Yemen: Talks on now to extend two-month ceasefire, says UN envoy Hans Grundberg

Since the truce, UN envoy Hans Grundberg said, ‘fighting has sharply reduced with no aerial attacks emanating from Yemen across its borders and no confirmed airstrikes inside Yemen’.

The US Plan to Document War Crimes in Ukraine

THE US ANNOUNCED today that it will fund data-gathering on the conflict in Ukraine. In addition to laying the groundwork for war-crime prosecutions, the move would share critical, real-time data with humanitarian organizations.

UN human rights chief’s China visit confirmed, including Xinjiang

The UN human rights chief will imminently visit China for “six to seven days”, with her Geneva office confirming the trip after years of negotiations.

American envoy on human rights and Tibetan issues to travel to India, Nepal

Biden Administration’s top envoy on human rights and Tibetan issue is travelling to India and Nepal this week to deepen cooperation on human rights with these two South Asian nations, an official statement said Monday.

The new Chile Constitution requires urgent scrutiny by its future subjects

Gonzalo Magueda urges fellow Chileans to ignore the negative speculation in the media and go to the ‘horse’s mouth’ for all the information regarding the contents of the new constitution.

Mexico’s official list of missing people passes 100,000, with few cases ever solved

Mexico marked a grim milestone this week: The number of people officially listed as disappeared passed 100,000.

Human rights groups urge UN to use ‘leverage’ and probe Saudi abuses

Leading human rights groups have urged the United Nations to scrutinise Saudi Arabia’s treatment of advocates ahead of a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) next month.

Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s health worsens in Egyptian prison

Egypt’s human rights body calls for the activist’s transfer to a better facility, as Abdel Fattah’s family calls for his release.

Austria’s neutrality in the spotlight after Sweden-Finland NATO bid

Following Sweden and Finland’s bid to join NATO, abstaining Austria’s neutrality is once again a topic of discussion with opposition parties and experts criticising the government’s reluctance to reevaluate its position. Read more.

French company to face charges of complicity in human rights violations.

Lafarge faces a court battle over allegations that it put employees at risk and financed terrorist groups in a bid to keep operating in Syria.