The authorities in Türkiye, the host of the upcoming 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), are arbitrarily ...

The Turkish authorities over the last month have substantially escalated internet censorship, Human Rights Watch said today, along with ARTICLE 19, the Freedom of Expression Association, and 18 other ...

Senegal’s growing crackdown on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people is violating their rights, causing ...

Burundi is set to win re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council in a vote on October 12, 2026, with no competition.

Israeli forces continue to kill and wound civilians and deny sufficient food, aid, and water to Palestinians in Gaza one year ...

(New York) – The Trump administration’s decision to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an unprecedented assault on global justice and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today. On ...

The United States government on October 9, 2026, sanctioned the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing jurisdiction over ...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on October 9, 2026, announced that Navi Pillay was the 2026 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

As armed hostilities have resumed on a large scale in Ethiopia, with risks of repetition of the atrocity crimes documented ...

As armed conflicts proliferate around the globe, World Mental Health Day is a reminder that the psychological toll stemming ...

A Russian airstrike damaged a hospital in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on October 6, according to reports from local ...