War crimes being committed in Sudan, ICC believes | BBC News

There are “reasonable grounds” to believe war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in western Sudan, said the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday.

UN expert Albanese rejects ‘obscene’ US sanctions for criticising Israel | Al Jazeera

United Nations expert Francesca Albanese has slammed the decision by the United States to sanction her as “obscene”, saying she is being targeted for calling out Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

China’s human rights lawyers speak out, 10 years after crackdown | The Guardian

A decade on from China’s biggest crackdown on human rights lawyers in modern history, lawyers and activists say that the Chinese Communist Party’s control over the legal profession has tightened, making rights defence work next to impossible.

New amnesty law for human rights abuses in Peru prompts fury, action | Al Jazeera

Lawyers for victims of human rights abuses committed during Peru’s decades-long armed conflict have pledged to appeal to international bodies to overturn a law which would grant amnesty to prosecuted military and police members, as well as other forces.

Russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine since 2014, rules ECtHR | The Guardian

Russia has committed flagrant and unprecedented abuses of human rights since it invaded Ukraine in 2014, including extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour, the European Court of Human Rights has found.

Kurdish PKK ceremonially burns guns in step towards ending Turkey conflict | BBC News

After four decades of armed struggle against the Turkish state, the outlawed Kurdish PKK has held a ceremony to mark a symbolic first step in laying down its arms.

Protesters arrested for holding ‘I support Palestine Action’ signs | Novara Media

An 83-year-old priest and a human rights lawyer were among around 25 people arrested for holding signs saying “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action” in London.