Egypt prosecutes a Doctor for reporting obstetric Violence
By Amr Magdi and Skye Wheeler 6 July, 2026 Suspended Prison Sentence for Doctor Whose Post Stirred Flood of Accounts A doctor examines a pregnant woman at a hospital in the province of Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, February 19, 2019. © 2019 Hayam Adel/Reuters An Egyptian court sentenced doctor and filmmaker Omnia Suwydan on July 4 to a six-months suspended prison sentence and a fine of 20,000 Egyptian pounds (US$408) for alleging obstetric violence at an Alexandria publi
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Jul 16
US designates Ecuador’s Chone Killers gang as terrorists
By AFP and Reuters July 2, 2026 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the gang had also been classified as a ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorist’. Alleged members of the Chone Killers gang are presented to the media during a police operation in Duran, Ecuador [File: Marcos Pin/AFP] The US State Department has designated the Ecuadorean gang Chone Killers as a foreign “terrorist organisation”, imposing sanctions on a crime group that Washington has accused of carrying ou
Aljazeera
Jul 16
Colombian election loser threatens ‘civil disobedience'
By Astrid Suárez July 1, 2026 A soft-spoken senator, Cepeda spent years advocating for victims of state crimes. But critics say taking on a president made him a 'hero to the left'. Ivan Cepeda concedes defeat in the presidential election at a news conference in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian senator, who recently lost the nation’s presidential election, said Tuesday he will not recognize his opponent, A
Astrid Suárez | APnews
Jul 16
Urgent Threat of Genocidal Massacres in El Obeid, Sudan
Genocide Emergency July 2026 By Grace Harris The Sudanese city of El-Obeid, where a drone strike killed 10 people including seven children on Monday, a medical source told AFP. (Credit: Reuters/File) Genocide Watch is issuing a Genocide Emergency Alert for Sudan. The besieged city of El Obeid, Sudan is at immediate risk of genocidal massacres as Rapid Support Forces (RSF) surround the city now held by the Sudan Armed Forces. El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, lies
Genocide Watch
Jul 15
Argentine ex-officer convicted of crimes against humanity
Former dictatorship officer gets life in prison for crimes against humanity. José Ignacio Saravia Day was convicted for the false imprisonment of three soldiers, one of whom remains missing. July 03, 2026 Martina Jaureguy Former military officer José Ignacio Saravia Day was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the false imprisonment of three soldiers during the last military dictatorship (1976-1983), one of whom remains missing. The conviction comes as part of a trial j
Buenos Aires Herald
Jul 15
Trump administration sued over ICC sanctions
By Eric Tucker July 15 2026 A Palestinian child walks along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli military strikes during the Israel-Hamas war in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP, photo by Abdel Kareem Hana) WASHINGTON (AP) — Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court over its investigations of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza have illegally impeded their ability to advocate for
Associated Press
Jul 15
