UN experts on Friday warned that the recent earthquakes in Venezuela have exacerbated its humanitarian and human rights crisis, and urged authorities to remove regulatory barriers to humanitarian aid and relief provided by non-profits and NGOs. The UN called on Venezuela and the international community to remove restrictions and respect civil society as a “key [...]

31 civil society organizations on Friday called on the EU and its member states to end their cooperation with Libyan authorities on migration control. The groups expressed alarm at plans to strengthen cooperation with rival authorities in Eastern and Western Libya who have a longstanding record of human rights abuses against refugees, asylum seekers, and [...]

Human Rights Watch on Friday warned of the deteriorating economic state in Afghanistan.  Millions of citizens are at risk of suffering from severe hunger due to a sharp decline in international aid and restrictive Taliban policies that target women and hinder humanitarian access. Statistics from the United Nations warn that 46 percent of Afghanistan’s citizens [...]

UN expert Morris Tidball-Binz on Friday condemned the killing of 20 Honduran farmworkers on the 21st of May 2026 and called for those responsible to be brought to justice, ensure that the victims’ families are provided with reparations, and that there will be no escalation of violence of a similar magnitude in the future. As [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday urged calm and restraint amid escalating unrest ahead of regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, emphasizing the need for impartial investigations into protest-related deaths and renewed political dialogue to address longstanding grievances. Türk expressed concern over increasing violence in the region as tensions continue to rise [...]

The UN warned on Friday that Djibouti is facing severe, emergency-level hunger following the release of a report on the food insecurity situation. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (ICP) Index’s report projected that between July and December 2026, more than 25 percent of Djibouti’s population, 256,000 people, are facing IPC Phase 3 or above [...]

Amnesty International on Friday urged member states of the African Union to continue providing political, legal, and financial support to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Court) to enable the court to carry out its mandate more effectively across the continent. In light of the court’s 20th anniversary, which fell on July [...]

Amnesty International on Friday condemned the Portuguese Parliament’s recent announcement that it passed a new law prohibiting the donning of face coverings in public areas, a decision that carries repercussions for fundamental civil liberties and individual autonomy in the country. João Godinho Martins, the executive director of Amnesty International in Portugal, stated: “Far from promoting [...]

The UK lord speaker, Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, warned on Thursday that the rushed House of Lords reform could have the unintended effect of “blowing a constitutional fuse” in a public speech given at the Hansard Society. In his speech, Forsyth argued that the upper house can, without time constraints and pressures of re-elections, scrutinize [...]

Human Rights Watch on Thursday raised concerns surrounding the arbitrary detention of government critics by the Ugandan military, stating that the authorities hold the individuals in undisclosed locations and subsequently transfer them to civilian authorities for politically motivated prosecutions. The organization said the detentions form part of a broader campaign against opposition figures, lawyers, journalists, [...]