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Risk of large-scale atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher grows ‘by the day’
Human Rights
The agency has received reports of summary executions of civilians trying to escape what was the last Sudanese military government stronghold of El Fasher – with indications of ethnic motivations for…
Europe
On 25 October 2025, sixty‑five countries signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi, marking the first universal treaty to combat offences such as ransomware, online child abuse and the non‑consensual sharing of intimate…
Human Rights
Ajith Sunghay said on Tuesday that “settler violence has skyrocketed in scale and frequency, with the acquiescence, support, and in many cases participation, of Israeli security forces – and always…
Human Rights
At a time when women were already banned from attending schools and universities, Radio Femme has played a crucial role in providing alternative methods of education. It offers a rare…
Human Rights
Last week, the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) submitted formal charges in two cases connected to alleged abuses at the Task Force for Interrogation Cell and the Joint Interrogation Cell,…
Human Rights
In presenting his annual report to the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Volker Türk highlighted that surveys consistently show that people worldwide overwhelmingly support the values that underpin human…
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Millions face worsening hunger as the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warns that six of its critical operations are on the brink of collapse due to severe funding shortages. The…
Human Rights
The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued the warning at the conclusion of a mission to the Africa Union (AU) headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.South Sudan gained…
FORB
In Warsaw on October 13 2025, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched its updated hate crime training manuals for police and prosecutors, building on twenty…
Africa
With the conflict in Sudan, which began in 2023, on the agenda at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in recent days, a legal case has also been filed before the International Criminal Court…
