monday for pausing payments for the long-stalled Second Avenue Subway Project. The complaint alleges that the US Department of Transportation (DOT) failed to reimburse the MTA over $50 million, as required by contract. The MTA and DOT entered into a Full Funding Grant Agreement [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday called for those responsible for a US strike on an Iranian school to be held accountable. The February 28 strike on the girls’ school in Minab, in southern Iran, killed over 100 children. Amnesty’s Evidence Lab conducted an investigation into the strike, analyzing over 30 satellite images and reviewing official statements, [...]

The chairman of the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Government Oversight and Reform subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday over her management of the investigation into the late financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. On February 11, the House Judiciary Committee questioned Bondi over her compliance with the Epstein investigation, which [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday called on the newly elected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to use its recent electoral success as an opportunity to commit to enacting laws and policies that will provide lasting human rights protections. Following Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s election victory last month, HRW and eight other human rights groups wrote a [...]

The UN Human Rights Office stated Tuesday that Israeli strikes on homes and civilian infrastructure in Lebanon may constitute war crimes. The statement came as Israel intensifies its military campaign on the territory of its northern neighbor amid the broader conflict spreading across the Middle East. Thameen Al-Kheetan, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for [...]

A US federal appellate court upheld a lower court decision on Monday, finding that the Trump administration’s “sweeping” suspension of funding for administrative agencies in 2025 was likely unlawful. In the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit opinion, authored by Chief Judge David J. Barron, the court blocked the vast suspension of funding [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published findings Thursday that Yemeni government-aligned forces appeared to have used excessive force and arbitrarily detained protestors in February. HRW’s investigation focused on protests in three Yemen governorates (administrative divisions): Aden, Shabwa and Hadramout. In clashes with protestors in Aden and Shabwa, government forces allegedly killed at least six people and [...]

A UN expert stated on Monday that there is still hope to improve the situation in Haiti and restore national security amid shifting gang frontlines, emphasizing the UN’s commitment to monitor human rights and support authorities in combating gang violence. The statement followed the liberation of territory from gangs through heightened police presence, indicating progress [...]