How a teenager’s death drew attention to human rights concerns in Ecuador | Human Rights News

How a teenager’s death drew attention to human rights concerns in Ecuador | Human Rights News

Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international nonprofit, has led its own investigation into what happened that day in the lead-up to Vega’s death. Last month, it denounced the shooting as an “apparent extrajudicial execution” in an open letter to President Noboa, detailing alleged human rights abuses committed by the military….

Will Israel accept the new UN Gaza ceasefire resolution? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Will Israel accept the new UN Gaza ceasefire resolution? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) endorsed a United States-backed ceasefire resolution on Monday in the latest diplomatic effort to end eight months of Israel’s devastating military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The resolution, which calls for a comprehensive three-phase ceasefire deal, was adopted by 14 members of the UNSC,…

Israeli killings of Gaza civilians during raid may be war crimes: UN | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli killings of Gaza civilians during raid may be war crimes: UN | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinian officials say Israeli forces killed 274 people during the operation to rescue four captives held in Gaza. The United Nations human rights office says war crimes may have been committed by both Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups during an Israeli raid on Nuseirat in central Gaza last week….

ICC prosecutor seeks evidence of war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur | ICC News

ICC prosecutor seeks evidence of war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur | ICC News

Karim Khan’s appeal comes after escalating violence in and around el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor has appealed to witnesses to send evidence to aid an urgent investigation opened by his office into allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s…

Hong Kong hits back as UK judge says rule of law ‘profoundly compromised’ | Courts News

Hong Kong hits back as UK judge says rule of law ‘profoundly compromised’ | Courts News

Hong Kong has hit back at a British judge who announced his resignation from the territory’s top court last week and expressed concern that the rule of law was in danger following the landmark conviction of 47 pro-democracy politicians and activists. Jonathan Sumption, one of two British judges who resigned…

Four Cornell College tutors stabbed in China park attack: US officials | News

Four Cornell College tutors stabbed in China park attack: US officials | News

The group, on a visit to a partner university in northeast China’s Jilin province, were attacked while visiting a temple. Four American tutors from a small Iowa university have been injured in a stabbing attack in a public park in northeast China’s Jilin province, according to United States media and…

S Korea says it fired warning shots after N Korean soldiers crossed border | Military News

S Korea says it fired warning shots after N Korean soldiers crossed border | Military News

Incident took place on Sunday at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two countries. South Korea’s military has said it fired warning shots after soldiers from North Korea briefly crossed the border at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the countries. The incident took place at about 12.30pm (03:30 GMT)…