Amnesty International on Friday condemned Hezbollah’s repeated attacks on civilian areas of Israel using unguided rockets, following a thorough investigation. Hezbollah’s rocket attacks resulted in the deaths of eight civilians and injuries to at least 16 others in October. The rocket attacks intensified following the escalation of Hezbollah’s conflict with Israel in late September 2024. [...]

Paraguay authorities have arrested 26 suspects, dismantled two criminal networks, and identified 12 companies engaged in systematic illegal deforestation and trafficking of native tree species. The Paraguayan government, along with INTERPOL and 14 other agencies, launched Operation Panthera Onca to combat environmental crimes and the exploitation of natural resources in the tri-border region where Paraguay, [...]

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) strongly condemned Israel’s extensive military operations in Syria in a press conference on Wednesday, emphasizing that these actions following Bashar al-Assad’s downfall constitute serious violations of international law. United Nations experts, including the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and [...]

The UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting in New York on Monday afternoon to discuss the situation in Syria, as announced by Russia’s first deputy permanent representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, in a Telegram post. Russia requested an urgent closed consultation with the UNSC after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to [...]

Slovenia’s Prime Minister Robert Golob appeared before a national anti-corruption commission on Wednesday, rejecting accusations that he interfered in police staffing decisions. The charges were filed in late October, with the Slovenian police submitting a criminal complaint over allegations of “interfering in police affairs.” The complaint, directed to the Specialised Public Prosecutor’s Office (KPK), is [...]

The fifth session of negotiations on a historic, legally binding global plastic pollution treaty concluded on Sunday, with countries agreeing to reconvene in 2025. The session, held from November 25 to December 3, was hosted by the government of the Republic of Korea and attracted more than 3,300 participants, including delegates from over 170 countries and [...]

Romania’s Constitutional Court directed the Central Electoral Bureau on Thursday to reverify and recount all ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election. The court’s ruling, made in accordance with Article 146(f) of the Romanian Constitution, empowers the Constitutional Court to intervene in electoral disputes. The ruling therefore mandates the reexamination of both valid [...]

The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua voiced grave concerns on Monday over newly enacted constitutional amendments, warning that the changes are an attempt to grant President Daniel Ortega unlimited power and could undermine democratic governance. The newly adopted amendments expand the presidential term from five to six years and elevate the role of the [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and a coalition of US states filed a motion on Wednesday seeking to compel Google to divest its Chrome web browser. The DOJ argued that Google’s control over Chrome has significantly bolstered its monopolistic position in the search-engine market. The department contended that forcing Google to divest Chrome is [...]

Amnesty International has condemned the increasing harm inflicted on children in Ukraine by Russian airstrikes, describing them as a grave violation of international law. In a statement issued on Monday, Amnesty International outlined a series of attacks in 2024 that resulted in child casualties, calling for urgent accountability for the perpetrators of these unlawful acts [...]