Human rights
The Lebanese government has a fresh opportunity to achieve justice for victims of war crimes, including a Reuters journalist, Issam Abdallah, killed during an Israeli attack in 2023. The incident was described as deliberate by Human Rights Watch, and Israeli forces have since killed over 200 journalists in Gaza, many
Massacres
Two years have passed since the start of the Hamas-led war on October 7, 2023, and the media community has paid a devastating price. At least 217 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, bringing to light the unprecedented nature of war crimes committed by
Arab-Israeli conflicts
Foreign doctors who volunteered in Gaza have provided harrowing testimonies, stating that they have treated more than 100 children shot in the head or chest. The doctors argue that this is clear evidence that Israel is deliberately targeting minors. The testimonies collected by the Dutch daily Volkskrant include 15 out
Human rights
The ongoing genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by Israel has reached catastrophic proportions, with the world's most vulnerable population facing forced displacement, starvation, and bombardment while trapped in makeshift camps or taking refuge in overcrowded buildings. A mass displacement order issued by Israel's military
Human rights
Recent months have witnessed a surge in attacks by the Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel) in Niger's Tillaberi region, resulting in the deaths of over 120 villagers and Muslim worshipers. The humanitarian crisis has been condemned by Human Rights Watch (HRW), which has documented at
Human rights
A damning UN report warns that Sudan's warring parties are deliberately targeting civilians in a "war of atrocities", committing war crimes, and other large-scale international crimes. The report by the UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan documents mass killings, torture, enslavement, sexual slavery,
Human rights
As Sri Lanka stands at a critical juncture, the United Nations has amassed over 105,000 items of evidence to support the investigation and prosecution of alleged human rights violations, war crimes, and abuses committed in the country. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Trk, has outlined the
Human rights
The 30-month-long conflict in Sudan between rival militaries has led to widespread destruction, including looting, burning, and shelling, that has destroyed livelihoods and hope. The latest report to the UN Human Rights Council, published by the UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission, documents war crimes and human rights violations
Palestinian Arabs
The US has imposed sanctions on three prominent Palestinian human rights organizations, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and Al-Haq, for asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israel over alleged genocide in Gaza. The sanctions, posted on the US Treasury Department'
War crimes
A former UN rapporteur and experts attending The Genocide Tribunal in Istanbul have emphasized the crucial role of global complicity in Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. Richard Falk, president of The Gaza Tribunal, noted that "without global complicity, Israel could not have done what it is doing&
Palestinian Arabs
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has condemned the US government's latest sanctions targeting three critical Palestinian human rights organizations: Al-Haq, Al Mezan, and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights. The sanctions, imposed under Executive Order 14203, are part of a broader attempt to punish Palestinians for seeking
Human rights
A new report by a fact-finding team of experts has uncovered horrific atrocities committed by Congo's armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The report, produced by the United Nations' office, details gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings
