World News by Wild Rose

August 2026 has been a particularly tragic month for women in Cameroon, as eight cases of femicides were recorded in eight days. These figures add to the sixty or so cases already recorded since the start of the year by the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and the Family. On the ground, associations are mobilising to provide legal and psychological support to families in a country where a complaint of domestic violence rarely leads to a conviction. Indira Ayuk, Richard and Giresse Ngaana report from Yaoundé.

In a letter to Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, party State secretary urges the government to consider issues concerning such detainees in the light of justice, human rights and constitutional values

Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity in the crackdown on 2022 protests that left hundreds dead, Amnesty International said Wednesday, adding Tehran's suppression of new demonstrations this year bore the "same hallmarks" but on an even wider scale. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Amnesty International Iran Researcher Raha Bahreini. She calls for the establishment of an international criminal justice mechanism to prosecute those responsible for the crimes.

Eight members of Turkish LGBTQ+ ⁠rights group ​Kaos GL were jailed pending trial on Tuesday as part of a national operation the government ​says is protecting family values and children, but which rights groups say targets fundamental rights.

Wildlife movement routes and conflict-prone hotspots should be mapped and kept under continuous surveillance, according to Kerala State Human Rights Commission’s latest order

IMA Keralam says practices aimed at changing sexual orientation and gender diversity go against evidence-based medicine, medical ethics, human dignity and the principle of “do no harm.”

Turkish authorities on Sunday launched raids on gay bars, nightclubs, LGBTQ association offices and activists' homes in a sweeping crackdown in several cities as part of the government's "My Family is Safe" operations, Turkey's justice minister said. More than 60 people were arrested, according to the state news agency, in raids condemned by human rights groups.

Israeli human rights group B’Tselem details five mechanisms used by Israel to dismantle Palestinian collective life.

Turkish police on Sunday arrested at least 60 people in mass raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, in what authorities said was an operation aimed at boosting traditional family values. The raids sparked condemnation from rights groups and opposition parties, as well as the European Union parliament's rapporteur on Turkey. France 24’s Jasper Mortimer has the latest.

Turkish authorities on Sunday launched raids on gay bars, nightclubs, LGBTQ association offices and activists' homes in a sweeping crackdown in several cities as part of the government's "My Family is Safe" operations, Turkey's justice minister said. More than 60 people were arrested, according to the state news agency, in raids condemned by human rights groups.

Human rights groups in Turkey have accused the government of using a family- values campaign to target the LGBTQ+ community.

The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticising how the United States voted during a UN General Assembly meeting, with US officials saying on Saturday that Washington appreciated the statement. France’s permanent mission to the UN published the apology on Friday, saying it regretted a social media post criticising the US’ commitment to human rights. “France and the United States recently took different positions on a vote at the United Nations General Assembly. This difference...

When Hong Kong’s Legislative Council vetoed a government bill that would have granted limited recognition to the city’s same-sex couples, 51-year-old Isaac Yick said he was “disappointed but not surprised”. Yick was born and raised in Hong Kong before moving to Canada, where he eventually met and married his husband. They returned to the city together in 2013. He said there was initially a sense that things were changing for the LGBTQ community in the city, citing victories in court that...

Hong Kong jails Tiananmen vigil activists for seven years

The commission registered a suo motu case following a detailed report in The Hindu on the tribal families living in plastic tents since the August 2019 floods destroyed their homes

The events of September 11, 2001 spawned a new lexicon which effectively sanitised the erosion of human rights.

On September 4, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly declared November 27 as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. Child rights activists weigh in on what it takes, particularly in the online space, to counter the evil of child marriage

A Hong Kong court sentenced three former organizers of annual vigils marking China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

A Justiça de Santa Catarina condenou os pais de um adolescente por abandono afetivo, depois de ele revelar sua orientação sexual. Eles terão de pagar uma indenização de R$ 100 mil por danos morais.   O jovem foi ameaçado e expulso de casa, tendo sua vida privada exposta pelo pai nas redes sociais. Segundo o Ministério Público (MP) catarinense, o Conselho Tutelar interferiu e acolheu o jovem em agosto de 2025. Em seguida, o MP obteve liminar que determinou a retirada dos conteúdos discriminatórios postados pelo pai da vítima e estabeleceu uma multa diária de R$ 2 mil, caso voltasse a veiculá-los. Uma perícia psicológica, realizada enquanto a ação do MP tramitava, apontou para a existência de práticas autoritárias, negligência afetiva, violência psicológica e rejeição relacionada à orientação do jovem em sua casa. O laudo destacou sentimentos de abandono e insegurança afetiva como consequências do tratamento dado pelos pais a ele. O promotor Tito Gabriel Cosato Barreiro, da 1ª Promotoria de Justiça da Comarca de Jaguaruna, afirmou no processo que “a responsabilização reconhecida pela Justiça não decorre da ausência de amor, algo que não pode ser exigido pelo Estado, mas do descumprimento dos deveres jurídicos de cuidado, proteção e acolhimento impostos aos pais. Conforme acrescentou, todo jovem tem o direito a proteção e a respeito assegurado pela Constituição Federal e pelo Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente (ECA). Diversas organizações não governamentais elaboram anualmente relatórios que documentam como o preconceito atinge a vida de membros da comunidade LGBTQIA+.  Segundo o Grupo Gay da Bahia, em 2023, foram registrados o homicídio de 204 e 20 suicídios. Estima-se que os números podem ser superiores, já que a maioria dos casos é conhecida por meio dos veículos de comunicação.  A Associação Brasileira de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis, Transexuais e Intersexos (ABGLT), em colaboração interinstitucional, identificou, de janeiro a março de 2026, 50 casos de violência, sendo 30 (60%) motivados por LGBTIfobia. Quanto aos outros 20 (40%), não há confirmação que sejam atrelados a esse tipo de ódio, devido à falta de informações.  Em 2019, o Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) equiparou a homofobia e transfobia ao crime de racismo, por conta da inexistência de uma lei específica definida pelo Congresso Nacional. Em 2023, a Corte igualou ofensas contra os LGBTQIA+ a injúria racial.

Calls for intervention by human rights institutions to address risks posed by internet and AI

In tonight's edition, rights groups in Kenya call for an investigation after a top journalist is abducted overnight  by heavily armed men. Also, trials for three potential vaccines against the Bunjeebuyyoo strain of Ebola are due to start over the next couple of months. And Senegalese consumers who are frustrated by the rising cost of living have launched a new campaign. 

Activists say four organisers of flotilla that sought to break Gaza blockade have been held in Tunisia since March.

A coalition of Ugandan and Kenyan activists on Tuesday blamed Kenya for the plight of Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye, whose health is deteriorating as he faces treason charges.

A UN committee has called on countries to adopt comprehensive reparations for people of African descent, arguing that the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade continues to fuel systemic racism and racial inequality. It says governments have legal obligations to address those lasting effects.