From June 30 to July 2, Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Jessica Stern will travel to Dublin, Ireland. Special Envoy...

Special Advisor on International Disability Rights (SAIDR) Sara Minkara will travel to Istanbul and Ankara, Türkiye, June 30 – July 3 to advance the inclusion...

(Nairobi) – Kenyan security forces shot directly into crowds of protesters on June 25, 2024, including protesters who were fleeing, Human Rights Watch said...

Many journalists living in exile are being targeted by their home governments in an attempt to silence them, the United Nations special rapporteur on...

Last week, Sierra Leone’s parliament enacted landmark legislation to ban child marriage. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024, which makes marriage for anyone...

(New York) – The United States, European Union, and other governments should urgently counter illicit activities by foreign banks that are assisting the Myanmar military...

Today the Department of State released the third public report on the U.S. government’s implementation of the 2021 Presidential Memorandum on Advancing the Human...

Peru’s Ministry of Health has clarified that trans identities are not mental health conditions, walking back a heavily criticized presidential decree in May that...

European Union leaders and investors are gathering in Cairo on June 29 and 30 for the “Egypt-EU Investment Conference,” which will bring billions to Egypt’s...

Minister for Fisheries and Forests, Kalaveti Ravu, has been charged with abuse of office for allegedly interfering with a ministry investigation into the suspected...

Jurisdictions under increased monitoring are actively collaborating with the FATF to address strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and anti-proliferation regimes. When...

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed a rule to enhance and modernize financial institutions' anti-money laundering and...

(Bangkok) – Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a prominent human rights defender in Pattani province in southern Thailand on June 25, 2024, Human Rights...

June 14, 2024 Publication of the draft "Cabinet Office Order to Amend the Regulation on Terminology, Forms and Preparation Methods of Consolidated Financial Statements," etc....