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ICC Issues Sealed Arrest Warrants for Taliban Supreme Leader and Chief Justice

Taliban · Afghanistan

ICC Issues Sealed Arrest Warrants for Taliban Supreme Leader and Chief Justice

42% Left coverage: 136 sources

Alleging systematic deprivation of Afghan women's education, work and movement since 2021 the sealed warrants depend entirely on member state cooperation for execution.See the Story

Women's rights face 'full-on assault' due to UN and aid funding cuts

Women's Rights · United States

Women's rights face 'full-on assault' due to UN and aid funding cuts

63% Center coverage: 43 sources

Four major international reports on women's rights, including recommendations on how to prevent domestic violence and discrimination, will not be published this year, a U.N. document showed, part of what rights groups describe as a broader backlash against gender equality. See the Story

Prime Minister Prepares for China Visit

Anthony Albanese · Australia

Prime Minister Prepares for China Visit

Coverage: 17 sources

Anthony Albanese says he won't shy away from tricky topics during his visit to China as he prepares for a charm offensive with our biggest trading partner.See the Story

Thailand: Authorities Abuse, Exploit Myanmar Nationals

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Thai authorities are threatening, extorting, and detaining Myanmar nationals who fled the abusive military junta to seek safety in Thailand.Immigration · Thailand See the Story

‘Malicious’: US Sanctions UN Palestine Expert Francesca Albanese

Coverage: 12 sources

The rare move to target the high-profile United Nations representative comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues a multi-day visit to Washington.Benjamin Netanyahu See the Story

“I’ll Never Feel Secure”

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The 48-page report, “‘I’ll Never Feel Secure’: Undocumented and Exploited Myanmar Nationals in Thailand,” examines how the Thai police frequently stop and interrogate Myanmar nationals and extort them with the threat of arrest and detention if they fail to pay bribes. Human Rights Watch found this practice to be prevalent in the town of Mae Sot near the Myanmar border, where people refer to Myanmar nationals as “walking ATMs.” Myanmar nationals,…Mae Sot · Mae Sot Read Article

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Nepal

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Human Rights Watch submits the following information regarding Nepal’s human rights record since its 2021 Universal Periodic Review (UPR), including efforts towards implementation of recommendations it accepted as well as developments in the human rights situation since then.Human Rights · Nepal Read Article

Cuba: Protesters Detail Abuses in Prison

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

A man is arrested during a demonstration against the government of President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana, Cuba, July 12, 2021. © 2021 YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images Protesters detained for participating in the peaceful July 2021 protests in Cuba have been subject to serious abuses in prison, including beatings, solitary confinement, and lack of medical care.While some were released, they say they remain under constant surveillance. Hundreds are…Miguel Díaz-Canel · Cuba See the Story

Guinea: A Year On, Guinean Activists Still Missing

67% Left coverage: 6 sources

Crime · Guinea See the Story

Revised UK Social Security Bill Still Harms Rights

Coverage: 2 sources

Click to expand Image Disability rights activists gather to protest against cuts to social security outside Downing Street, London, UK, March 26, 2025. © 2025 Lab Ky Mo/SOPA Image/Shutterstock The United Kingdom government’s draft law to cut spending on disability-related social security triggered major opposition from within the ruling party, forcing the government to roll back some of the legislation in order to win a key parliamentary vote la…Social Security · United Kingdom See the Story

US Lobbying Groups Target EU Corporate Accountability Law

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

As Europe emerges from a devastating heat wave, the European Parliament should reject efforts, including by industry groups in the United States, to weaken the European Union’s flagship corporate accountability law and its measures to tackle climate change.Heatwaves · Louisiana Read Article

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