Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report Thursday calling on the international community to reduce the harmful impacts of incendiary weapons in armed conflicts. The report details the devastating impact of incendiary weapons employed in four armed conflicts over the past year. In particular, the organization highlights the severe humanitarian consequences associated with these weapons, [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup overlooked international standards and previous labor rights abuses in the country. The rights group also accused FIFA of ignoring its human rights policy by accepting Saudi Arabia’s bid that does not prevent future abuses against workers. HRW explained [...]

The US Department of Justice Friday unsealed criminal charges related to an alleged thwarted Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump prior to this week’s presidential election. According to a criminal complaint in a Manhattan federal court, an unnamed official from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard instructed Farjad Shakeri in September to develop a surveillance and assassination [...]

China expressed on Friday its strong objections to two new Philippine laws that define the country’s maritime boundaries over disputed areas in the South China Sea, summoning the Philippines’ ambassador. The Philippine Maritime Zones Act (RA 12064) and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act (RA 12065) were signed into law by President Ferdinand R. Marcos [...]

A federal judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit Thursday brought by Raw Story Media, Inc., and AlterNet Media, Inc. against OpenAI. The suit alleged that OpenAI’s product ChatGPT infringed on the plaintiffs’ copyrights by using their news articles to train its language models without authorization and without retaining copyright attribution. The plaintiffs claimed that [...]

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) released a guide Wednesday for supporting asylum seekers in light of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US presidential election, while also calling on the incoming administration to collaborate on the protection of refugee rights. According to the IRC, over 120 million people have been displaced by conflicts or disasters [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the government of Mozambique Wednesday to halt internet restrictions and re-establish full access to social media platforms following post-election protests. HRW argued that these shutdowns violate several human rights, such as access to information, freedom of speech, and peaceful protest. Allan Ngari, Africa advocacy director at HRW said, “The shutdown [...]

The speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Rt. Honorable Kingsford Alban Bagbin, addressed the media Wednesday regarding the controversy surrounding four parliamentary seats, reassuring them that democracy remains strong. The speaker assured the people of Ghana that the House is alive and at work amidst the determination of the suit Afenyo Markins v. Speaker of Parliament and [...]

The Supreme Court of Mexico narrowly denied a challenge to controversial judicial reforms on Tuesday that were enacted by the government in September of this year. The reforms will make all judges in Mexico elected by a popular vote and establish an elected judicial disciplinary court to oversee judges. The number of justices in the [...]

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) announced the arrest of 2,517 individuals and the rescue of 3,222 trafficking victims as result of a worldwide operation against human trafficking involving police in 116 countries on Wednesday. Operation Liberterra II took place between September 29 to October 4, 2024, resulting in the rescue of 3,222 trafficking victims [...]