HRW Urges Europe to Press Vietnam on Rights During Visit
By Tiana Nowzari October 21, 2026 Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the European Union (EU), Belgium and Denmark to press Vietnamese President To Lam to address the country’s deteriorating human rights situation during his October 19–24 visit to Europe. HRW said that Vietnam’s government has intensified its crackdown on basic freedoms, including freedom of expression, peaceful activism, and independent journalism. The organi
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Doubts over Transfer of Bosnian War Crimes Cases to Serbia
By Emina Dizdarevic Tahmiscija October 22, 2026 While a court in Bosnia and Herzegovina has sentenced 13 people to a combined total of more than 180 years in prison for the killing of Bosniak civilians in two villages during the 1992-95 war, the acquittal of two others by a court in Belgrade has raised further doubts about the merit of transferring war crimes cases from Sarajevo to Belgrade. Higher court, Belgrade. Credit: BIRN It was by sheer chance that Bekir Alic survived
The Human Cost Of US Air Strikes In Somalia
Families recount deaths, injuries and displacement as Trump accelerates US strikes against armed groups in Somalia. By Faisal Ali Published On 20 Oct 2026 Abdiqadir Salah, age seven, shows the scar left after doctors removed shrapnel from his body following fighting involving United States air strikes around Jamaame, Somalia, in November 2025 [Fardosa Hussein/Al Jazeera] Mogadishu, Somalia – Nearly a year after a suspected US strike in southern Somalia left shrapnel embedded
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Anti-Indian racism has been surging in right-wing media
By Sage Hodil & Ben Van Bloem October 9, 2026 Credit: Media Matters Right-wing media’s racist attacks and ethnic slurs directed at Indians, other South Asians, and South Asian Americans have surged over the past year, in part fueled by conservative infighting over the H-1B visa program and a handful of viral posts. Commentators in the conservative media ecosystem have used anti-Indian slurs and characterized the presence of Indian immigrants as “harmful to America.” Some of t
Media Matters
Oct 16
US Trial Begins For Rwandan-American Accused Of Genocide
Eric Nshimiye, an American citizen, says the evidence against him consists of unreliable eye witnesses. By Umar Farooq Published On 13 Oct 202613 Oct 2026 A view of Kigali, Rwanda, on October 13, 2026 [Yuhi Irakiza/AP] Boston, Massachusetts, United States – A United States federal court in Boston has begun hearing the case of a Rwandan-American accused of covering up his role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Prosecutors say Eric Nshimiye, a 55-year-old father of four and a US
Al Jazeera
Oct 14
Jamaica celebrates reparations case referral to appealS
By John Myers Jr. September 23, 2026 Jamaica says its reparations case against Britain has been referred to the United Kingdom’s highest court of appeal for the Caribbean island. Credit: Jess Hurd KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaica’s government announced Wednesday that its reparations case against Britain has been referred to the United Kingdom’s highest court of appeal for the Caribbean island. The unprecedented legal maneuver marks a watershed moment in the fraught historical rel
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Oct 11
CNDIH Flags Arbitrary Detentions, Enforced Disappearances
By Breaking Burundi August 21, 2026 CNIDH says its prison visits uncovered widespread violations, including unlawful detention and cases involving civilians held for non-criminal offenses. Martin Blaise Nyaboho says 135 detainees were held beyond legal limits / CNIDH Burundi’s National Independent Human Rights Commission has said violations of human rights persist in the country, citing arbitrary and prolonged detentions, abductions, enforced disappearances and alleged abuses
Breaking Burundi
Oct 9
Bolivia detains attorney general, government ministry says
By Reuters October 1, 2026 Oct 1 (Reuters) - Bolivia's Attorney General Roger Mariaca has been arrested two days after the United States revoked his visa and accused him of accepting bribes to facilitate drug trafficking, the country's Interior Minister Marco Antonio Oviedo said on Thursday. Mariaca was arrested along with 13 other people on Wednesday as part of an operation targeting what authorities described as a “criminal organization” embedded within the judiciary and
Middle East Eye
Oct 8
UK govt refuses slavery reparations: Jamaica urges king
By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters September 7, 2026 Britain expresses sorrow over slavery, but rejects financial compensation. Credit: Gilbert Bellamy/Reuters The United Kingdom’s government has reiterated that it rejects reparations for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade as Jamaica has petitioned King Charles III over the issue. Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s spokesperson said on Monday that “the UK does not and will not pay reparations”. Successive British governm
Al Jazeera
Oct 8
Haiti postpones elections indefinitely amid gang violence
By France 24 October 7, 2026 Haiti has indefinitely postponed elections scheduled for December and February, the electoral council said Tuesday, citing technical and operational requirements as gang violence continues to disrupt preparations. The delay leaves Haitians without a democratic process as authorities struggle to register voters and secure areas needed for the poll. Men of the local defence force stand guard in a cemetery during a funeral service for people killed i
France 24
Oct 8
Angola: Chronic Oil Spills Poison Coast And Communities
By Journalismfund Europe September 28, 2026 LUANDA - A cross-border investigation reveals European, British and US oil giants have been routinely spilling oil in Angola’s oceans for 13 years, leaving residents ill and unable to eat. Multiple complaints have been ignored, while fishermen are asked to clean up under ‘voluntary work agreements’. Praia dos pobres. In the background: LNG refinery in Zaire province (Angola). | Photo: ©Giorgio Michalopoulos While Western oil majors
OvaHerero Seek SA Support For German Genocide Reparations
OvaHerero descendants in South Africa have petitioned South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to support their calls for justice, reparations and historical redress over the genocides committed by Imperial Germany between 1904 and 1908. By Martin Endjala October 3, 2026 Source: The Namibian The petition, dated 2 October and seen by The Namibian calls on the South African government to publicly support the OvaHerero and Nama peoples’ demands and recognise that the consequences
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