A UN expert reported Tuesday to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that organized criminal activity has displaced at least 1.2 million people globally in 2024, creating a neglected humanitarian crisis with profound legal implications. Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons Paula Gaviria Betancur outlined how organized crime, which includes trafficking, extortion, [...]

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council on Thursday that Yemen faces economic “free fall” and escalating conflict risks, demanding urgent humanitarian and diplomatic interventions. Amid the Houthi attacks on Israel and retaliatory strikes by Israel on Yemeni infrastructure, Grundberg stressed that fragile frontlines threaten renewed violence, particularly in Marib. Grundberg [...]

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission on Sunday to restore the registration of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, overturning a 2013 ban imposed by the government of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The June 1 ruling clears the path for the Islamist group to participate in future elections, which are expected to take place by June [...]

A Thai court on Monday issued arrest warrants for 17 individuals, including construction executives and engineers, on charges of felony negligence leading to death in relation to the collapse of a thirty-story skyscraper in Bangkok during the March 28 earthquake, according to local media. The partially built State Audit office tower crumbled within seconds after [...]

The Indian Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court’s order directing the Wikimedia Foundation to remove a page detailing a defamation lawsuit filed by Indian news agency Asian News International (ANI), upholding the fundamental right to free speech under Article 19 of the Indian Constitution and public scrutiny. A Supreme Court bench comprising Justice [...]

UN human rights experts on Monday called on the Council of Europe to begin the negotiation on initiating a binding protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights recognizing the right to a healthy environment. Europe must respond decisively to science, justice, and its citizens, the experts stated, noting that youth and marginalized communities disproportionately [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) decried the escalating obstacles in accessing abortion, contraception and comprehensive sexual education for Romanian women and girls in a report released on Monday. The report, titled “‘It’s Happening Even Without You Noticing’: Increasing Barriers to Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Romania,” highlights the systematic failure of authorities to uphold [...]

The international Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) called upon UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday to urgently intervene in the repression of peaceful protests in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The group urged Guterres to secure the immediate release of Dr. Mahrang Baloch and other members of the Baloch Yekjehti Committee, a local rights group. The BHRC [...]

Bahrain’s systematic practices of detaining and abusing children to quell dissents violate international law, according to a report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) on Monday. Despite a 2024 royal pardon releasing over 1,500 prisoners including 40 minors, the groups recorded an escalating number of [...]

The Seoul Central District Court ordered the release of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from detention on Friday, citing procedural violations by prosecutors during Yoon’s arrest. This ruling allows President Yoon to await his impeachment trial and criminal proceedings from home. Still, the court did not dismiss the charges of insurrection stemming from the [...]