Changes to EU Law Will Undermine Corporate Accountability

[ad_1] Today the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs voted to adopt its position amending the European Union’s landmark corporate accountability law that will seriously curtail efforts to mitigate the impact of businesses on human rights and the environment. The “Omnibus I” proposal severely undermines essential elements of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), […]

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Political crisis and corruption fuelling violence in South Sudan, UN rights body says

[ad_1] 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 independence from Sudan in July 2011, but deadly fighting broke out in late 2013 between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and forces […]

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61 Migrant Bodies Recovered on Libyan Coastline Near Tripoli

Tripoli, October 2025 — Libyan authorities have confirmed the recovery of at least 61 bodies of migrants over the past two weeks along the coast west of Tripoli, in what officials describe as one of the deadliest stretches of shoreline for irregular migration this year. The Emergency Medicine and Support Center, operating under the Ministry […]

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Royal Foundation Launches National Suicide Prevention Network

London, October 2025 — Kensington Palace has announced the creation of a National Suicide Prevention Network, a landmark initiative spearheaded by the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The program, supported by over 20 charities and health organizations and funded with an initial £1 million donation, aims to address the 7,055 annual […]

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Italy: End Border Control Pact with Libya

[ad_1] (Milan, October 13, 2025) – Italy should revoke its damaging migrant cooperation agreement with Libya, Human Rights Watch said today. The Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding on migration cooperation will renew automatically for three years on November 2, 2025, if neither party revokes it or makes any revisions by that date. The agreement, signed in […]

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Myanmar Military Paramotor Strike Kills, Injures Dozens

[ad_1] On Monday evening, Myanmar military paramotors, or motorized paragliders, dropped munitions on a candlelit Buddhist festival in Sagaing Region, killing at least 21 people, including three children as young as 2. Hundreds of villagers had gathered in a primary school compound to celebrate the Thadingyut holiday and demonstrate against military abuses in the embattled […]

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The EU’s Double Standard on Toxic Pesticides

[ad_1] Fifteen organizations including Human Rights Watch sent letters to European Union officials and lawmakers this week pressing the European Commission to follow through on its commitments to stop the export of pesticides that are banned in the EU. EU regulators have banned these pesticides within the EU after reviewing evidence that they pose unacceptable risks either […]

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Sudan: Türk ‘appalled’ by continued killing of civilians in El Fasher

[ad_1] This follows reports that at least 53 civilians were killed and more than 60 injured by members of the Rapid Support Forces militia, the RSF, between 5 and 8 October alone. Preliminary information from the area – the last government-controlled city in North Darfur – suggests the number may be even higher, the UN […]

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Two Burkina Faso Activists Unlawfully Conscripted are Released

[ad_1] Burkina Faso authorities on October 6 released Rasmané Zinaba and Bassirou Badjo, two members of the civil society group Balai Citoyen, who had been unlawfully conscripted into military service after criticizing the country’s military junta.  Their release is an encouraging if not unprecedented development in a country where the government has increasingly violated human rights since the […]

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado’s values represent best hopes of Venezuelans: UN rights office

[ad_1] “We congratulate Maria Corina Machado on being announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize,” said OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan. “This recognition reflects the clear aspirations of the people of Venezuela for free and fair elections, for civil and political rights and for the rule of law. The High Commissioner has consistently spoken […]

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