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 [...]
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to declare a national emergency to maintain federal control over Washington, DC’s police force, escalating a legal battle with the city over his administration’s unprecedented takeover of local law enforcement. On August 11, Trump asserted federal control over the DC Metropolitan Police Department by invoking Section 740 of the [...]
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted on Friday to endorse a declaration establishing a roadmap towards a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. The “New York Declaration,” first proposed in July, would include an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, and the establishment of a fully sovereign Palestinian state. Ten countries, [...]
A federal lawsuit filed on Friday by four West African migrants, along with Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), accused US immigration authorities of subjecting them to inhumane treatment during their deportation to Ghana in violation of US immigration law and judicial precedent. According to the complaint, on September 5, five migrants—three from Nigeria and two [...]
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 [...]
The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council for Botswana issued a statement on Friday urging the allocation of a budget and clear strategy to combat the marginalization of indigenous peoples in the country. During an official country visit to Botswana from September 1 to 12, Special Rapporteur Albert K. Barume visited 12 [...]
A massive London march on Saturday became unruly as the “Unite the Kingdom” (UTK) rally clashed with police who tried to separate them from counter-protesters from the group “Stand Up To Racism” (SUTR). The Metropolitan Police reported that protestors assaulted police aggressively in multiple locations, especially while police were trying to create a safe exit [...]
South Sudan’s vice president, Riek Machar, was charged Thursday with murder, treason, and crimes against humanity. Justice Minister Geng Akech accused him of directing ethnic militias in deadly assaults on federal forces that left more than 250 soldiers dead. This case traces back to a March 2025 assault in Nasir, Upper Nile state, where the [...]
North Korea’s human rights situation has deteriorated over the past decade, with capital punishment broadened and increasingly enforced for offenses such as distributing foreign media, according to a new assessment published Friday by the UN Human Rights Office for the Human Rights Council. At the heart of the findings is the expanded use of the [...]
