The UN Security Council voted to cease the ongoing political mission in Sudan on Friday. This follows claims by Sudan’s military government that the mission failed to meet expectations. This withdrawal comes only months after the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called on the international community for new funding to respond to the Sudan crisis. [...]

Three Palestinian human rights groups, Al Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, filed a lawsuit on Friday with the International Criminal Court (ICC) asking for an investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel. The submission, which was made under Article 15 of the Rome Statute, accuses Israel [...]

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that the WHO is “extremely disturbed” by reports of airstrikes near Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, the largest in the region. Hours earlier, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said the hospital was hit by Israeli Defense Force (IDF) airstrikes, killing at least one person and trapping [...]

In a statement released Friday, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) warned of the “multi-layered human rights violations of Palestinians” occurring in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The statement further notes that 132 Palestinians, 41 of which were children, have been killed in the West Bank since Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel [...]

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) claimed in a statement released Friday that an attack on their ambulances in Gaza by Israeli forces that day was in breach of the Geneva Conventions and amounted to a war crime. The statement condemned the attack, which PRCS says targeted ambulances transporting injured civilians between Gaza City and [...]

The Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, announced on Thursday their adoption of decision number 8371, which bans religious organizations who have colluded with armed aggressors from operating within the state. This appears to be aimed at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has been accused of collaborating with Russia. More than 250 members of parliament [...]

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Saturday that 7,000 soldiers would be mobilized after the country activated its highest alert level following the stabbing death of a teacher in an apparent Islamist attack. According to Euronews, French authorities have opened anti-terror investigations after 18-year-old Mohammed Mogouchkov attacked three people, killing one teacher, in a high school [...]

Amid the recent renewed conflict between Israel and Hamas, Human Rights Watch (HRC) Thursday claimed that the Israeli armed forces had used a substance known as white phosphorous in munitions fired at populated urban locations. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) appeared to rebut this allegation in subsequent statements. White phosphorus is a toxic material that [...]

Burkina Faso coup leader Ibrahim Traore announced Friday that there would be no elections in the country until security concerns were addressed. Traore previously promised elections would be reinstated by 2024 to ensure democracy. Speaking on national television, the junta leader said elections were not a priority compared to the related security concerns. In response [...]

The Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday condemned the actions of Guatemala’s attorney general regarding delays and claims of fraud concerning recent election results within the region. In the period following the election, five raids were conducted by the Public Prosecutor’s Office. OAS argues that the attorney general’s actions are unconstitutional and part of [...]