Amnesty International condemned the EU on Thursday for refusing to condemn Israel’s recent airstrikes in Gaza, calling it “another shameful attempt to justify Israel’s genocide and war crimes against Palestinians.” In response to a statement from the European Council, the director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, Eve Geddie, observed that the EU refused to [...]

The UN Human Rights chief expressed concerns over Israel’s escalation in Gaza, in a statement released on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. Numerous airstrikes and shelling took place overnight which led to the death of hundreds of Palestinians. The Israel Defence Forces stated that they continued to strike terror targets belonging to “Palestinian Islamic Jihad [...]

The Belgian Prosecutor’s Office conducted 21 searches in the Brussels Capital, along with several regions in Flanders and Portugal on Thursday. The Brussels Examining Magistrate initiated an investigation into corruption allegations within the European Parliament and the Chinese technological company Huawei. According to the statement, the prosecutor’s office alleged that up to 15 former and [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Japan to stop retaliating against a UN committee for women’s rights . The development follows the committee’s recommendation that Japan revise its domestic law to allow female heirs to inherit the throne. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) recommended that Japan revise its [...]

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) launched an investigation into Alberta Health Services on Thursday, confirmed by Public Interest Alberta. The investigation follows a complaint in February that made several allegations of corruption with respect to Alberta Health Services procurement, and the RCMP refused to provide further information given the active investigation. The investigation follows [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Wednesday that unveiled harmful mining practices in Zambia, specifically at Kabwe, the capital of Zambia’s Central Province. The report accused the Zambian government of facilitating the lead poisoning of its citizens instead of protecting them from the hazardous effects of mining. Associate children’s rights director at HRW Juliane [...]

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Tuesday that Google’s decision to deny developer Enel’s JuicePass app access to Android Auto’s platform was an abuse of market power. Initially launched in 2018 by Italian parent company Enel, JuicePass enables drivers to find and reserve electric vehicle charging stations worldwide. The EU court’s press [...]

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Thursday that the Trump administration has removed half a million Haitians from temporary protected status (TPS), reversing a Biden administration move that had extended their TPS by 18 months. Secretary Kristi Noem stated that she was following the true purpose of the policy and that she and [...]

The UN and its partners on Monday launched a Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan as well as a Regional Refugee Response Plan to aid Sudan amid its humanitarian crisis. Approximately 30.4 million people are to be assisted by the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, and 4.8 million people will be aided by the Regional Refugee [...]

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump and his administration over the federal aid freeze policy, claiming that it is unconstitutional for the executive branch to suspend money that Congress has already approved. The lawsuit specifically details the funds the federal government has withheld since January 27, namely the $3.1 [...]