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January 30, 2026

Yemen: UAE-Backed Forces Detain Investigators

The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council on January 27, 2026, detained members of Yemen’s National Commission for the Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights, an independent national body investigating violations by all warring parties in Yemen.

January 30, 2026

Joint Statement: International Human Rights Groups Oppose the Death Penalty for Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol Who is on Trial for Insurgency

We urge special counsel Cho Eun-suk to reconsider seeking the death penalty against former President Yoon prior to the delivery of the verdict and sentencing by the Seoul Central District Court on 19 February.

January 29, 2026

Rohingya Genocide Case Moves to Judgment

On January 29, the three-week hearings on the merits of Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar before the International Court of Justice came to a close.

Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017.

January 29, 2026

Greek Immigration Bill Demonizes Civil Society

The Greek government has introduced an immigration bill with measures that explicitly link nongovernmental groups and humanitarian workers with criminal conduct, when in reality they are helping people in distress trying to reach Greece.

A group of newly-arrived migrants board a ferry in Souda, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 11, 2025.

January 28, 2026

Myanmar: Junta Atrocities Surge 5 Years since Coup

Myanmar’s military junta has committed widespread repression and abuse in every facet of life in the country since seizing power on February 1, 2021.

Villagers extinguish a fire that engulfed a house after a Myanmar military airstrike, Tabayin, Myanmar, November 13, 2025.

January 28, 2026

Sexual Violence Survivors in Haiti Left Without Care

Sexual violence by criminal groups is not new in Haiti. However, the intensity and brutality of these attacks are worsening.

January 28, 2026

Uganda: Post Election Assault on Political Opposition

Ugandan authorities have intensified attacks on the country’s main opposition party since presidential elections took place on January 15, 2026.

Musician and opposition candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine during a press conference in Kampala, Uganda, October 1, 2019.

January 28, 2026

Budapest Mayor Charged for Holding Pride March

This week, prosecutors filed criminal charges against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for organizing the city’s 2025 Pride march.

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony at Pride march

January 27, 2026

Risk of Atrocities Looms in South Sudan Amidst Renewed Civil War

On January 25, South Sudan’s military called on civilians, aid workers, and United Nations personnel to evacuate from opposition-controlled areas in Jonglei state.

A South Sudanese soldier monitors the area as troops belonging to the South Sudanese Unified Forces take part in a deployment ceremony at the Luri Military Training Centre in Juba on November 15, 2023.

January 27, 2026

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Puts Rights Abusers in Charge of Global Order

Since taking office a year ago, the Trump administration has been working hard to undermine the United Nations, especially the UN’s efforts to uphold universal human rights. Now US President Donald Trump wants to create a new organisation, a “Board of Peace” with himself as lifetime chairman. While many countries were invited, those signing up appear to be a rogues’ gallery of leaders and governments with human rights records ranging from questionable to appalling.

US President Donald Trump speaks at the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, at the UN headquarters in New York City, on September 23, 2025.

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