A Pakistani military court sentenced former intelligence chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years imprisonment on charges of espionage and abuse of power, according to a press release by the media and public relations division of Pakistan’s army on Thursday. According to the statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Field General Court Martial found [...]

Amnesty International stated on Monday that Nepal’s law enforcement agencies used excessive force to suppress September’s youth-led demonstrations, also known as the Gen Z protests, resulting in deaths, injuries and property damage. The organization asserted that this conduct violated international human rights law and urged Nepalese authorities to investigate these incidents and hold those responsible [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concerns Wednesday regarding the safety of noncitizens attending the 2026 World Cup in the US, following the arrest and deportation of an asylum seeker during the Club World Cup tournament final in New Jersey. The rights group condemned the incident and asserted that it exemplified how recent US immigration policies [...]

Amnesty International called on Wednesday for investigations into deadly attacks carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against a refugee camp in Sudan’s North Darfur state. It stated that these attacks may constitute war crimes and called for an immediate end to the ongoing conflict. According to Amnesty International’s report, the RSF, armed [...]

Amnesty International charged on Thursday that governments and the global fashion industry profit from the ongoing abuse of workers’ right to freedom of association in four major garment manufacturing hubs, asserting that this violates international labor rights. The organization based its findings on two reports compiled between September 2023 and August 2024 across 20 garment [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday to guarantee the safety of journalist Michael Tenende, who has reportedly received repeated threats from a local mayor after publishing critical reporting on her administration. CPJ Africa director Angela Quintal emphasized the need for authorities to protect [...]

The UN decried on Friday a recent attack against civilians perpetrated by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The UN described the incident as “one of the most appalling attacks” ever recorded in the country, and indicated that it may constitute a war crime. According to [...]

A UNICEF report revealed on Thursday that over 19 percent of children globally live in extreme poverty, with the majority concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The organization urged governments worldwide to implement effective policies to address child poverty and secure improved futures for children. The report found that one in five children worldwide [...]

Indigenous groups held protests on Friday in Belém, blocking the main entrance to the restricted area at the UN Climate Summit (COP30) to demand that the Brazilian government halt extractive projects that jeopardize their cultures and livelihoods. The protesters mostly belonged to the Munduruku Indigenous people who live in the Amazon rainforest, mainly in the [...]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders on Wednesday to prioritize Africa and promote peace, security and sustainable development on the continent. The statement follows the Ninth African Union-UN Annual Conference, where the UN and the African Union (AU) discussed the need to implement further cooperation frameworks, as well as to boost joint action to [...]