The UN Special Rapporteur for health rights on Wednesday urged Chile to modify its constitution to comply with international human rights standards by ensuring universal health rights, arguing that constitutional changes are essential to guarantee fair access to healthcare, including safe abortion and mental health services. The right to health is essential for human dignity [...]

Slovenia applied for intervention against Myanmar on Wednesday in an International Court of Justice case that accuses Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya population. The right to intervene is for the treaty’s parties to express their interpretation of the law to the court before it decides on a matter that can affect the legal interest [...]

In a landmark 300-page report released on Thursday, Amnesty International has accused Israeli authorities of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The report outlines three specific acts that allegedly violate the Genocide Convention, including the killing of Palestinians, causing serious bodily or mental harm, and deliberately inflicting conditions intended to bring about their physical destruction. [...]

The United Nations Human Rights Committee on Tuesday ordered Venezuela to preserve all tally sheets and electoral materials from its the July presidential election amid an ongoing investigation into allegations that President Nicolás Maduro manipulated the results to claim victory. The decision comes in response to a petition filed by several Latin American jurists, who [...]

Russia has been subjecting 314 children to its system of coerced adoption and fostering, according to the investigation released by Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) Tuesday. The HRL began documenting potential violations of international law by Russia in Ukraine as part of an initiative led by the US Department of State [...]

Reproductive advocacy groups filed suit Tuesday in Maricopa Superior Court, seeking to overturn the current Arizona law banning abortion after 15 weeks. The groups, including the Center for Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union, asserted that the ban violates a constitutional amendment approved by voters last month. During last month’s election, more than [...]

The UK Home Office announced Tuesday first-of-its-kind “Right to Know” measures for victims of stalkers. The new guidance allows the police to reveal the identity of online stalkers, along with other measures, to create more protection for victims. With extension of the “Right to Know” statutory guidance to online stalking crimes, the police can now [...]

A motion to impeach President Yoon Seok-yeol was submitted to the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea on Thursday and is due to be voted on by an anonymous ballot within 72 hours of the session. The motion, filed by the opposition, follows President Seok-yeol’s brief imposition of martial law on Tuesday. The motion was [...]

34 rights organizations on Wednesday called on the Egyptian government to immediately lift the travel bans and asset freezes imposed on three directors of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), a prominent human rights organization. The coalition of organizations denounced the restrictions imposed upon former executive director Gasser Abdel Razek, administrative director Mohamed Bashir, [...]

Several non-governmental organizations on Tuesday demanded access to Cuban prisons, calling for international support following the death of a man imprisoned for participating in the July 2021 anti-government demonstrations. Several NGOs including Justicia 11J and the Centro de Documentación de Prisiones Cubanas (Cuban Prison Documentation Center), operated by Mexico-based non-profit organization Iniciativa para la Investigación [...]