UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Tuesday that foreign parties supplying weapons are enabling the conflict in Sudan. DiCarlo stated that “Sudan is trapped in a nightmare” and called for an immediate ceasefire. The Under-Secretary-General stressed that both sides of the conflict bear responsibility for the violence, and the primary objective should [...]

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon formally apologized before Parliament on Tuesday for decades of abuse in state and faith-based care. During the live-streamed session, Luxon extended a “formal and unreserved apology” to survivors and their families. The prime minister noted his apology was “on behalf of the government to everyone who suffered abuse, harm, [...]

Amnesty International Australia issued a statement on Tuesday denouncing the Australian federal government’s newly proposed bill reintroducing punitive measures targeting a group of people released from immigration detention, emphasizing that it undermines the recent High Court decision and breaches Australia’s international obligations. The Amnesty International statement follows a recent decision in the High Court of [...]

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby announced his resignation on Tuesday following an independent review that found significant failings in the Church of England’s handling of abuse allegations against volunteer John Smyth. Smyth, who operated at Christian summer camps in the UK, Zimbabwe and South Africa, was accused of physically, sexually and psychologically abusing over 100 [...]

The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Guerrero (FGEGuerrero), the Mexican Army, and the National Guard of Mexico arrested a former prosecutor on Tuesday for the murder of Alejandro Arcos Catalán, the municipal president of Chilpancingo de los Bravo, capital of the Mexican state of Guerrero. An arrest warrant was served for Gérman Reyes [...]

The results of a survey of 5,436 people who experienced sexual assault between July 2023 and June 2024 were released on Tuesday. It revealed that only 1/10 would report a sexual assault to the police should it occur again, despite approximately 80 percent having reported the first incident. Furthermore, 73 percent reported worsened mental health [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, condemned the Philippines on Monday for depriving a journalist of her right to a fair trial without delay. Khan urged the authorities to resolve her case promptly. Frenchie Mae Cumpio, now a 25-year-old investigative journalist, appeared before the Tacloban City Regional Court that day [...]

Thousands of opposition supporters were joined by EU officials at a rally on Monday in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, protesting against the ruling party’s victory. The protesters allege that the elections were rigged in favor of Georgian Dream (GD) with support from Russia and demand new elections under international observation. European observers have challenged the election as [...]

A coalition of major French newspapers announced legal action against social media company X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, alleging that the platform has been using their journalistic content without proper compensation. The lawsuit, filed by several prominent French media outlets, including Le Figaro, Le Monde and Le Parisien, accuses X of exploiting articles and headlines [...]

A Netherlands appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark 2021 ruling requiring Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 . This was a setback for the environmental advocacy group Milieudefensie, which sought legal avenues to enforce corporate climate action. In the original 2021 decision, the District Court of The Hague found [...]