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The Australian government has caused thousands of people seeking asylum to suffer grave abuses under its offshore detention system, which began…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and other senior officials should publicly call out the United Arab Emirate…
Philippine police on August 28 dispersed a barricade that Indigenous communities had erected in Kasibu town, Nueva Vizcaya province, and arreste…
A US federal judge ordered the US government on August 21 to take back a Mexican man the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had deported to M…
Students return to school this week in France’s overseas department of Mayotte. For most, the start of the academic year is a return to overcrow…
Houthi authorities transferred at least six detainees to the Specialized Criminal Prosecution in Sanaa on August 23. Among them is a United Nati…
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights today delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Osman Kavala, the human rights defend…
Mexico’s government has proposed regulations on “rights of audiences” that pose a threat to freedom of expression.
Child recruitment by armed groups has increased in Colombia as the government has failed to respond effectively.
Bangladeshi authorities should immediately take steps to end the prolonged pretrial detention of politicians and others linked to the deposed Aw…
Russian government-controlled Africa Corps’ forces summarily killed nine civilians, including four children, and beat dozens of others in centra…
A 22-year-old man detained for drug use died in police custody in late June 2026, a day after Iraqi police removed him from a hospital in the so…
The US Department of Defense submitted its 2025 civilian casualty report to Congress on August 10, touting “a strong record of compliance with t…
Türkiye has requested permission from the United States to “re-transfer” to Ukraine tens of thousands of cluster munition rockets, missiles, and…
Vietnamese authorities should reject proposed revisions to the penal code that violate basic rights.
At least 8,500 attacks on education took place globally in 2024-2025, a more than 40 percent increase from the previous two-year period, accordi…
The geographic spread, speed of escalation, and open disregard for international norms by all parties one month into the Middle East conflict ar…
Yemeni government-aligned forces appeared to have used excessive force against protesters, as well as arbitrarily detained some protestors in Fe…