What’s Sudan like after 15 months of war, displacement, and inhumanity? | Human Rights News

What’s Sudan like after 15 months of war, displacement, and inhumanity? | Human Rights News

The war in Sudan is approaching its 16th month, with tens of thousands of people killed and millions displaced in what international organisations say is the world’s worst displacement crisis. Fighting erupted between forces loyal to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April…

One Samouni brother comes home in Gaza, recalls months of Israeli torture | Israel-Palestine conflict News

One Samouni brother comes home in Gaza, recalls months of Israeli torture | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Faraj al-Samouni, 39, sits in a tent in a makeshift camp in Deir el-Balah, surrounded by his family who can hardly believe he is alive after months of Israeli captivity. “My brothers didn’t recognise me when I was released,” he says. He is diminished, he lost…

‘We are not criminals’: Philippines considers making divorce legal | Human Rights News

‘We are not criminals’: Philippines considers making divorce legal | Human Rights News

Manila, Philippines – Michelle Bulang left her abusive husband six years ago. But even after all she had been through, Bulang, who lives with her four children in the province of Rizal just outside Metro Manila, was unable to divorce him. The Philippines is the only country, other than the…

What could the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling mean for US foreign policy? | Courts News

What could the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling mean for US foreign policy? | Courts News

The United States Supreme Court’s decision to expand presidential immunity has caused alarm among legal experts, who fear the ramifications may extend beyond the country’s borders. On Monday, the court’s conservative majority ruled that any “official acts” a president takes — even beyond the office’s “core constitutional functions” — would…

‘Agony and pain’: US health professionals reflect on the horrors in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘Agony and pain’: US health professionals reflect on the horrors in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The hospital where Sabha and Khan were stationed was also feeling a strain. Though it was designed for 200 people, it housed more than 10,000, according to Sabha. Many patients were suffering from severe injuries. Others faced amputations. Few had anywhere else to go. Sabha recalled that there was only…

Indonesian band takes stand for Taiwan’s migrant workers | Labour Rights News

Indonesian band takes stand for Taiwan’s migrant workers | Labour Rights News

Kaohsiung, Taiwan – Surrounded by his fellow band members, Rudi takes the stage in Taiwan’s southern port city of Kaohsiung. As he looks out over the crowd, his bandmates begin to play, whipping the audience into a frenzy of excitement. “Silenced by threats, here we stand against this system of…

Remembering the ‘Stronismo’: How ghost of a brutal dictator haunts Paraguay | Politics

Remembering the ‘Stronismo’: How ghost of a brutal dictator haunts Paraguay | Politics

Marina Kue, Curuguaty, Paraguay – A lonely dirt road leads to Marina Kue in eastern Paraguay; 2,000 hectares of arable land forever marked as a last stand between the heirs of Paraguay’s late dictator, General Alfredo Stroessner, and the victims of his brutal dictatorship, the landless peasants. At dawn on…

What is Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law and why is it controversial? | Civil Rights News

What is Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law and why is it controversial? | Civil Rights News

The US state of Louisiana has passed a law requiring all state-funded schools and universities to display the biblical Ten Commandments, which are considered central to both Christianity and Judaism. The new law was signed on June 19 by the Republican Louisiana governor, Jeff Landry. “If you want to respect…

Thousands of refugees in Indonesia have spent years awaiting resettlement | Refugees News

Thousands of refugees in Indonesia have spent years awaiting resettlement | Refugees News

Morwan Mohammad walks down an old hotel corridor on Batam Island in northwestern Indonesia before entering a six-square-metre (64sq-foot) room that has been home to him and his growing family for the past eight years. Mohammad, who fled war in Sudan, is one of hundreds of refugees living in community…