Several United Nations agencies on Monday condemned the use of starvation as a weapon of war, as malnutrition rates in Gaza spike. During the UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Secretary-General António Guterres stressed: “Hunger fuels instability and undermines peace. We must never accept hunger as a weapon of war.” His [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that the United Kingdom’s response to alleged Russian interference in its elections was sufficient to ensure the rights of Members of Parliament. In the case of Bradshaw and Others v. the United Kingdom, the Court concluded that there was no violation of Article 3 of [...]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Rwanda-backed Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) signed on Saturday a declaration of principles seeking to achieve peace and stability in the region. According to the Associated Press, the declaration of principles committed both the Congolese government and the Rwanda-backed rebels to sign a final peace [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday urged Sudanese authorities to immediately release two freelance journalists detained in North Darfur. CPJ Middle East and North Africa regional director Sara Qudah said, “The July 7 arrest of freelance journalists Nasr Yaqoub and Mohamed Ahmed Nazar is a clear attack on the public’s right to know [...]

Poland officially reintroduced temporary border controls on Monday along its borders with Germany and Lithuania, as part of a more restrictive border policy toward migrants. Polish Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Tomasz Siemoniak confirmed that the Polish Border Guard will conduct checks at 16 points along the Polish-German border and three points along the border with [...]

The Tribunal of the National Court of Justice of Ecuador sentenced Jorge Glas, the former vice president, to 13 years in prison for embezzlement charges on Monday. The judges, Mercedes Caicedo, Marco Rodríguez Ruiz and Javier de la Cadena, ruled in favor of the charges brought by the Prosecutor General’s Office against Jorge Glas for [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday condemned the Chinese pressure on Hong Kong sice the imposition of the National Security Law on June 30, 2020. According to the rights organization, the actions of the Chinese government have hindered rights and freedoms in Hong Kong. Maya Wang, associate China director at HRW, said, “In just five [...]

The German Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig ruled on Tuesday in favor of lifting the ban on the right-wing Compact magazine. In the court’s view, although Compact’s articles and overall coverage present anti-constitutional ideals, the threshold to uphold a ban was not met. A ban against an association can be imposed under Article 9(2)(2) of [...]

The UN secretary-general condemned on Sunday an attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) that killed a Zambian peacekeeper and wounded another. António Guterres voiced concern over the targeting of UN peacekeepers in the CAR. In a statement, Guterres called on the Central African authorities “to spare no effort in [...]

At the 59th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, the UK released on Tuesday a joint statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem (OPTs). The statement condemned human suffering in Gaza and opposed the Israeli government’s escalating military action. UK Ambassador for [...]