April 29, 2026 Russia built global recruitment pipeline targeting vulnerable migrants for Ukraine war: report Human rights groups allege Russia recruits tens of thousands of vulnerable migrants from over 130 countries to fight in its ongoing war against Ukraine.
April 23, 2026 Ex-Philippine president Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges The ICC confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for allegedly overseeing deadly drug crackdowns.
April 15, 2026 UN filing accuses UK of forced displacement as Diego Garcia tensions and security fears grow U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a crimes against humanity complaint at the U.N. over the alleged forced removal of Chagossian people from the Diego Garcia islands.
April 15, 2026 The Iranian regime was built on ‘vicious antisemitism’ following the 1979 Islamic Revolution For over 2,500 years, Jews lived in Persia. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, their community was decimated by persecution and forced emigration.
April 14, 2026 Top United Nations Human Rights official points to reparations as the 'key to dismantling systemic racism' U.N. High Commissioner Volker Türk applauded global reparations efforts, calling them essential to dismantling systemic racism tied to colonialism and enslavement.
April 13, 2026 Iran secures UN role with backing from UK, France, Canada, Australia as US stands alone Western democracies face backlash for allowing Iran and other authoritarian regimes to secure influential U.N. seats as the U.S. stood alone in opposition.
March 29, 2026 North Korean laborers describe brutal forced labor in Russia: 'Working like a cow, earning nothing' A North Korean forced labor survivor describes earning $800 a month but keeping only $10, with passports seized and no way to leave Russian work sites.
February 27, 2026 UN Human Rights Council chief cuts off speaker criticizing US-sanctioned official The U.N. Human Rights Council cut off a video statement by Anne Bayefsky in which she criticized U.N. officials, including U.S.-sanctioned Francesca Albanese.
February 27, 2026 UN Human Rights Council cuts off speaker who criticized a US-sanctioned official Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust Director Anne Bayefsky's video statement for the UNHRC was cut off when the council determined that she had made "insulting and inflammatory" claims. (Credit: UN Web TV)
January 29, 2026 EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorists; Germany warns of rapid action The European Union approved new sanctions targeting Iranian officials and designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group over protest suppression and Russia support.
