The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights Francesca Albanese, marking an escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to prevent international scrutiny of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio justified the sanctions by claiming Albanese engaged in “biased and malicious activities,” “spewed unabashed antisemitism,” [...]

Amnesty International published a statement on Tuesday calling for Egypt to release those who were detained by the country on the sole basis of expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people amidst the war with Israel. Amnesty International calls for the “unconditional and immediate release” of these activists. In addition to their call for the release [...]

On Wednesday, Amnesty International urged Syria’s president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, to ensure the publication of all the findings of a fact-finding committee’s investigation into the targeted killings of Syria’s Alawite minority. Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Kirstine Beckerle said, “Survivors and the families of victims have the right to [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday found that Russia has committed grave violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) in Ukraine. Judges at the ECHR rendered a series of decisions related to consolidated complaints brought forth by Ukraine and the Netherlands since the conflict in Ukraine began in 2014. Among the alleged violations [...]

Russian election watchdog group Golos announced Tuesday of termination of its work, citing the sentencing of Grigory Melkonyants, an election expert, as a core reason. In 2013, the Ministry of Justice identified Golos, which had operated in Russia since the early 2000s, as a “foreign agent.” In the declaration, Golos shared that it only recently [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday reported that women searching for their missing loved ones in Mexico, where over 128,000 people have been forcibly disappeared, are increasingly exposed to violence and reprisals, with at least 16 killed to date. In the report, titled “Disappearing again: Violence and impacts experienced by women searchers in Mexico,” the harrowing toll [...]

A Saint Petersburg court announced a case Tuesday against the bookstore Подписные издания (Subscription Editions) on charges of “LGBTQA+ propaganda.” No information is available yet regarding the reasons for the charges. On its website, the bookstore shares that it has been open since 1926, with photos that capture the involvement of the store with the [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted an injunction that had blocked President Donald Trump from implementing sweeping reforms aimed at restructuring the federal government. The case centers on Executive Order 14210, signed in February, which directs federal agencies to undertake “large-scale reductions in force” and submit reorganization plans that could eliminate or consolidate existing [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday urged Sudanese authorities to immediately release two freelance journalists detained in North Darfur. CPJ Middle East and North Africa regional director Sara Qudah said, “The July 7 arrest of freelance journalists Nasr Yaqoub and Mohamed Ahmed Nazar is a clear attack on the public’s right to know [...]