Amnesty International on Thursday condemned a Thai court’s dismissal of a spyware misuse lawsuit against NSO Group Technologies, caling the court’s decision an “alarming setback.” The rights group said: The court’s failure to recognize NSO Group’s role in facilitating human rights abuses via the targeting of Thai human rights defenders with Pegasus spyware is deeply [...]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defense minister Yoav Gallant, and possibly-deceased Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The court charged Netanyahu and Gallant with using starvation as a method of warfare and accused them of criminal [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a Tuesday report accuses Saudi Arabia’s primary sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), of aiding in human rights abuses within and outside of the country. Highlighted within the report are the direct expropriation of Saudi companies that are then used to facilitate human rights abuses, corruption within the [...]

Amnesty International called on Singaporean authorities to establish a moratorium on all executions on Wednesday. The statement comes ahead of the scheduled execution of a man with disabilities for drug trafficking, which the organization claims violates international law and standards. Rosman bin Abdullah was found guilty of trafficking 57.43g of heroin and is scheduled to [...]

The US vetoed a UN resolution on Wednesday demanding an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza. The other 14 members of the UN Security Council voted in favor of the resolution. The resolution, the most recent of many Gaza ceasefire resolutions to reach the Security Council, called for “an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire” and [...]

Syria has failed to comply with a 2023 International Court of Justice (ICJ) order requiring the country to “take all measures within its power to prevent acts of torture,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated Wednesday. HRW highlighted that despite the court’s directive, reports indicate ongoing abuses. “Syrian officials are still sending people to the country’s detention [...]

The Federal Court of Justice in Germany ruled on Monday that users of the social network Facebook, whose data were exposed in a “scraping” incident in April 2021, may be entitled to compensation. The claim arose from a suit against Meta, the operator of Facebook, in which a plaintiff sued the company for failing to [...]

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) called Monday for the immediate release of prominent Thai human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa, finding that his detention under Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws violates international law. Anon, known for his advocacy of democratic reforms and criticism of the monarchy, is currently serving a 14-year prison [...]

Brazilian federal police said on Tuesday that they broke up a criminal organization that plotted to assassinate the president-elect and overthrow the government two years ago. Police said they arrested five suspects who planned to execute the incoming leader and a Supreme Court justice before the January 2023 inauguration. According to the announcement, the operation [...]

More than 40,000 protesters marched to New Zealand’s parliament on Tuesday in the largest demonstration against proposed changes to indigenous rights in the country’s recent history. The protest marked the final stage of a nationwide march opposing legislation that critics say would weaken Māori treaty rights. The dispute centers on the Treaty of Waitangi, New [...]