36,000 Ethiopians flee into Kenya
By Evelyne Musambi October 27, 2026 Ethiopians, fleeing regional fighting, ride in a lorry as Kenyan authorities verify their identities after crossing the border in Moyale, Marsabit County, Kenya, Monday Oct. 26, 2026. (AP Photo) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The number of people fleeing violence in Ethiopia into neighboring Kenya has risen to 36,000, the United Nations said Tuesday, as fighting near the border town of Moyale continues to displace civilians, mostly women and childre
Associated Press
Nov 2
Rwanda deports Congolese village in South Kivu
Monument of the 2000 Katogota massacre, South Kivu, DR Congo to commemorate the 375 victims. credit: EdwinAlden.1995 South Kivu, DRC provincial government condemns deportation of Katogota village by Rwandan Army Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP) November 1, 2026 Kinshasa, November 1st, 2026 (CPA). – The provincial government of South (french:Sud)-Kivu, a province in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has condemned, in an official statement received on Su
Fighting in Ethiopia border town kills nine, thousands flee to Kenya
Reuters October 23, 2026 Ethiopians sit at a holding ground after fights erupted in the Ethiopian border town of Moyale, Kenya, October 23, 2026. Ethiopians sit at a holding ground after fights erupted in the Ethiopian border town of Moyale, Kenya, October 23, 2026. Ethiopians sit at a holding ground after fights erupted in the Ethiopian border town of Moyale, Kenya, October 23, 2026. Ethiopians sit at a holding ground after fights erupted in the Ethiopian border town of Moya
Reuters
Nov 1
Death in custody of a UNHCR staff member
31 October, 2026 By the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Saturday said the death in Houthi custody of Mohammad el Shami, a Yemeni colleague, was utterly devastating. The High Commissioner urged the Houthi de facto authorities to ensure a prompt investigation. Mohammad el Shami, a staff member of the UN Human Rights Office in Yemen, had been arbitrarily held in Houthi custody since 6 June 2024. According to i
Morocco: Victims’ Rights Should Not Be Subject to Political Divisions
By Sara Zouiten October 30, 2026 CNDH’s statement follows controversy over remarks by MP and former police official Mahmoud Archane about allegations of human rights abuses during Morocco’s Years of Lead. Morocco's National Human Rights Council (CNDH) Rabat – Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has defended the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission amid renewed public debate over its work, saying its achievements should be recognized while acknowledging tha
Morocco World News
Oct 31
Egypt shuts down one of the last independent news outlets
By The Associated Press October 27, 2026 Credit: Roger Anis/AP An Egyptian court ordered the closure of one of Egypt’s last independent news outlets Tuesday after convicting its editor-in-chief of operating a website without a license, a major blow to the country’s shrinking press freedom. The publication, Mada Masr, said its editor-in-chief and founder, Lina Attalah, was released after paying a fine equivalent to about $53,400. She had been detained for seven hours after the
Associated Press
Oct 30
Guinea-Bissau Country Report - September 2026
By Iradj Ipaktchi Umaro Sissoco Embaló - seen here voting in Guinea-Bissau's presidential elections last month - is now in neighbouring Senegal (Credit: AFP via Getty Images) Guinea-Bissau Country Report September 2026 By Iradj Ipaktchi Intermittent political violence and decades of corruption in Guinea-Bissau increase the risk that authorities and powerful actors will persecute targeted groups. Guinea-Bissau won independence from Portugal in 1974. President Luis Cabral's Afr
Genocide Watch
Oct 29
UN experts warn of human rights violations facing North Koreans forcibly repatriated from China
Luke Ravetto | U. Pittsburgh School of Law, US October 23, 2026 03:50:20 am Prince Roy, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed concern that many nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) forcibly returned from China remain unaccounted for, warning that they may face enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, torture, and other human rights violations. China resumed large-scale forcible returns of DPKR nationals in
JuristNews
Oct 29
Arab parties accuse Netanyahu of inciting hatred to scare voters
By Daniel Khalili-Tari 28 October, 2026 In one social media post, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accused Palestinian citizens in Israel of ‘raiding the polling stations and stealing the elections’. An Arab-Israeli woman casts her ballot during Israel's general elections on October 27, 2026 in Umm al-Fahm, Israel [Amir Levy/Getty Images] Prominent politicians from Arab-led lists have accused Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of inciting hatred against Palestinian citiz
Al Jazeera
Oct 28
Junta Strips 5 More Exiled Critics of Nationality
By Human Rights Watch September 22, 2026 Latest Crackdown Heightens Rights Concerns Amid Renewed Political Tensions Former Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou speaks to the media in Paris, August 1, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Christophe Ena (Nairobi) – Niger’s junta has provisionally stripped five more exiled opposition figures of their nationality, extending a controversial policy increasingly used against critics of the military authorities, Human Rights Watch said today.
Suriname’s Saamaka tribe works to protect the Amazon rainforest
By Steven Grattan October 26, 2026 The Saamaka people in Suriname are using modern technology to map their ancestral lands. They hope to get government recognition and protection against illegal logging and mining. Last year, Suriname pledged to protect its forests, but the Saamaka say incursions continue. Credit: AP News As roads, logging and gold mining encroach deeper into Saamaka territory, communities are turning to modern technology to defend forests protected for gener
AP News
Oct 27
Automating death: Israel’s AI-powered genocide in Gaza
By: Mariam Javid October 15, 2026 Powered by artificial intelligence, Israel’s strategy of keeping soldiers “out of harm’s way” while they kill Palestinians relies on quadcopter drones and various AI systems to identify and target people. Photo Credit: AFP ISLAMABAD – On February 29, 2024, Israeli forces fired at civilians as they gathered around an aid convoy. At least 115 people were killed in what has since become known as the ‘Flour Massacre’. Survivors recalled the invol
Asian News Network
Oct 27
