The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expressed alarm on Tuesday regarding disturbing footage that demonstrates Libya’s serious human rights violations in the Garnada detention facility. These violations include torture and ill-treatment of detainees. The concerned footage has been circulating on social media, showing prisoners enduring extreme forms of violence in what is believed to be [...]

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded on Wednesday to the alleged death of Oscar Jenkins, a Melbourne man captured while fighting for Ukraine, swearing to take “the strongest action possible” against Russia if Jenkins’ death is confirmed. Jenkins, who had joined Ukrainian forces in their conflict against Russia, was allegedly taken into custody by Russian [...]

The UK Independent Afghanistan Inquiry published Wednesday has shed light on allegations of unlawful killings carried out by British special forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013. The inquiry, which examined classified military records, whistleblower accounts, and survivor testimonies, uncovered a disturbing pattern of behavior that raises serious questions about accountability and the rule of [...]

A judge in Ecuador ordered the pretrial detention of 16 Air Force personnel on Tuesday amid investigations into the disappearance and deaths of four minors in Guayaquil. The Attorney General’s Office filed charges of enforced disappearance against the 16 men, and the judge ordered their detention while prosecutors conduct their investigation. The prosecution’s evidence of [...]

Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye, who disappeared Saturday while visiting Kenya, resurfaced on Wednesday in a military jail back in Uganda, according to statements from his wife and James Orengo, governor of Siaya, Kenya. The opposition figure’s disappearance sparked a response from Amnesty International. The group discussed the growing and worrying trend of [...]

Pakistan has escalated its crackdown on political dissent, according to a report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday. The group urged the authorities to release detainees who participated in peaceful protest, respect their right to fair trial, and comply with international human rights standards when responding to violence. The HRW report highlights the [...]

An Australian court upheld an order on Friday for X (formerly Twitter) to pay a fine of A$610,500 for failing to comply with a regulator’s request for information disclosing anti-child-abuse practices, amid efforts to impose responsibilities on digital platforms to protect children from online exploitation. Under the Online Safety Act, social media platforms are required [...]

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Wednesday refused to sign a highly controversial “Family Values and the Protection of Minors” bill to significantly curtail the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals. The bill, which passed with overwhelming parliamentary support, seeks to ban same-sex marriage, prohibit adoption by same-sex couples, restrict gender-affirming care, and limit public expressions of LGBTQ+ [...]

The Supreme Court of Tasmania ruled on Friday that the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart was within its legal rights to bar men from attending a women-only art exhibit aimed at addressing gender inequalities. The exhibit, titled the “Ladies Lounge,” was designed to highlight the exclusion of women from male-dominated spheres [...]

Eswatini’s main opposition leader Mlungisi Makhanya was poisoned in an attempted assassination, according to his party, the People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), on Wednesday. This accusation drew attention to the southern African nation, which is one of the last absolute monarchies still in existence and where the government has been working for years to suppress [...]