The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Monday that it shut down its office in the Nicaragua capital city of Managua at the request of Nicaraguan authorities. The closure, ICRC declared, marks the end of its humanitarian mission in the country, which began in 2018 after a mass anti-government uprising. In the following [...]

Violence broke out in Mozambique’s capital Maputo on Saturday between security forces and demonstrators protesting the results of the local elections. Confrontations were also reported in the cities of Nampula and Nacala. Security forces are said to have been using disproportionate force, including tear gas and live bullets, to disperse the protesters. At least three [...]

The Court of First Instance at Doha, Qatar has awarded the death penalty to eight Indian nationals, announced the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday. While the Qatari government has not revealed the exact charges, some sources state they were arrested on charges of espionage on behalf of Israel. The judgment is currently unavailable for [...]

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution renewing sanctions, an arms embargo, a travel ban and an asset freeze on Haiti. These measures were initially adopted in October 2022 to address the increasing gang violence, criminal activity and deteriorating political, economic, human rights and humanitarian situation in the country. Under [...]

The Supreme Court of India overturned the conviction of a woman sentenced to life imprisonment for the alleged murder of her new born child Thursday, holding that a woman could not be compelled to reveal matters relating to her private reproductive choices. The case concerned an incident occurring in 2004, in the central Indian state [...]

The High Constitutional Court of Madagascar ordered a one-week postponement of the presidential elections on Thursday, in light of protests that led to the injury of two presidential candidates. Security forces fired tear gas grenades during these protests. The first round of elections had been scheduled for November 9, but will now take place on [...]

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Russia by one year on Thursday. Mariana Katzarova is the first and present mandate holder. She was appointed in May 2023 and will continue monitoring and reporting on the human rights crisis in Russia. [...]

Asian News International (ANI) reported on Friday that farmers in the southern Indian state of Karnataka are protesting against an order to share water from the Cauvery River with the neighbouring State of Tamil Nadu. Protests have continued for over a week in both states. The city of Bangalore, home to many tech companies, has [...]

Air strikes in the Quoro market area of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killed at least 40 civilians and injured at least 50 more. The market “massacre,” with the highest death toll since the beginning of the war in Sudan, was reported by the Resistance Committee, a local activist group providing humanitarian aid to victims of the war. [...]

UN experts condemned Monday the Russian Constitutional Court’s decision to dismiss challenges to the constitutionality of recently enacted laws that criminalize any public act seeking to discredit the use of Russian Armed Forces. In the wake of the Russia-Ukraine War, these new laws have been used by Russian authorities to arrest over 20,000 people for [...]