Mexico has formally asked state attorneys general across the United States to open criminal investigations into the deaths of migrants who died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody or during enforcement operations, the Mexican government confirmed Tuesday.
A bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday would stiffen penalties for foreign agents who threaten individuals on American soil, targeting what officials describe as a rising pattern of cross-border intimidation by Beijing and Tehran.
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday became the first Canadian leader in 25 years to visit Saudi Arabia, signaling a sharp shift in tone from his predecessor as he pursues trade diversification and downplays public criticism of human rights.
The UN human rights chief on Friday said a new wave of atrocities is unfolding around the besieged city of al-Obeid in Sudan, calling on the international community to intervene before history repeats itself.
The UN’s top human rights official issued a stark warning Friday that the Sudanese city of El-Obeid is on the brink of a fresh disaster, with paramilitary forces poised to strike. Volker Türk urged world leaders to act immediately to prevent what he called an ‘unfolding catastrophe.’
Residents in Indonesia are pushing back against Heidelberg Materials’ plans for a limestone mine and cement plant in Central Java, citing environmental and human rights risks. The case, the first in the country to invoke Germany's new supply chain law, is part of a broader wave of litigation targeting European firms operating in Asia.
A man died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan on Thursday evening, according to New York Police Department officials. Activists and local media identified the individual as a pro-Tibet campaigner, though investigators have not officially confirmed a motive.
Officials in Miami-Dade County are pushing to permanently conserve a remote 17,000-acre stretch of Everglades land that housed the controversial ICE detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz.'
Cuba’s foreign minister said Tuesday that talks with the United States have stalled, offering little hope for relief from sanctions that have deepened the island’s economic crisis. The remarks come as Havana prepares for a United Nations vote on the U.S. embargo, framing the issue around human rights and sovereignty.
JAKARTA — Indonesia has eased basic military training for future managers of President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship village cooperative program following the deaths of five participants within the first two weeks of the 45-day course, a defense ministry official said Tuesday.
Hamas reportedly used intimidation, armed patrols, and phone confiscation to prevent anti-government demonstrations in Gaza. Organizers faced threats of treason, while the terror group justified the crackdown as a wartime measure to maintain order.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the controversial immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” will close after operating for less than a year. Located deep in the Everglades, the tent camp was originally pitched as a temporary solution to expedite deportations, but harsh conditions and safety concerns—compounded by hurricane season—prompted its shuttering. Critics have long decried the site as inhumane, citing filthy living conditions and restricted access to legal counsel.
Zimbabwe's Senate overwhelmingly approved a contentious constitutional amendment on Wednesday, clearing the way for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power until 2030 and raising concerns over democratic backsliding in the southern African nation.
Sweden’s parliament passed a law Monday allowing authorities to revoke immigrants’ residence permits based on conduct such as unpaid debts, undeclared work or ties to extremist groups — even for those already granted permanent status, in a major tightening of immigration rules ahead of September’s election.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a prominent Palestinian physician seized by Israeli forces in late 2024, appeared by video before Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday, marking his first public sighting since February 2025. His detention without formal charges has drawn renewed scrutiny from rights groups and the international community.
More than half of the 15 Latin Americans deported to Congo in April as part of the Trump administration’s contentious immigration crackdown have returned to their home countries, according to Congolese officials and a lawyer representing one of the migrants.
Iran carried out the executions of three men convicted of rape on Tuesday, the latest in a surge of state-sanctioned killings that has drawn widespread condemnation from human rights groups and raised alarm over the Islamic Republic's accelerating use of capital punishment.
European Union lawmakers and member states struck a deal on Monday to let countries send rejected asylum seekers and visa overstayers to processing centers in non-EU nations, marking one of the bloc's most aggressive moves to curb irregular migration amid rising pressure from right-wing parties.
European Union negotiators reached a provisional agreement Monday on stricter migration rules that would allow member states to set up so-called “return hubs” outside the bloc’s borders, aiming to speed up deportations of rejected asylum seekers amid growing political pressure to curb irregular migration.
More than 6,300 minors have been detained under Trump’s second term, most without criminal records. A family from Congo describes life inside a Texas facility critics say violates federal law.
