An Indian court awarded the death sentence to nine policemen on April 6, 2026, for the custodial torture and murder of a father and son during the COVID-19 lockdown

Despite limited fuel supplies arriving in Cuba, the UN warns that humanitarian needs remain “acute and persistent” after months of energy blockade, Hurricane Melissa devastation, and a collapsing power grid.

22 migrants died off the Greek coast after their boat drifted for six days without food or water. Survivors say bodies were thrown overboard; two suspected smugglers arrested near Crete.

A chilling UN report reveals Haiti’s escalating nightmare: gangs now control strategic corridors, over 5,500 died last year, and police face allegations of summary executions. As a new security mission deploys, can Haiti be saved from collapse?

Indonesian military police have arrested four officers from the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) over their alleged involvement in a targeted acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus, who suffered burns to over 20% of his body.

More than 36,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced in the West Bank over 12 months by Israeli settlement expansion and settler violence, a UN report says, raising concerns of “ethnic cleansing.”

Parents and two young children shot dead in Tammun as harsh weather compounds misery for displaced Palestinians GAZA CITY —

India’s Supreme Court has allowed the withdrawal of life support for Harish Rana, who has been in a permanent vegetative state since 2013, in the country’s first-ever application of passive euthanasia. The landmark ruling cited the patient’s dignity and negligible chance of recovery.

Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of unlawfully using white phosphorus munitions over a residential area in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor on March 3, saying the attack endangered civilians and calling on countries supplying such weapons to suspend military assistance.

Sri Lanka has granted free one-month visas to 240 Iranian sailors rescued from two distressed naval vessels following a US submarine attack, providing humanitarian protection while maintaining neutrality and coordinating with Iranian diplomats on repatriation.

The International Crisis Group’s February 2026 report warns of widening wars in Sudan, the Sahel, and eastern DRC, with the African Union at its weakest point since inception and mounting risk of interstate conflict.

UN Commission warns South Sudan “dangerous point” Feb 27. Riek Machar arrest triggered ethnic violence, 189 civilian deaths Jan. Airstrikes hit hospitals.

Secretary-General Guterres’ final Human Rights Council address: rule of law “outmuscled by rule of force” amid Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan crises and New START collapse.

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