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UN rights commissioner condemns RSF attacks on Sudan civilians amidst ongoing conflict

UN rights commissioner condemns RSF attacks on Sudan civilians amidst ongoing conflict

UN special rapporteur urges accountability for civilian killings in Lebanon

UN special rapporteur urges accountability for civilian killings in Lebanon

UN Reports millions in Haiti face acute hunger epidemic as armed groups tighten control

UN Reports millions in Haiti face acute hunger epidemic as armed groups tighten control

Computer scientist petitions US Supreme Court to reconsider AI

Computer scientist petitions US Supreme Court to reconsider AI

Human rights experts condemn new Taliban internet restrictions

Human rights experts condemn new Taliban internet restrictions

US strikes in southern Caribbean draws UN call for restraint

US strikes in southern Caribbean draws UN call for restraint

Human rights groups tell Microsoft to suspend business with Israel government

Human rights groups tell Microsoft to suspend business with Israel government

Congressional Republicans roll back Western public lands restrictions, advancing Trump's energy agenda

Congressional Republicans roll back Western public lands restrictions, advancing Trump's energy agenda

US Senate votes to repeal Iraq military authorizations

US Senate votes to repeal Iraq military authorizations

Peru Congress removes President Boluarte from office on moral incapacity grounds

Peru Congress removes President Boluarte from office on moral incapacity grounds

Committee to Protect Journalists urges release of Vietnamese journalist

Committee to Protect Journalists urges release of Vietnamese journalist

Kenya dispatch: Law Society president resigns from police brutality compensation panel over independence concerns

Kenya dispatch: Law Society president resigns from police brutality compensation panel over independence concerns

NY AG indicted in mortgage fraud case

NY AG indicted in mortgage fraud case

Israel approves ceasefire in Gaza, hostage exchange framework

Israel approves ceasefire in Gaza, hostage exchange framework

El Salvador authorities misused legal reforms to criminalize rights defenders, rights group says

El Salvador authorities misused legal reforms to criminalize rights defenders, rights group says

Unrest erupts in Azad Kashmir amid protests, legal battles, and demands for reform

Unrest erupts in Azad Kashmir amid protests, legal battles, and demands for reform

Chicago judge temporarily blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois

Chicago judge temporarily blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois

Comedians criticized for silence on Saudi Arabia human rights record after comedy festival

Comedians criticized for silence on Saudi Arabia human rights record after comedy festival

Rights group denounces Tunisia death sentence for anti

Rights group denounces Tunisia death sentence for anti

Former FBI director pleas not guilty to obstruction of justice and false statement charges

Former FBI director pleas not guilty to obstruction of justice and false statement charges

Thousands of organizations join to condemn White House domestic terrorism order

Thousands of organizations join to condemn White House domestic terrorism order

California becomes first state to ban ultraprocessed foods from school meals

California becomes first state to ban ultraprocessed foods from school meals

Texas court halts execution of man convicted in shaken baby syndrome case

Texas court halts execution of man convicted in shaken baby syndrome case

Media report indicates Sudan forces may have used chemical weapons, rights group says

Media report indicates Sudan forces may have used chemical weapons, rights group says

UN expert calls for international support in locating missing persons in Syria

UN expert calls for international support in locating missing persons in Syria

Press freedom group decries killing of Sudan journalist

Press freedom group decries killing of Sudan journalist

Egypt authorities condemned over detention of journalist Ismail Iskandarani

Egypt authorities condemned over detention of journalist Ismail Iskandarani

SCOTUS dispatch: justices see speech concerns in conversion therapy ban, but path forward unclear

SCOTUS dispatch: justices see speech concerns in conversion therapy ban, but path forward unclear

China urged to drop charges against detained artist Gao Zhen

China urged to drop charges against detained artist Gao Zhen

Rights group sounds alarm on forced disappearances in Tanzania

Rights group sounds alarm on forced disappearances in Tanzania