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UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday that attacks on peacekeepers violate international law and may constitute war crimes after a UN peacekeeper in Lebanon was wounded by gunfire amid Israel’s military operations in the country. In a statement on X and through his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, Guterres emphasized that the safety of UN personnel [...]

UN agencies and NGOs expressed deep concern over the referral of humanitarian personnel to criminal prosecution by the Houthi authorities in Yemen, according to a joint statement on Saturday. They called for the immediate and urgent release of the workers. “The targeting of humanitarians in Yemen – including arbitrary detention, intimidation, mistreatment, and false allegations–must [...]

A UN report released Thursday documented Israeli attacks on healthcare facilities and medical personnel in the Gaza Strip in violation of international human rights laws, calling the attacks war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report, written by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, also [...]

The UN Human Rights Council on Monday renewed the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan, stressing its condemnation of the ongoing conflict between the parties and its concern about the humanitarian crisis in the country. The resolution was adopted by a recorded vote of 23 to 12, an uptick from last year’s [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday called on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to commence negotiations on a global treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity. The group said UNGA must attempt to solidify and strengthen the existing international framework in order to deliver justice more efficiently. Although specific crimes such as genocide are covered [...]

Saudi Arabia faced a second consecutive defeat on Wednesday during the United Nations General Assembly’s election for the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2025-2027 term. The kingdom’s bid for a seat was thwarted due to widespread concerns over its human rights record, with member states voting against its candidacy. The election process involved selecting 18 new members from [...]

The UK on Wednesday accused Russia of violating international humanitarian law in its ongoing war against Ukraine, citing UN findings of war crimes including rape, sexual violence and torture, as well as repeated large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure. During a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, UK [...]

A joint media report has led Dutch prosecutors to consider a criminal case based on claims that senior Israeli intelligence officials have interfered with an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into alleged crimes in occupied Palestine, The Guardian confirmed on Tuesday. The Guardian, +972 Magazine and Local Call jointly investigated what they allege are nine years [...]

Sri Lanka elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on September 21, marking the first time in the country’s history that a candidate outside the two major political parties has won the presidency. Dissanayake, representing the National People’s Power (NPP) coalition, defeated candidates from the long-dominant United National Party (UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom [...]

“For by Wise Counsel, Thou Shalt Make Thy War.” Proverbs 24.6 For mostly good reason, policy discussions of Israel’s nuclear strategy and doctrine have been intentionally vague and without evident nuance. More specifically, there have been few open-literature assessments of a limited nuclear war and its law-supported capacity for enhancing Israel’s strategic deterrence. Now, however, [...]