The United Nations condemned Monday the killing of eight Palestinian paramedics, five civil defense first responders, and a UN staff member by Israeli forces in Rafah, southern Gaza. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher demanded “justice and answers,” calling the attack an unacceptable violation of international law. The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reportedly recovered [...]

The chairmen of the American House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Sen. James Risch (R-ID), condemned Monday the upcoming and past Human Rights Council (HRC) agenda items for “disproportionately” focusing on Israel’s alleged human rights violations in Golan Heights and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The letter highlights [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International called on the military junta of Myanmar to facilitate relief efforts and join opposition groups in a partial ceasefire on Tuesday. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand last Friday, devastating the Sagaing region. The official death toll is at 2,065 although experts warn the number could [...]

US District Court Judge Susan Paradise Baxter ruled Monday that Pennsylvania must count undated or misdated mail-in ballots, finding that rejecting such ballots violated the First Amendment. Plaintiffs Bette Eakin, Ines Massella, Fetterman for PA, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee filed suit against Pennsylvania’s 67 county boards of elections [...]

Amnesty International expressed concerns on Tuesday about the lack of political will in South Sudan to address ongoing violations of international human rights law amid escalating violence from both internal and cross-border conflicts. Reports indicate that attacks on civilians, political repression and the increasing risk of a wider civil war have pushed the country deeper [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held on Tuesday that the Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria did not violate the applicant, Mihail Doynov’s right to a fair trial and judicial impartiality. Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court decided his case and was simultaneously a defendant, as Doynov’s legal challenge had alleged that the court had breached [...]

On Monday, Amnesty International urged Central Asia and EU nations to focus on actively protecting human rights and civil society spaces during the upcoming EU-Central Asia Summit. The summit will be held on April 3 and 4, 2025, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: If Central Asian [...]

Amnesty International called upon Hungary on Monday to arrest and surrender Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the International Criminal Court ahead of his reported visit to the country. According to an announcement from Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office, he will be visiting Hungary, on invitation from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, from Wednesday to Sunday. [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) demanded Monday the unconditional release of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi after the Iranian government threatened to re-imprison the human rights activist in an evident attempt to silence her. Mohammadi’s health condition dramatically worsened during the prison sentence she has been serving since 2016. The group strongly expressed criticism of [...]