A UN rights report released Friday declared that all parties to the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have committed serious violations of international humanitarian law, possibly rising to the level of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report, prepared by a Fact-Finding Mission of the Office of the [...]

The earth shook beneath Afghanistan once again, and as rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble, one devastating truth became clear: half our population remains invisible even in our darkest hour. As aftershocks continue to rattle the earthquake-stricken regions, the images and videos emerging from the disaster zone tell a familiar, heartbreaking story. Men dig [...]

On June 18, 2023, the Canadian government publicly accused the Indian government of killing Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and a prominent leader in the Khalistan movement that advocates for an independent homeland in the Punjab region of India. This case illustrates an extraterritorial killing—a form of unlawful killing related to extrajudicial killings. Even [...]

South Korea’s foreign ministry announced Friday that it is sending personnel to a US Hyundai-LG battery plant where more than 300 Korean citizens were detained in an immigration raid the previous day, according to local media. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lee Jae-woong said South Korea voiced concerns to the US embassy in Seoul and called on US [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled Thursday that the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” may remain open while the case challenging it moves through federal appeal. The order removes a preliminary injunction issued in August by the US District Court for the Southern District of [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday upheld an Illinois law that bans the carrying of firearms on public transit, effectively overturning a lower court decision that found the ban unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. The Illinois law prohibits the carrying of firearms in a variety of [...]

Amnesty International called on Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary candidates on Thursday to prioritize human rights in their political agendas and ensure that Malawians’ rights are respected before, during and after the country’s September 16 elections. The organization emphasized that the upcoming elections present an opportunity to advance human rights in Malawi, particularly following unmet commitments [...]

A US federal court ruled Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s administration’s cancellation of $2.2 billion worth of grants intended for Harvard University was unlawful. Harvard University has been targeted by a slew of executive actions from President Trump and his administration over the last six months, including funding freezes, investigations, and threats to the [...]

On the afternoon of September 3, I noticed multiple helicopters circling overhead while I worked from my apartment in Lowell, Massachusetts. At first, I thought little of it—helicopters are a common sight where I live. But after two hours of incessant buzzing, I searched online and found a public Facebook post about a possibly armed [...]

The UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls on Wednesday commended a legislative effort to repeal Brazil’s controversial Parental Alienation Law and to remove the contentious definition of “parental alienation” in Brazil’s Specialized Hearing Law. Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem said: “This initiative, led by a group of feminist congresswomen, is an important step [...]