Hamas and other groups committed war crimes on 7 October, says HRW

Hamas and at least four other Palestinian armed groups committed numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity against civilians during the 7 October attack on southern Israel, the campaign group Human Rights Watch says.

Israel must be suspended for violating FIFA statutes, human rights lawyers say

Israel must be banned from any football-related activities for violating FIFA’s statutes amid the war in Gaza, according to an independent legal analysis by lawyers who specialise in international law and human rights.

Kishida apologizes to victims of forced sterilizations

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized Wednesday to victims of forced sterilization surgery under a now-defunct eugenics protection law as Japan’s top court ruled it was unconstitutional and the government must pay damages to plaintiffs.

Saudi exiles in UK face threats over human rights advocacy

Saudi exiles in Britain report threats and harassment for advocating human rights improvements in their homeland. Despite Saudi Arabia’s efforts to appear reformed since journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in 2018, British-based Saudis face intimidation.

Sri Lanka: Will these bills amplify women’s voices?

Ambika Satkunanathan is a human rights advocate based in Sri Lanka. For more than twenty years she has worked with persons and communities impacted by human rights violations, and assisted them with accessing remedies.

Nigeria’s government found guilty of human rights abuses during the #EndSARS protests

A West African court has found the Nigerian government guilty of human rights abuses during its suppression of the 2020 #EndSARS protests against alleged police brutality.

Maduro rival promises ‘government for all’ if he wins Venezuela election

The soft-spoken septuagenarian who could be on the brink of leading Venezuela into a new political era has promised to build a country of prosperity, democracy and peace if he is elected president, and vowed to govern for all citizens – including supporters of his authoritarian rival Nicolás Maduro.

A ‘tribunal for Putin’ from a Nobel Prize-winning Ukrainian rights defender

Oleksandra Matviichuk spent years documenting alleged Russian war crimes but the events of 2022 still shocked her.