Human Rights
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Crime
Fatal Knife Attack at German Care Home Leaves One Dead and Two Seriously Injured
An 86-year-old woman has died, and two other women have been seriously injured in a knife attack at a residential…
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Australia
Legality of Australia’s Overseas Law Enforcement Operations Faces Court Challenge
Australia’s handling of an overseas operation to return accused underworld figure Masood Zakaria from Türkiye is facing legal scrutiny, with…
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Human Rights
Israeli Settler Violence in the West Bank Targets Palestinians and European Diplomats
Belgium has accused Israeli settlers of attacking Palestinians and a group of Western diplomats in the occupied West Bank, renewing…
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Politics
Tunisia Protests Demand Greater Freedoms, Judicial Independence, and Economic Reform
Thousands of people took to the streets of Tunisia’s capital on Saturday, 17 October, demanding greater civil liberties, judicial independence…
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Afghanistan
Human Rights Watch Urges European Countries to Recognise Gender Apartheid as a Crime Against Humanity
Heather Barr, Deputy Director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, has urged European countries to support the…
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Human Rights
UNAMA Reports Hundreds of Arbitrary Arrests and Cases of Ill-Treatment by Taliban Morality Police
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has documented at least 443 cases of arbitrary arrest and 97 cases…
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Australia
Australia Investigates Discovery of Hidden Camera in Women’s Bathroom on Navy Ship
Australia’s Department of Defence has launched an investigation after a hidden camera was reportedly discovered in a women’s bathroom aboard…
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Afghanistan
UNAMA: Former Afghan Military Personnel and Officials Continue to Face Risk of Arbitrary Arrest and Killing
UNAMA has documented new cases of killings and arbitrary arrests involving former Afghan military personnel and government officials, raising continued…
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France
Human Rights Watch Urges France to Halt Deportations of Afghans to Taliban Controlled Afghanistan
Human Rights Watch has urged France to suspend plans to deport Afghan nationals to Afghanistan, warning that forced returns could…
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Children
Germany Records Hundreds of Child Marriages, Including Cases Involving Afghan Girls
Hundreds of child marriages have been recorded in Germany’s Baden-Württemberg state, including cases involving Afghan girls as young as 12,…
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