Amnesty International on Tuesday criticized Iran’s newly implemented mandatory veiling law, saying that it intensifies the systemic subjugation of women and girls. The law enforces harsh penalties, including imprisonment, corporal punishment, and even the death penalty for individuals who violate obligatory hijab rules. The “Law on Protecting the Family through the Promotion of the Culture [...]

My grandfather told me once I was meant to be the heiress of a family-owned winery. Inside the courthouse gates, the ghosts of unfinished stories sit beside me in the cold, marble-columned silence. My grandfather’s voice echoes in my mind, recounting a spiel riddled with missing pieces about a winery that was never mine — [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a report on Tuesday detailing allegations of widespread human rights abuses committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s South Kordofan state. The report documents a pattern of violence in the towns of Habila and Fayu between December 2023 and March 2024, including the killing of scores of civilians, [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday criticized the inhumane treatment of migrants attempting to cross into Poland from Belarus, especially criticizing the actions to Polish border guards. According to the organization, Polish law enforcement “unlawfully” pushed migrants back into Belarus, sometimes using violence, while also denying them access to asylum procedures in violation of international [...]

The lightning-fast overthrow of Bashar al-Assad by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in late 2024 has dramatically changed the regional balance of power in Syria. After years of military dominance patronized by Iran, Russia and Hezbollah, the regime of Assad crumbled due to a combination of internal decay, declining morale among his forces, and strategic miscalculations. [...]

President Joe Biden designated the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania as a national monument Monday, marking a historic step to acknowledge the dark legacy of Native American boarding schools in the United States. The school was part of a broader system of Native American boarding schools aimed at erasing indigenous cultures and assimilating [...]

South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) on Monday confirmed it had requested and secured a travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol, following his controversial martial law declaration last week. CIO Chief Oh Dong-Woon announced during a parliamentary hearing that he instructed investigators to file the request, which the Justice Ministry approved shortly [...]

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, Ben Saul, praised Côte d’Ivoire on Monday for its commitment to hosting over 63,000 asylum seekers fleeing terrorist violence from neighboring countries, as well as its significant investments in the northern region. In a press release following his visit, Saul commended the country’s proactive approach [...]

Amnesty International on Monday called upon Chad authorities to “immediately release” the relatives of killed opposition party leader Yaya Dillo Djerou, who remain detained despite being acquitted. The statement urges Chadian authorities to release 10 detained relatives of the Parti Socialiste sans Frontières (PSF) leader. The relatives were acquitted in July following a military assault [...]

The UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting in New York on Monday afternoon to discuss the situation in Syria, as announced by Russia’s first deputy permanent representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, in a Telegram post. Russia requested an urgent closed consultation with the UNSC after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to [...]