Gaza is suffering “man-made mass starvation” caused by the blockade of aid into the territory, the head of the World-Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said, as more than 100 humanitarian agencies urged Israel to allow supplies in to alleviate the crisis. In the face of this catastrophe, Canada must urgently deploy peacekeeping forces to [...]

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk cautioned on Thursday that the UK government’s decision to list the activist group Palestine Action under terrorist legislation may contravene international standards. Türk noted that under international standards, acts of terrorism should be limited to “criminal acts intended to cause death or serious injury” with the goal of “intimidating [...]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Thursday that he has sent a bill to the country’s parliament, Verkhovna Rada, aimed at restoring the independence of anti-corruption agencies. The move comes amid nationwide protests and criticism from the European Union (EU) over a bill approved days earlier that removed the independence of these agencies. In his [...]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must take immediate action to combat human trafficking amid ongoing conflict in the country’s eastern regions, a high-ranking UN official urged Friday. Siobhán Mullally, the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, said in a statement:  Conflict-related trafficking of children by armed groups persists with impunity, and is at [...]

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun deporting immigrants from Alligator Alcatraz, a hastily built detention camp in the Florida Everglades, Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Friday. Erected in the space of eight days on the grounds of an old airstrip, Alligator Alcatraz is part of a detention system that represents a core [...]

Refugees International on Wednesday called for urgent donor support and policy coordination as Kenya moves to implement major reforms to its refugee system amid sharp foreign aid cuts and ongoing legal and administrative challenges. The group’s latest report warns that Kenya’s integration efforts, anchored in the 2021 Refugee Act and reinforced by the March 2025 [...]

The Supreme Court of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ruling finding that descendants of formerly enslaved people are eligible for tribal citizenship. Appellants, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Citizenship Board, argued that the Nation’s sovereign immunity was violated by the district court when evidence was brought for consideration by the district [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday condemned Iran’s use of cluster munitions in populated living areas during June attacks on Israel, declaring the actions a blatant violation of international humanitarian law. The organization argued that the deployment of these weapons clearly breached established legal protections for civilians during armed conflicts. Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s senior director [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday protested the targeting of Vitaliy Shabunin, co-founder of the Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC), by Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). Shabunin, “a prominent anti-corruption activist who has played a key role in exposing allegations of government corruption,” recently criticized the Ministry of Defense and the president over weapon procurement [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada affirmed on Thursday the constitutionality of sex work-related offenses. The court held that the impugned offenses do not infringe the right to security of sex workers under Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The appeal concerned Criminal Code sections 286.2 and 286.3, which prohibit the procurement [...]