Former International Criminal Court (ICC) judges on Saturday criticized the handling of ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan’s sexual misconduct case, questioning UN oversight office actions like the public naming of Khan in the complaint and outsourcing investigation work to third parties. Former ICC judge Cuno Tarfusser, alongside a former judge who remained anonymous, reportedly said that [...]
Slovenia on Thursday banned the import, export, and transit of arms and military equipment from and to Israel, becoming the first European Union (EU) country to do so. According to Prime Minister Robert Golob, the grave human rights violations taking place in the region obligate other states to comply with provisions of international law and act, [...]
The Israeli military on Sunday intercepted a civilian vessel, detaining 21 international activists and journalists who were aiming to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. In a statement, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, an international grassroots network of human rights and civil society organizations, declared that its vessel Handala was “violently intercepted” by the Israeli military, [...]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday announced that the UK will airdrop aid into Gaza and evacuate children for more specialized medical aid. In a public statement, Starmer claimed that the UK is “working urgently” with the Jordanian authorities to get aid into planes and delivered to Gaza. The British leader condemned the mass [...]
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) on Sunday called on the Syrian government to hold accountable those who attacked peaceful protesters in front of the country’s legislature in Damascus two days earlier. The protest had been convened to stop the escalating violence in the southern province of Suwayda, and to demand the protection of [...]
A UN expert on Thursday condemned Israel’s violence on Palestinian women and girls, calling it a “femi-genocide,” and accusing the Israeli government of deliberate killing with the “intent to destroy” the continuity of the Palestinian people. Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against Women and Girls, called Israel’s actions “so extreme” that [...]
Several media platforms on Sunday reported that one-third of the population on Tuvalu is seeking climate visas in Australia due to rising oceans submerging much of the island nation. According to the reports, more than 3,000 Tuvaluans, out of around 10,000 of the country’s total population, have registered for the initial round of visas under [...]
A tech industry interest group, NetChoice, sued the US state of Arkansas on Friday over a new social media law, Act 901, arguing that it violates the First Amendment by restricting content on social media platforms. The act allows parents of children who committed suicide to sue these platforms. Netchoice, which represents many major tech [...]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said that the bodies of three Israeli hostages were recovered from Gaza. Netanyahu stated that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet, the country’s internal security agency, managed to successfully bring back the bodies of Yonatan Samarno, Sergeant Shai Levinson and Ofra Keder. According to the IDF, [...]
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor on Friday urged authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to ensure the protection and promotion of human rights defenders, after concluding her visit to the country. In her statement, Lawlor called for authorities to ensure accountability and “tackle negative narratives” against human rights [...]
