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January 20, 2026
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group’s sudden withdrawal from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on January 17, 2026, has put civilians at grave risk from abusive Wazalendo militias.
M23 forces patrol the streets of Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 13, 2025.
January 20, 2026
On January 19, a court in Makhachkala, the capital city of Russia’s Dagestan region, sentenced women’s rights defender and journalist Svetlana Anokhina to five years in prison for allegedly spreading “fake news” about the Russian armed forces.
Svetlana Anokhina, personal archive, Dagestan, Russia, 2016.
January 20, 2026
During the first year of its second term in office, the Trump administration has embraced a wide range of authoritarian tactics, policies, and actions that undermine human rights protections.
Demonstrators march during the "No Kings" national demonstration against US President Donald Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles, California, June 14, 2025.
January 20, 2026
Ahead of the first session of the Conference Preparatory Committee and the Working Group for the negotiations of a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity, which will meet from 19 to 30 January 2026, the undersigned organizations urge all states to enable full, effective and broad participation of persons with disabilities and their representatives and ensure the protection and rights of persons with disabilities in the future Convention.