UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, on Saturday called for senior EU officials to face prosecution for their alleged complicity in war crimes committed by Israel during its ongoing assault on Gaza. In a series of interviews and reports, Albanese has repeatedly accused EU leaders—particularly European Commission [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a report on Sunday urging Malaysia’s Sarawak state to protect Indigenous rights after a company logged timber without the free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) of an Indigenous Iban community. HRW asked Sarawak to “enforce their laws that regulate the trade of wood products” and for “international buyers of Malaysian [...]

The UK Court of Appeal upheld a ruling Friday that found 2023 protest regulations unlawful, marking a critical blow to legislation that civil liberties groups said undermined the right to protest and bypassed the will of Parliament. The case, brought by the National Council for Civil Liberties (Liberty), argued that then Home Secretary Suella Braverman [...]

Amnesty International (AI) urged India on Friday to immediately “implement a clear, inclusive and time‑bound plan for the safe and voluntary return of communities” displaced by two years of ethnic violence in Manipur. As of Thursday, more than 58,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from both the majority Meitei and tribal Kuki‑Zo communities remain housed in [...]

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday criticized Polish legislation suspending the right to asylum applications for migrants crossing the border from Belarus. According to AI, the law effectively codifies the unlawful forced return of migrants by authorizing border guards to disregard asylum applications without properly considering a person’s individual’s circumstances. AI alleges that the legislation, enacted [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday announced that the economic indicator in its 2025 World Press Freedom Index has fallen to an unprecedented critical low, prompting the global state of press freedom to be classified as in a “difficult situation” for the first time in the Index’s history. Of the five metrics RSF tracks, the [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Friday of the significant risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) to press freedom, noting that states increasingly “weaponize” AI to restrict the flow of information. In conjunction with World Press Freedom Day, which revealed increasing media repression, Türk stated: AI-based algorithms often dictate what we [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Friday of the “unremitting violence” being committed against civilians in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war despite an active ceasefire that began in the wake of the March 28 earthquakes.  Türk noted that the Myanmar military, or the Tatmadaw, is reported to have launched at least 243 [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday issued a 59-page report stating that the US should repeal the Alien Enemies Act. HRW emphasized that US obligations under international law have drastically changed since the Alien Enemies Act was enacted. The organization stated: “he US is party to numerous human rights treaties that oblige the government to [...]

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Friday that severe funding shortfalls are stripping away essential protections for the world’s most vulnerable refugees and leaving them increasingly exposed to abuse, poverty, forced returns to unsafe conditions, and the threat of embarking on dangerous journeys in search of safety. In the [...]