The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must take immediate action to combat human trafficking amid ongoing conflict in the country’s eastern regions, a high-ranking UN official urged Friday. Siobhán Mullally, the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, said in a statement:  Conflict-related trafficking of children by armed groups persists with impunity, and is at [...]

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun deporting immigrants from Alligator Alcatraz, a hastily built detention camp in the Florida Everglades, Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Friday. Erected in the space of eight days on the grounds of an old airstrip, Alligator Alcatraz is part of a detention system that represents a core [...]

Refugees International on Wednesday called for urgent donor support and policy coordination as Kenya moves to implement major reforms to its refugee system amid sharp foreign aid cuts and ongoing legal and administrative challenges. The group’s latest report warns that Kenya’s integration efforts, anchored in the 2021 Refugee Act and reinforced by the March 2025 [...]

The Supreme Court of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ruling finding that descendants of formerly enslaved people are eligible for tribal citizenship. Appellants, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Citizenship Board, argued that the Nation’s sovereign immunity was violated by the district court when evidence was brought for consideration by the district [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday condemned Iran’s use of cluster munitions in populated living areas during June attacks on Israel, declaring the actions a blatant violation of international humanitarian law. The organization argued that the deployment of these weapons clearly breached established legal protections for civilians during armed conflicts. Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s senior director [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday protested the targeting of Vitaliy Shabunin, co-founder of the Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC), by Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). Shabunin, “a prominent anti-corruption activist who has played a key role in exposing allegations of government corruption,” recently criticized the Ministry of Defense and the president over weapon procurement [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada affirmed on Thursday the constitutionality of sex work-related offenses. The court held that the impugned offenses do not infringe the right to security of sex workers under Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The appeal concerned Criminal Code sections 286.2 and 286.3, which prohibit the procurement [...]

UN human rights experts on Thursday pressured the Pakistani government to implement more proactive measures to prevent “extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, and assaults on cemeteries and places of worship” of religious minorities. “We are shocked at reports of increasing violence against vulnerable communities on grounds of their religion or belief,” experts stated. They claimed mass [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called upon Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to veto recently approved legislation that would significantly weaken environmental licensing requirements across the country. The group stressed that the bill undermines Brazil’s human rights and environmental obligations by weakening oversight of high-risk activities like fossil fuel production and cattle [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Niger authorities on Wednesday to immediately release former president Mohamed Bazoum, who remains in detention since being ousted two years ago in a military coup. The organization argued that the continued detention represents a violation of fundamental human rights and democratic principles and emphasized the broader concerns about democratic governance [...]