Humanitarian Crisis
Don’t Diminish the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan
HRW urges Security Council members to maintain the mission’s full civilian protection mandate and calls on regional and international partners to push back against obstruction,…
Sudan: World Leaders Must Act on Ongoing Atrocities
HRW is urging the EU to join a newly formed atrocity prevention coalition, pressing the African Union to move beyond statements toward coordinated diplomatic action,…
In South Sudan, Both Sides Are Using Civilians as A Weapon
The scale of the crisis is staggering. Since clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition intensified…
Haiti’s Collapse
The plight of women and girls is particularly grim. In 2025, 8,100 survivors of gender-based violence were recorded, a 25% increase on the previous year.…
War & Accountability
Women and children survived on animal fodder while European foreign ministers drafted carefully worded communiques about their deep concern!A coalition of major rights organisations, including…
Global Austerity & Sudan’s Bottomless Pit
Sudan is, by almost every measure, the world’s most acute humanitarian crisis. The 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, published by OCHA, puts the number…
Human Rights & The Middle East’s Grinding Machine
Israeli strikes across Lebanon killed at least 39 people on a single Sunday in late March, according to UN-monitored reports. In Gaza, the UN and…
Bombs, Rubble and Rising Humanitarian Need
As Israeli strikes continue across Lebanon, the human toll mounts and the prospects for peace recede
Lebanon at a Breaking Point
The UN’s most senior humanitarian official has warned the Security Council that Lebanon is staring into an abyss. The country’s crises have a way of…



