UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan expressed deep concern on Friday over the shrinking space for civilians in Gaza, stating the Israeli army is forcibly displacing Palestinians from vast areas of land. Al-Kheetan stated: We call on all parties to reach a permanent ceasefire as soon as possible. [...]

An all-too-familiar federal judge to President Donald Trump ordered his administration on Thursday to preserve a set of text messages exchanged between high level government officials on the Signal messaging app, which contained sensitive military and strategic information that included targeted strikes in Yemen. The messages were exchanged over a period of four days between [...]

An adviser to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Thursday backed WhatsApp in its legal battle with the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), suggesting the media company’s challenge against the privacy watchdog should proceed. The opinion could open the door for companies to more directly contest decisions by the EDPB. Advocate General [...]

Escalating protests and clashes between pro-monarchy protesters and security forces has prompted the Nepali government to impose a curfew in the Tinkune, Koteshwor and Sinamangal areas of Kathmandu on Friday afternoon. The curfew comes in response to rival protests turning violent, resulting in property damage and vandalism in various parts of the city. The curfew [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to place local populations’ human rights at the center of the deal settling their long-standing border dispute. The group also urged the states to ensure victims of war crimes from the 2022 conflict receive justice. The group urged the two neighboring states to support investigations [...]

Amnesty International on Friday urged Myanmar’s military authorities to ensure full and unrestricted access to humanitarian aid for those affected by the recent 7.7-magnitude earthquake in central Myanmar. The group urged the military must remove administrative barriers that can delay needs assessments and ensure that humanitarian aid reaches all affected communities without discrimination. The group [...]

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan on Thursday called on its regional and international partners for “urgent, coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve the Revitalized Peace Agreement. The call comes in response to escalating violence and political instability in the region, where increasing military clashes, reports of indiscriminate attacks on civilian [...]

Amnesty International reported Thursday that the Serbian authorities employed Pegasus spyware against two investigative journalists in February 2025. Both journalists, from Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), have a research focus on state-sponsored corruption. Both Serbian journalists received a Viber text on February 14 from an unknown number. The message contained a link, which Amnesty Security Lab [...]

US President Donald Trump issued Thursday an executive order targeting big law firm WilmerHale for their employment of individuals involved in the Mueller special counsel investigation, employment practices, and the nature of the firm’s pro-bono work. The order criticized the firm’s employment of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller and top aides to the Russian election [...]

US District Judge Robert Pitman on Wednesday held Wednesday that the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional” while denying a temporary injunction request to install air conditioning in the prisons. According to the court, “Texas has more than 130,000 people serving time in prisons, more than any state in the US. Only about a [...]