The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday expressed concern that displacement and the overall humanitarian crisis in Yemen will intensify as the ongoing conflict escalates.
UNHCR’s Yemen Representative, Armen Yedgaryan highlighted the scale of the devastation at the
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Human Rights Watch pushes UN leaders to defend international accountability at upcoming General Assembly
Human Rights Watch on Monday called on world leaders attending the UN General Assembly in New York this week to defend international human rights institutions and uphold accountability for serious international crimes.
On September 21, a statement ahead of the…
US federal court rules Missouri cannot switch districting maps between primary and general election
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Monday ruled that Missouri must hold its November elections using the new congressional districting map enacted in 2025.
The current dispute began after the Missouri legislature passed House Bill 1…
Pressure spikes on Georgia as international groups demand legal accountability under ECHR
Several international civil society organizations on Monday issued a joint letter to members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), addressing the concerning situation following PACE Resolution 2664 (2026) on the functioning of democratic institutions in Georgia.…
Treatment of miners in the DRC by M23 rebels violates international humanitarian law, Amnesty International says
Amnesty International on Monday condemned the March 23 Movement (M23) over human rights abuses committed in the mines they control in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Commenting on the dire domestic human rights crisis afflicting the region, Agnès Callamard,…
UN rapporteur urges adoption of a binding treaty in face of Russian transnational repression
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation on Monday presented a report to the Human Rights Council, stating that Russian security services have assassinated or attempted to assassinate dissidents across Europe and have…
Tesla racial discrimination trial begins in California
A trial over car manufacturer Tesla’s alleged racially discriminatory employment practices begins Monday in Alameda County, California, according to Reuters.
The trial is scheduled to run until October 30 before state Superior Court Judge Peter Borkon and is one of…
White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, Politico faces constitutional challenge
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Three news outlets banned from the White House have sued the Trump administration Monday, claiming their exclusion from the White House violates their rights to free speech and due process
President Donald Trump announced Friday that CNN, MS NOW and…
US deportation flights to Haiti put lives at risk amid worsening humanitarian crisis, HRW warns
Human Rights Watch warned on Monday that the US has deported more than 450 Haitians since the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians ended in late July, sending them back to a country facing spiraling gang violence and a deepening…
South Korea moves to approve abortion pills for the first time, with rollout expected by 2027
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Wednesday stated that it aims to approve the country’s first abortion pill by the first quarter of 2027, filling a legal vacuum following the Constitutional Court of Korea’s 2019 judgment striking…