US Information Erasure Hurts Everyone

Content and datasets essential for research, policy making, transparency, and accountability began to disappear from US government websites beginning late Friday, January 31, with little information as to why or whether there would be future accessibility. An unknown number of pages and datasets from agencies across the government have been removed, including from the US Census Bureau, […]

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Sudan: Civilian death toll triples in one week amid escalating hostilities

This figure represents a threefold increase from the previous week, when at least 89 civilians lost their lives amid the ongoing hostilities.The crisis is compounded by intensifying violence in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, where a humanitarian catastrophe looms, according to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami. Escalation of violence This week, […]

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UN Needs Backup Plan to Keep Saving Lives

The United Nations leadership and its member countries need a backup plan to ensure lifesaving UN humanitarian aid and human rights work continue. This is necessary because the UN’s top financial contributor—the United States—cannot be trusted to honor its commitments. Since taking office, President Donald J. Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders with […]

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Press Freedom Advocates Demand Accountability for the 2009 Murder of Journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge

Press freedom advocates are once again calling on Sri Lanka to confront its ongoing issue of impunity in journalist killings, following the recent decision to drop charges against key suspects in the 2009 murder of investigative journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) criticized the country’s failure to secure accountability for Wickrematunge’s extrajudicial […]

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International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions

The court was established by the Rome Statute, negotiated within the UN – but it is a fully independent court set up to try the gravest crimes, including crimes against humanity. Read our explainer here. Thursday’s executive order said the US government would “impose tangible and significant consequences” on ICC officials who work on investigations […]

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Catatumbo: Caught Between Violence and the Call for Peace – Harvard Law School

Catatumbo: Caught Between Violence and the Call for Peace Small building with a mural of a parrot and the slogan “La Paz Es Mi Cuento.” Credit: Camila Castellanos. Camila Castellanos* Colombia’s Catatumbo region has been engulfed in a deepening humanitarian crisis for the past three weeks. More than 50,000 people have been forcibly displaced, over […]

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Accountability Elusive Two Years after Türkiye’s Devastating Earthquakes

On February 6, 2023, Türkiye’s southern provinces were hit with devastating earthquakes that left more than 53,000 people dead and over 107,000 injured. The earthquakes exposed the decades’ long failure of municipalities, and other public authorities to ensure builders’ compliance with safe building standards. Yet two years on, there is little sign of accountability for […]

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Commemor-Action 2025: Demanding Justice for Migrants Lost at Borders

On February 6, 2025, the global community will unite once again to honor the lives of migrants who have died, gone missing, or suffered enforced disappearances while attempting to cross dangerous borders. This marks the 10th anniversary of Commemor-Action, a movement that started in 2014 to remember the victims of the Tarajal massacre, when 15 […]

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South Sudan: €1 million top-up in response to cholera epidemic

The European Union allocated an additional €1 million to the cholera response in South Sudan, as the situation in the country is deteriorating. This emergency funding, coming on top of €1 million allocated in November 2024 for the cholera epidemic, will support our humanitarian partners in replenishing emergency stocks, case management and coordination.  The South […]

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Children Pay the Price in Sudan’s Ongoing Conflict with at Least 40 Death in the Past Three Days: UNICEF Calls for Action

In the midst of escalating violence in Sudan, the most vulnerable continue to bear the brunt of the conflict. Recent reports from the United Nations and humanitarian organizations paint a grim picture, with children caught in the crossfire of relentless fighting. On February 3, shelling in Kadugli, South Kordofan State, claimed the lives of 21 […]

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