Amnesty International on Monday urged the International Association Football Federation (FIFA), national football associations, and 2026 FIFA World Cup sponsors to make sure human rights of fans, players, journalists, workers, and local communities are preserved during the tournament, which will begin June 11 in Canada, Mexico and the US. The rights group reminded host countries [...]

Press rights groups, including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), Media Rights Organization (MRA), and International Press Centre, on Friday condemned the March 21 beating of Nigerian journalist Muhammad Sani Adamu in Bauchi state by local police. The CPJ called for authorities to transparently conduct investigations and hold [...]

The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in Trump v. Barbara. The Court will decide a case that reaches far beyond the usual debates over immigration policy. President Trump aims to withhold birthright citizenship from certain children born on US soil, based solely on their parents’ immigration status. Ultimately, the Court will [...]

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) released a warning on Friday that Israeli strikes and widespread evacuation orders in Lebanon are causing a deepening humanitarian crisis. Since March 2, more than 1 million people, one in five residents, have been forced to flee their homes. Even in flight, residents are not safe. Israeli strikes have [...]

Human  rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday warned that India’s proposed extension of restrictions on overseas funding for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) would curtail civil society space and undermine fundamental rights. Through the Foreign Contribution Bill 2026, the government seeks to expand and prolong regulatory controls under the existing Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (FCRA) framework. [...]

Nepal police on Saturday arrested former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak at their respective homes in Bhaktapur. Officers used “urgent arrest warrants” to take the leaders into custody in connection with a homicide investigation into the deaths of protesters during the “Gen Z” uprising last September. The operation began [...]

The United Nations human rights chief, at an emergency UN Human Rights council debate on Friday, strongly condemned the US-Israeli bombing of the Iranian elementary school on February 28. He called on Israel, the United States, and Iran to end attacks and “return to negotiations.” On February 28, a missile struck Shajareh Tayyebeh Girls’ school [...]

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed a bill on Thursday that requires new registered voters to prove that they are United States citizens in order to cast a ballot in state elections. In the press release, Senate Bill 175 was explained to: only appl to state elections and only impacts new registrants. If a South [...]

UN experts on Friday welcomed Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s ratification of the 1989 International Convention against Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries. The experts praised the signing of what amounts to a new anti-mercenary legislative package, calling it an essential step toward protecting human rights and upholding international legal obligations. Colombia has experienced a [...]