Malian Army And Wagner Group Accused Of War Crimes
Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned the Malian armed forces and its partners from the Russian private military company Wagner Group for perpetration of war crimes, including the murder and torture of civilians.
Jurist
Sep 29
Exile has not broken young Rohingya people
By Ajas Khan September 28, 2026 Rohingya in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, mark the ninth anniversary of the attacks that forced them to flee their home in Rakhine State, Myanmar, 25 August. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Nine years ago, I was forced to flee my home in Maungdaw township, Rakhine state, Myanmar. I was 13 years old. I remember how quickly an average day turned into a day when life felt extinguished, leaving behind the place where I grew up with my family. Even now,
The Guardian
Sep 28
EU report: Deteriorating fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong
By European Commission September 22, 2026 Photo via Unsplash The European Commission and the High Representative have adopted today the 28th annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on political and economic developments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. This report covers developments in 2025. The report highlights the continuous erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy and of the fundamental freedoms and rights of the people of Hong Kong, a consequence
European Commission
Sep 28
Malaysia Begins Repatriation of Asylum Seekers to Myanmar
By Jonathan Head September 29, 2026 The repatriation represents a striking shift in Malaysia's attitude towards the refugees The Malaysian government has started repatriating around 5,000 asylum seekers from Myanmar, under a controversial deal agreed with Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing. Three ships from the Myanmar navy are scheduled to leave Malaysia later today carrying the first 1,476 returnees. Human rights groups have condemned the repatriation, saying the retu
BBC News
Sep 28
Gabon Opposition Leader Kept Behind Bars
By Dominic Wabwireh with AFP June 3, 2026 FILE - Gabon’s Foreign Minister Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze addresses the 74th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 26, 2019. Gabon’s main opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, will remain in detention after an appeals court rejected his bid to invalidate legal proceedings against him. The decision deepens concerns over judicial independence and political freedoms in the Central African nation. F
Africanews
Sep 28
Polarization In Costa Rica Is Rooted In Ancient History
By Guest Author (The Tico Times) September 29, 2026 Image: Harvey Whitehouse At the University of Oxford, we have been helping to build a vast database of world history capable of explaining why some civilizations grow and flourish – while others fall apart. One of the most remarkable findings is that when societies grow beyond around a million individuals – what we call the mega-society threshold – their survival often depends on developing new ways of pulling together to av
The Tico Times
Sep 28
ICC Convicts ex-Seleka Leader of Crimes Against Humanity
By Reuters September 23, 2026 Mahamat Said Abdel Kani oversaw brutal detention tactics, including torture, at Bangui facility, ICC judges rule. Seleka commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani sits in The Hague courtroom during a hearing in the case in which he is accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in Bangui in 2013 [Remko De Waal/Pool Photo via AP] The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted a Central African Republic militia commander of
Al Jazeera
Sep 28
Philippines Drug War Victims Seek Justice
By Barnaby Lo August 14, 2026 Families of drug war victims testify before the Truth Commission, seeking answers and closure after years of silence. Luzviminda Siapo (L), whose son Raymart is believed to have been a victim of an extrajudicial killing in March 2017 during former President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-illegal drugs campaign, reacts at the close of a Truth Commission session at a Catholic facility in Manila, Philippines, August 14, 2026 [Rolex Dela Pena/EPA] Manila, Ph
Al Jazeera
Sep 28
Escalating Violence Blocks Access To Health Care In Somalia
With roads to hospitals blocked since the fighting started, many of the wounded have been unable to access care. By Medecins Sans Frontieres | Doctors Without Borders September 28, 2026 Patients wait to be seen at an MSF health post in Elbeti displacement camp, Baidoa. | Somalia 2026 © Yahya Mohammed/MSF On September 28, fighting erupted in and around Baidoa, Somalia, leaving a health facility severely damaged, an ambulance looted, and reports of one health worker killed and
DRC Ebola Emergency: Calls Grow For Urgent Humanitarian Aid
By United Nations News September 28, 2026 © UNOCHA/Priscilla Lecomte At the Ebola treatment centre ran by the NGO ALIMA, the medical staff follows strict infection prevention and control measures to prevent the spread of Ebola. this include wearing full personal protective equipment. 28 September 2026 | Health Aid teams trying to keep deadly Ebola disease from spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are increasingly concerned about ongoing fighting and violenc
UN News
Sep 28
'Zimbabwe's recurring patterns of human rights abuse, discrimination and coercion remain a concern', says watchdog
ZIMBABWE recorded a slight increase in documented human rights violations in August despite a sharp decline in the number of people affected, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has said. The rights watchdog said that recurring patterns of abuse, discrimination and coercion remain a concern. ZPP recorded 137 human rights violations during the month, up from 132 in July, representing a 3.8% increase. However, the number of people affected fell from 2,585 in July to 1,151 in Augus
New Zimbabwe
Sep 28
AI generated ‘rage bait’ developed by Germany’s far-right
By Derek Scally July 8, 2026 Alternita platform uses Google Gemini, OpenAI and Claude to create provocative social media posts Credit: John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has developed a new software suite, driven by Google Gemini, Open AI and Anthropic’s Claude, that helps party members generate so-called “rage bait” social media postings. Central to the new campaign is the Alternita platform, registered to the AfD’s general secre
The Irish Times
Sep 28
