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The horrific rights record of North Korea under its leader, Kim Jong Un, is facing increased scrutiny.

Over the past year, the bombing and shelling of cities and towns has had devastating humanitarian consequences, which highlights the urgency of implementing the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons.

It is a dark day in the United Kingdom as the Safety of Rwanda Bill will soon become law after passing its final stages in parliament yesterday. This will have a devastating impact on human rights and the rule of law.

Daily Brief, April 23, 2024

Adama Dieng has been appointed as the first African Union (AU) special envoy for the prevention of the crime of genocide and other mass atrocities.

In an interview on the BBC’s Today Program this week, Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell sang the praises of Rwanda’s “remarkable regime.” But as the debate over the government’s Safety of Rwanda bill came to a close, he left out some important facts about Rwanda’s human rights record.

Kazakhstan’s President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev signed a new law on April,15, 2024 to strengthen protections from violence for women and children, including domestic violence survivors, but it falls short in key areas

Angola’s parliament should significantly revise or withdraw a proposed national security law that fails to meet international human rights standards.

The Australian government should withdraw a proposed law that would allow the authorities to seek prison terms for asylum seekers for exercising their right not to be sent to a country where they fear being persecuted.