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Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years for Coup Plot, Marking Historic First in Brazil

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced...

Thailand’s Supreme Court Orders Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Back to Prison

Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that...

U.S. Treasury Issues Guidance to Boost Cross-Border Financial Information Sharing

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial...

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WHO: New Pandemic Treaty a Landmark, but Flawed

(Geneva) – World Health Organization (WHO) member countries adopted a new treaty on May 20, 2025, to improve international coordination and cooperation on the prevention...

UN Meeting Connects North Korea’s Abuses and Military Programs

This week, the United Nations General Assembly met for its first-ever public high-level session devoted to North Korea's human rights situation. The meeting highlighted...

Belarus Releases Opposition Politician, 13 Other Political Prisoners

Last Saturday, Belarusian authorities released by presidential pardon 14 prisoners, all jailed as a result of politically motivated prosecutions, and transferred them to neighboring...

UK Social Security Plans Will Harm People With Disabilities

The United Kingdom government has just published draft legislation seeking to “reform” key disability-related aspects of its complex social security system. While the government claims...

Violations Soar Against Children in Armed Conflict

Last year was the most devastating year for children in armed conflict in two decades, according to the new annual report from United Nations Secretary-General...

Myanmar: Stop Recruitment, Use of Child Soldiers

(Bangkok) – The Myanmar military’s recruitment and use of child soldiers has surged since the 2021 coup, including a significant number recruited after the junta...

EU: Suspend Trade Agreement with Israel

(Brussels) – The European Union should immediately suspend its trade agreement with Israel as long as Israel’s atrocity crimes persist, Human Rights Watch and over 110...

Vietnam: Free Prominent Journalist at Medical Risk

(New York) – The Vietnamese government should immediately release the imprisoned journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan and allow him to obtain medical treatment in Vietnam...

Cabinet approves bill criminalising the glorification of terrorism

Terrorism poses a significant threat to the democratic rule of law and the safety of Dutch society. Terrorist groups seek not only to impose...

Juneteenth and the Path Toward Justice

Juneteenth, celebrated annually in the United States on June 19, commemorates the liberation of enslaved Black people. It marks the day in 1865 when...

South Sudan’s Man-Made Humanitarian Catastrophe

South Sudan is once again on the brink of full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, propelled by conflict, attacks on civilians and humanitarian infrastructure, and political turmoil. According...

Transforming Mental Health Crisis Support

Turning my own lived experience into advocacy is what motivated me to participate in the UN’s global annual disability rights conference this June. And indeed,...

Ecuador: New Laws Endanger Rights

(Washington, DC) – New laws passed by Ecuador’s National Assembly and signed by President Daniel Noboa include dangerous provisions that threaten the rights of Ecuadorians,...

France: Many Children in Overseas Territory Lack Education

(Paris) – A bill before France’s National Assembly for the reconstruction of the overseas department of Mayotte should include access to education and other core economic...

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