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EU: ‘Send Them Back’ Chants a Moment of Reckoning to Confront Racism in Europe

This must be a moment of reckoning for the European Parliament to confront the persistent systemic racism across Europe.

July 6, 2026

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Israel/ OPT: Fears Mounting for Detained Palestinian Doctor Hussam Abu Safiya amidst Reports his Life Is in Grave Danger

Israeli authorities must immediately release the arbitrarily detained Palestinian pediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.

July 6, 2026

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Europe: Brazen Hacking of Former MEP Investigating Pegasus Abuses Exposes Painful Inaction Over Spyware

Europe urgently needs an independent inquiry of the ongoing use of Pegasus and other highly invasive spyware in Europe.

July 6, 2026

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Self-Immolation of Tibetan Man Outside UN Highlights Long-Standing Chinese Repression

This death comes a day after China's Ethnic Unity Law entered into force.

July 3, 2026

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Lebanon-Israel Framework Agreement Betrays Victims of War Crimes in Lebanon

The Israel-Lebanon framework agreement signed in Washington on June 26, 2026, threatens to betray war crimes victims in Lebanon.

July 3, 2026

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Sri Lanka: Answers Needed about Haiti Deployment amid Ongoing Impunity over Child Abuse Allegations

There are serious, unresolved allegations of widespread sexual abuse of children by Sri Lankan personnel during previous deployments in Haiti.

July 3, 2026

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Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Withdrawal from Rome Statute Consecrates Impunity and Threatens to Deny Victims of War Crimes Justice and Reparations

The decision by the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to leave the International Criminal Court threatens to deny thousands of victims the possibility…

July 2, 2026

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Tunisia: Refugees and Asylum Seekers Trapped in Cycle of Abuse after Authorities Dismantle Crucial Safeguards

Tunisian authorities must immediately overturn racist and xenophobic policies that have systematically targeting refugees and asylum seekers.

July 2, 2026

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Indonesia: Caning of Unmarried Couple for Kissing on TikTok Violates Prohibition of Torture

Today’s public caning of a young man and woman simply for kissing is a horrifying act of discrimination.

July 2, 2026

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Sudan: RSF Atrocities in El Fasher ‘A Stain on the Conscience of Humanity’ - New Report

The Rapid Support Forces committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher in Sudan's…

June 30, 2026

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China: New ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Set to Entrench Assimilation of Minority Groups

China's new Ethnic Unity Law pushes minority ethnic groups to adopt a single, state-defined national identity dominated by Han Chinese…

June 30, 2026

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West Virginia v. BPJ Ruling Will Harm Young Transgender Athletes in Devastating Setback for LGBTQ+ Rights

This decision could pave the way for broader laws that exclude transgender people from public life altogether.

June 30, 2026