The UK Foreign Office revealed in a Thursday statement delivered in both the House of Commons and House of Lords that nine “serious and significant offenses” were allegedly committed by foreign officials with diplomatic immunity in 2023. The crimes include sexual assault, indecent exposure, and child cruelty, among others. “We define serious offences as those [...]

European governments must acknowledge and take responsibility for the enduring consequences of their colonial pasts, which continue to affect people of African descent both in Africa and throughout the diaspora, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Monday. This statement comes ahead of the 140th anniversary of the 1884 Berlin Africa Conference, a [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that Azerbaijan violated the freedom of expression of a lawyer who was disbarred for filing a corruption complaint against the director of a legal consultancy. The applicant, Afgan Mammadov, argued that his disbarment was a form of retaliation for exercising his freedom of expression under [...]

France risks breaching the UN arms embargo on Sudan by allowing French-manufactured military technology to be incorporated into armored personnel carriers (APCs) currently being used in war zones in Darfur, Amnesty International reported on Thursday. The Nimr Ajban APCs used by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are manufactured in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) [...]

The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a bill requiring students to use school facilities that align with their biological sex, restricting transgender students’ access to school restrooms that align with their gender identity. If approved by the governor, Senate Bill (SB) 104 would require public primary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to [...]

Israel’s forced displacement of civilians in Gaza could constitute a war crime, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report alleges that Israel’s military operations have left nearly the entire population of Gaza displaced, with evacuation orders issued under conditions that prevent safe passage and access to essential resources amid [...]

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the Taliban’s latest public execution of a convicted murderer, which took place at a sports stadium in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktya province on Wednesday. The execution marks the sixth known public execution since the Taliban’s return to power, reigniting international outrage over the group’s use of [...]

The US of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday vacated an injunction against an Indiana law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors, allowing the law to take effect. In a split decision, the majority stated that the lower US district court erred in issuing the injunction because plaintiffs failed to show “irreparable harm” if the [...]

The Viasna Human Rights Center, a human rights organization based in Belarus, reported Tuesday that imprisoned Belarusian activist Maryia Kalesnikava resurfaced after more than 18 months without contact. Kalesnikava met her father in the prison hospital. Kalesnikava, a well-known opposition activist in Belarus, was the head of presidential candidate Viktar Babaryka’s 2020 campaign team. She [...]

India’s Supreme Court released a ruling on Wednesday finding that the country’s authorities cannot use demolition of properties as punishment for those accused or convicted of crimes. It set stringent guidelines against the act, known as “bulldozer justice,” and laid out strict punishment for those found responsible for engaging in the same. Bulldozer justice involves [...]