In a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing, an unidentified member urged full implementation of the Washington Accords, warned that recent violence demonstrates the threat of "spoilers," and called for synchronized security and economic steps by the DRC and Rwanda to sustain the peace.

As public opinion shifts on immigration enforcement, civil society has an opportunity to lead a movement rooted in dignity, not ideological purity.

IMF report flags governance failures, weak institutions and corruption as core reasons behind Pakistan’s prolonged economic crisis.

The undersigned organisations, including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT), express their serious concern regarding the recent letter of Azerbaijani journalist Aysel Umudova sent to media outlets from Baku Pre-trial Investigation Facility, in which she has reported being subjected to sexual harassment and ill-treatment by police officers during her arrest on 6 December 2024. Umudova’s letter published in December 2025 echoes the earlier case of a journalist and human rights defender, Ulviyya (Ali) Guliyeva, who faced arbitrary detention, torture, and explicit rape threats by a police officer while in police custody on 6 May 2025. 5 February 2026. Aysel Umudova’s letter describes her arbitrary detention in connection with the so-called “Meydan TV case”, three-hour long transfer to Baku, denial of timely access to legal and medical assistance, and degrading conditions of detention. During transportation, while experiencing a panic attack and in a state of acute vulnerability, she reported having been subjected to an “unwanted physical contact”, constituting sexual harassment according to Article 40 of the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention, by a police officer sitting next to her in a police car, an incident she clearly resisted, and which has had lasting psychological consequences. Upon arrival...

UN experts condemn Pakistan’s 17-year sentences for lawyers Mazari-Hazir & Ali Chattha, citing crackdown on freedom of expression.

The students had been teaching weekly children's classes as volunteers. One day, the kids stopped showing up.

The Immigrant Defense Network works with more than 100 organizations to help train constitutional observers. At the end of November, there were 2,500 trained observers. That number has soared as more ...

By Common Frontiers, The Council of Canadians, and World BEYOND War – Canada, January 30, 2026 Common Frontiers, The Council of Canadians, and World BEYOND War – Canada sent this solidarity statement (in English and Spanish) to the Minnesota Teachers’...

That is a liability for America and, increasingly, for him

DHS has traditionally had a presence at the Super Bowl in years past.

Demonstrators in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities participated in protests as part of a "national shutdown" to end immigration enforcement operations.

On January 22, the closing event of the European Union–funded “Justice Reform Monitoring in Armenia” (JUREMONIA) program was held, summarizing the joint efforts undertaken within the framework of the ...

The groups point out the demands that Trump has made on the EU and his “contempt for international law.” Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation...