France’s National Assembly on Wednesday voted to suspend a contentious pension reform law until after the 2027 presidential election. Wednesday’s vote, included as part of the vote on an amendment to France’s 2026 social security budget, passed by a margin of 255 to 146 with 104 abstentions. The push to suspend the pension reform law, [...]

Amnesty International called on Angolan authorities Tuesday to deliver justice on the fifth anniversary of the fatal shooting of Inocêncio de Matos, who was killed while participating in a protest in Luanda. Vongai Chikwanda, deputy regional director for Southern Africa at Amnesty International, stated that Matos posed no threat to authorities or third parties when [...]

The Parliament of Kazakhstan on Wednesday approved a proposal to ban propaganda for “non-traditional sexual orientation,” despite serious concerns raised by several human rights organizations over its implications for LGBTQ+ rights. The draft law “On Amendments and Supplements to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Archival Matters” proposes mandatory labeling of materials [...]

The Iranian Ministry for Foreign Affairs released its annual report on human rights violations committed by the United States and United Kingdom on Sunday, alleging both domestic and international violations. Iran has released these critical assessments since 2012, when the Iranian Parliament passed a resolution requiring its Ministry for Foreign Affairs to monitor and report [...]

Amnesty International expressed concern on Monday over the worsening plight of Rohingya Muslims both in Myanmar and foreign countries where they have sought refuge. This comes after a boat carrying 90 Rohingya refugees and migrants reportedly sank near the border between Thailand and Malaysia, with at least 25 lives lost. Amnesty International’s Myanmar researcher Joe [...]

The deputy disarmament chief at the UN, Adedeji Ebo, issued a warning on Monday to the Security  Council on the escalating violence across the world that has been attributed to the cross-border exchange of small arms and light weapons, in conflicts ranging from Haiti to Africa’s Sahel region. At the joint UN Meeting, Ebo also [...]

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from prison after only 20 days, following a court judgment pending an appeal. He was seen returning to his Paris home on Monday. “Truth will prevail. This is a fact that life teaches us,” he wrote on X after returning home. He has consistently denied any wrongdoing and [...]

Experts for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said Monday that countries at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) must advance human rights and negotiate in good faith to fulfill their legal duties under international law. The experts’ statement asserts that climate action is “essential to prevent and redress [...]

Following reports that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) may announce a ban on transgender women in female competition for the upcoming winter Olympics, the IOC stated Monday that it has not yet made a decision on the matter. A report in The Times on Monday stated that the committee will likely ban transgender athletes from [...]

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Monday warned that by 2050, the hottest refugee camps could face nearly 200 days of extreme heat stress per year, posing serious risks to health and survival.   Filippo Grandi, outgoing UN Commissioner for Refugees, said “extreme weather is putting people’s safety at greater risk; it is disrupting access to [...]