Qatar Punishes Criticism of its Abuse of World Cup Workers
By Abdullah Ibhais June 8, 2026 The 2022 football tournament cost me my freedom for three years. This year, I’ve lost my passport, safety and perhaps more Abdullah Ibhais: 'Four years on, I thought I would be free to speak about what happened to workers and me at the Qatar tournament. I was wrong.’; Credit: The Guardian What I saw in a town called Al-Shahaniyah on the outskirts of Doha, the capital of Qatar, seven years ago broke every rule and human right in the book. Desper
The Guardian
Jun 24
Kashmiri Rights Activist Wins Partial Court Victory
By Yashraj Sharma June 10, 2026 The Delhi High Court grants bail to Khurram Parvez, who has been jailed for nearly five years in ‘terror funding’ cases. Parvez Imroz, right, a Kashmiri human rights lawyer, talks to activist Khurram Parvez in their office in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, August 25, 2020. Credit: Al Jazeera New Delhi, India — A prominent Kashmiri human rights activist who has been imprisoned for nearly five years has won a partial legal victory after b
Al Jazeera
Jun 22
Rodrigo Paz declares State of Emergency in Bolivia
Rodrigo Paz declares a state of emergency in Bolivia "to clear the country's highways" June 20, 2026 By BBC News Mundo* *With information from Cecilia Barría, Ayelén Oliva, and Gerardo Lissardy. “This is not a state of emergency intended to restrict people's lives. It is exactly the opposite,” President Paz said on Saturday. (Photo from June 8). Photo: Aizar Raldes/AFP via Getty Images. After stating that he had exhausted “all avenues for dialogue,” Bolivian President Rodrigo
BBC News Mundo
Jun 21
Uncertain Futures and Restricted Movement: Afghan Refugees in Tajikistan
By Kristie Moore Photo showing migrants at the Tajik Border. Border signage states foreigners must follow migration rules. Source: TCA After the return of Taliban government to Afghanistan in 2021, former government employees and Afghan civilians fled the country, seeking safety in countries like Iran, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. Like in Iran and Pakistan, where governments have initiated mass deportations of Afghan refugees, the government of Tajikistan is making a similar mov
Genocide Watch
Jun 21
Genocide Descendants Want N$17 Trillion
By Justicia Shipena June 21, 2026 Source: The Namibian Ovaherero and Nama genocide descendants are demanding N$17 trillion in reparations, rejecting the current Namibia-Germany negotiations as inadequate and exclusionary. The Okandjoze Chiefs Assembly for Genocide says the current negotiations between Namibia and Germany have failed to deliver justice. Reverend Ebson Kaapama, a member of the Maharero Royal Traditional Authority and technical committee member of the Okandjoze
The Namibian
Jun 21
UN Calls for Peace and Reduction of Hunger in Yemen
By the United Nations June 16, 2026 Top UN officials called for bolstered efforts to stave off rising hunger and foster a path towards permanent peace in Yemen as they briefed the Security Council Tuesday morning. Displaced women and girls attend a class in Yemen. Credit: UNDP Addressing the 15-member Council about the current situation on the ground, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said that while the 2022 truce between the Houthi rebels and the government continue
United Nations
Jun 18
Delhi Court Grants Bail to Rights Activist Khurram Parvez
By Kashmir Times June 10, 2026 Second NIA case still pending; his release from custody depends on a hearing listed next month Credit: Kashmir Times NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to prominent Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez in the terror-conspiracy and terror-funding case registered against him by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), more than four and a half years after his arr
Kashmir Times
Jun 18
Tigray mandates mobilization, bans anti-recruitment speech
June 9th 2026 Debretsion Gebremichael, Pre-war council elect President, giving a press conference. (Source Tigray President Office Facebook Page) Addis Abeba – A draft proclamation reportedly prepared by the Legal Standing Committee of the region’s pre-war council, which has recently been reinstated by the TPLF, is drawing scrutiny over provisions that would make military mobilization a legal obligation while imposing harsh penalties on individuals and media organizations acc
Addis Standard
Jun 9
Zelensky ignites fury by honouring Ukrainian WWII fighters who massacred Poles and Jews
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to name a military unit after a World War II-era militia infamous for massacring Poles and Jews has led to a sharp spike in tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw. June 7, 2026 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) attends the reburial ceremony of Andriy Melnyk, who died in 1964 and was the leader of a branch of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), along with his wife Sofia, at the National Military Memorial Cemet
The Challenge of Ethiopian Constitutionalism
By Dr. Gregory H. Stanton, Founding President, Genocide Watch, Chair, The Alliance Against Genocide This speech was presented on May 15, 2026 by Dr. Gregory Stanton to a Conference on the Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia in the Kennedy Conference Room, The Russell Office Building, US Senate, Washington, DC The Challenge of Ethiopian Constitutionalism Keynote Speech by Dr. Gregory H. Stanton Conference on the Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia Kennedy Conference Room, US Senate,
Genocide Watch
Jun 5
Tanzania: Allegations of Detention Amidst Coerced Returns
By: The Global Detention Project May 28, 2026 Tanzania’s Nyarygusu Refugee Camp is currently scheduled for closure this summer – Source: WFP 2016 The Global Detention Project has received allegations from Burundian refugees in Tanzania that authorities are detaining individuals who leave Nyarugusu refugee camp, imposing movement restrictions on camp residents, and intensifying harassment and intimidation aimed at pressuring Burundian refugees to leave the country. These claim
Poland: Stop helping ICE deport refugees to Ukraine
© Anadolu via Getty Images 13 May 2026 Amnesty International and Human Rights First today published a joint letter to Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, urging an end to the Polish government’s cooperation with the US administration’s unlawful mass deportations of immigrant communities. According to information gathered by Amnesty International and Human Rights First, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed through Polish airports and travell
Amnesty International
May 19
