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P hoto by Andrew PaKip on pexels.com   In light of continuous human rights violations in Myanmar, the international community is urging immediate action. Fears of further deterioration have risen after the military announced that elections will be held in December 2025. In July 2025, the junta passed a law prohibiting any acts that could potentially undermine the electoral process, including the rights to free speech, protest, and association. The people of Myanmar are alread

Photo by hosnysalah on  Pixabay.com Following two years of war that has killed  over 68,000 Palestinians , the U.S.-arranged ceasefire in October brought only a  brief pause to a population exhausted by intense bombardment and forced to endure years of suffering and displacement . This “peace” caused a desperate mass movement as  over 425,000 displaced residents  began the long, frantic journey back to Gaza City and northern areas. Yet, the initial joy of the truce was immedi

photo by Dylan_Agbagni  on pixabay.com On October 13th, 2023, an Israeli tank launched an attack on southern Lebanon, near the Israeli border. The attack killed a Reuters journalist, Issam Abdallah, and injured six other journalists from Al-Jazeera, Reuters and AFP . An investigation by the UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) found that the attack was launched against “clearly identifiable journalists” , meaning it was a deliberate attack on civilians, and thus a war crime

Photo by hosnysalah  on pixabay.com Over the last two years, several voices have raised accusing Israel and its governors of the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people of Gaza: in particular, the Republic of South Africa pressed charges in December 2023 , alleging violations by Israel of its obligations under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide .  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) still hasn’t issued its final ruling,

photo by Jens Johnsson on pexels.com   A recent United Nations (UN)’ report highlights that billions of people worldwide still lack access to safe drinkable water.  Despite numerous advances achieved in the last decade  since the right to water was officially recognized as a human right, major gaps persist, especially within minority groups.  According to the UN report, one in four people still lacks access to water, and as of 2022, at least half of the global population has

photo by hosnysalah on pixabay.com After more than two years of intense conflict, the situation in Gaza remains extremely fragile: a cease-fire mediated on 10 October has reduced, but not eliminated, large-scale hostilities, opening some humanitarian corridors and initiating negotiations for what comes next. However, the truce is unstable, with exchanges of fire and rapid changes on the ground keeping civilians and humanitarian workers under constant threat. From a humanitari

photo by Markus Spiske   on pexels.com The United Nations has issued a decisive statement: environmental health is now a fundamental and autonomous human right. On 26 September 2025, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) published General Comment No. 27 (GC No. 27), an authoritative interpretation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). General Comments, though not treaties, are official interpretations issued b

photo by AluminumAzalea  on pixabay.com Gend er diversity and various expressions of sexual orientations are documented throughout recorded human history,  in multiple cultures and civilisations  on every continent. In particular, within the African region, many peoples’ cultures understood gender and sexual orientation as something fluid, missing a binary approach to it.  However, this changed when European colonialism took over the continent: the international community, no

photo by Bako Harry Rakotondratompo o n pexels.com   Recent water and electricity shortages have sparked massive protests in Madagascar’s main cities. The prime minister and the rest of the government were dismissed , and the president reportedly fled the country consequently to Gen Z-led demonstrations. According to the United Nations (UN), since 25 September 2025 at least 22 people have been killed  by national security forces amid fights with protesters. Reporters stated t