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Stateless people including the Rohingya

Everything filed under groups in our human rights coverage, the 22 reports filed on it so far.

A new 75-page report details war crimes by Malian armed forces and Wagner Group personnel between 2023 and 2025...

Amnesty International Documents Mali War Crimes by FAMa

A new 75-page report details war crimes by Malian armed forces and Wagner Group personnel between 2023 and 2025, including the unlawful killing of at...

2026-09-29
Twenty-one civil society organizations, including Amnesty International, have called for the UN Human Rights Council to...

Venezuela Civil Society Demands UN Fact-Finding Mission

Twenty-one civil society organizations, including Amnesty International, have called for the UN Human Rights Council to renew the Venezuela...

2026-09-21
Amnesty International condemns the US State Department's decision to deny visas to a high-level Palestinian delegation...

US bars Palestinian delegation from UN General Assembly

Amnesty International condemns the US State Department's decision to deny visas to a high-level Palestinian delegation, including President Mahmoud...

2026-09-17
The Afghanistan Journalists Center documented 102 violations against media freedom in the past year under Taliban rule...

Afghanistan Journalists Center records 102

The Afghanistan Journalists Center documented 102 violations against media freedom in the past year under Taliban rule, including journalist...

2026-09-14
Pakistan has directed medical colleges to expel all Afghan students, including women who would be barred from education...

Pakistan Orders Expulsion of Afghan Medical Students

Pakistan has directed medical colleges to expel all Afghan students, including women who would be barred from education by the Taliban, violating

2026-09-10
Iranian authorities executed at least 29 people linked to protests between March and August 2026, following unfair trials

Iran Executes 29 Protesters in Five-Month Campaign

Iranian authorities executed at least 29 people linked to protests between March and August 2026, following unfair trials.

2026-09-10
Escalating tensions between Ethiopia's government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front are testing the African...

AU's Conflict Prevention Pledge Tested by Ethiopia Tensions

Escalating tensions between Ethiopia's government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front are testing the African Union's ability to turn its new...

2026-09-09
Lavinya Stennett, founder of The Black Curriculum, argues the UK has failed to confront its colonial history, harming...

UK Lacks National Reckoning on Colonialism, Says Activist

Lavinya Stennett, founder of The Black Curriculum, argues the UK has failed to confront its colonial history, harming young people's identity.

2026-09-07
A Belgian court has ordered 14 people to stand trial over alleged international corruption linked to a Congolese...

Semlex Faces Belgian Court Over Congo Passport Corruption

A Belgian court has ordered 14 people to stand trial over alleged international corruption linked to a Congolese biometric passport contract held by...

2026-09-06
Amnesty International reports Angolan women and children displaced by drought into Namibia face human rights abuses...

Angolan drought refugees face rights abuses in Namibia

Amnesty International reports Angolan women and children displaced by drought into Namibia face human rights abuses, including fear of arrest and...

2026-09-06
Criminal gangs in Haiti have attacked and looted key sports facilities, including the national stadium and a FIFA...

Gang Violence Targets Haiti's Football Infrastructure

Criminal gangs in Haiti have attacked and looted key sports facilities, including the national stadium and a FIFA training center, amid a wider...

2026-09-05
Human Rights Watch reports renewed clashes between Naga and Kuki-Zo communities in Manipur have killed at least seven...

Renewed Ethnic Violence in Manipur Leaves Seven Dead

Human Rights Watch reports renewed clashes between Naga and Kuki-Zo communities in Manipur have killed at least seven people since February 2026...

2026-09-04
Belarus targets students and relatives of a Lithuanian-based university, designated extremist in 2026, with searches and...

Belarus targets EHU students and families

Belarus targets students and relatives of a Lithuanian-based university, designated extremist in 2026, with searches and threats. Over 175 people...

2026-09-01
A report submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee details ongoing violations in Thailand, including the death penalty...

Thailand faces UN rights review

A report submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee details ongoing violations in Thailand, including the death penalty, torture, and restrictions on

2026-08-31
Politics: As schools reopen, over 15,000 children in Mayotte are excluded from education due to systemic failures

France's Mayotte Fails Children's Rights

As schools reopen, over 15,000 children in Mayotte are excluded from education due to systemic failures. French politicians, including Edouard...

2026-08-31
Politics: Armed gangs attacked Haiti's Centre Department in 2025, killing many and displacing 147,000 people

Haiti Gang Violence Forces Mass Displacement

Armed gangs attacked Haiti's Centre Department in 2025, killing many and displacing 147,000 people. An IOM relocation program has moved over 350...

2026-08-29
A new Ecuadorian adoption law, in force since August 14, 2026, explicitly bars single lesbian, gay, and bisexual people...

Ecuador Adoption Law Targets LGBT Parents

A new Ecuadorian adoption law, in force since August 14, 2026, explicitly bars single lesbian, gay, and bisexual people from adopting.

2026-08-29
Nine Iranian journalists are imprisoned, including Reza Valizadeh, who was detained in September 2024 and is serving a...

Iranian Journalists Face 10-Year Prison

Nine Iranian journalists are imprisoned, including Reza Valizadeh, who was detained in September 2024 and is serving a 10-year sentence.

2026-08-28
The US government has designated two additional International Criminal Court officials for sanctions, including the ICC...

US Sanctions ICC President Tomoko Akane

The US government has designated two additional International Criminal Court officials for sanctions, including the ICC president, Tomoko Akane, from...

2026-08-20
Human Rights Watch reports that Russian government-controlled Africa Corps forces have summarily killed nine civilians...

Mali: Russia's 'Africa Corps' Accused of Massacring Villagers

Human Rights Watch reports that Russian government-controlled Africa Corps forces have summarily killed nine civilians, including four children, and...

2026-08-20
Human Rights Watch has accused Russia of using cluster munitions in an attack on Kyiv, potentially committing a war crime

Russia's Cluster Munition Attack on Kyiv Raises War Crime Concerns

Human Rights Watch has accused Russia of using cluster munitions in an attack on Kyiv, potentially committing a war crime. The attack killed three...

2026-08-16
Human Rights Watch reports that the Trump administration has gutted federal civil rights enforcement in the US, leaving...

US Federal Agencies Abandon Civil Rights Duties, Leaving Vulnerable Communities Without Remedies

Human Rights Watch reports that the Trump administration has gutted federal civil rights enforcement in the US, leaving people without adequate...

2026-08-16