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Ceasefire violations in Gaza
Special Report: Ceasefire Violations in Gaza April 2026 By Aiden Carlton, Leonardo Monopoli and Karolina Bonde Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images In October 2025, Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar, in a renewed attempt to end nearly two years of the war in Gaza. The "Comprehensive End of Gaza War" built on a collapsed January 2025 ceasefire and set out binding obligations for both sides. The conditions included an end to ho


Discrimination against Central Asian migrants in Russia
By Kristie Moore Central Asian migrants working in Russia's construction sector. Image: Lantyukhov Sergey/globallookpress.com/picture alliance. Photo Russia is home to a significant population of migrants from Central Asia: according to a 2024 Human Rights Watch report, approximately 1,792,000 Uzbek, 1,231,000 Tajik, and 262,000 Kyrgyz migrants reside there. These migrants come primarily in search of work, usually in unskilled labor fields, such as construction, transportatio


Human Rights Campaign targets Congress on LGBTQ+ rights
An LGBTQ+ rights supporter holds a flag in the hallway outside an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) By MATT BROWN Updated 1:55 AM HST, April 21, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, is vaulting into the midterms with a $15 million investment targeting Republicans in battleground districts after a series of


Hindutva & Zionism: Ideologies of Exclusion
Hindutva & Zionism: Exclusionary Religion, Racism, and Nationalism A Formula for Forced Displacement and Genocide By Areeka Khan, Genocide Watch March 2026 PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: SAM FINE/PHOTOS VIA GETTY IMAGES This report examines the historical origins and social impact of Hindutva in India and Zionism in Israel and Palestine. It explores how these ideologies shape national identity, citizenship, and belonging, and how they produce, sustain, and justify exclusion, forced disp


Belgian minister slams 'anti-Semitic' synagogue explosion
Belgian authorities opened a probe after an explosion took place in front of a synagogue in the city of Liège early on Monday morning. The mayor described the blast, which caused damage to the synagogue and surrounding buildings, as "targeted" and "anti-Semitic". March 9th 2026 Police stand near barricades as they secure an area after a blast took place near a synagogue in Liege, Belgium on March 9, 2026. © Valentin Bianchi, AP Belgium's prime minister vowed to combat antise


Hague Prosecution of Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Leaders
In closing statements at the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three others, prosecutors demanded 45 years in prison for each of them, based on the 'gravity' of the war-crimes charges against them. Hashim Thaci (R) and Rexhep Selimi (L) at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, February 9, 2026. Photo: Kosovo Specialist Chambers Livestream/Screenshot. On the first day of closing statements in the war-crimes trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci a


Mass Deportations Are Crimes Against Humanity
President Donald Trump…credit: Fulton County Sheriff’s Department Mass deportations violate U.S. and international law. They’re also crimes against humanity. By Dr. Gregory H Stanton Founding President Genocide Watch President Trump’s order to arrest and deport millions of undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of refugees, violates US obligations under the 1967 Protocol on the Status of Refugees. The US Senate ratified that treaty unanimously in 1968. 147
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