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The Trump administration’s decision to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an unprecedented assault on global justice and the rule of law.

The United States government on October 9, 2026, sanctioned the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing jurisdiction over crimes by US nationals abroad.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on October 9, 2026, announced that Navi Pillay was the 2026 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

As armed hostilities have resumed on a large scale in Ethiopia, with risks of repetition of the atrocity crimes documented during the 2020-2022 conflict, we, the under¬sig¬ned civil society organisations, urge the Human Rights Council to urgently convene a special session on the hu¬man rights impact of the conflict.

As armed conflicts proliferate around the globe, World Mental Health Day is a reminder that the psychological toll stemming from hostilities result in mental health harms that have lasting effects on people’s lives. Insecurity, trauma, anxiety, and confusion are the norm for many who have endured armed conflict.

A Russian airstrike damaged a hospital in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on October 6, according to reports from local officials and media outlets.

A lawyer in Niger faces prosecution over comments about the army on social media while a prominent journalist and critic of the country’s military junta is being held in secret, with authorities refusing to identify his alleged offense.

Louisiana feminist activists came together on October 2 at the annual Black Birth Matters conference to demand that policy makers consider how toxic air pollution and other environmental damage negatively impact reproductive health.

On 28 September 2026, six individuals – Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, Ten Leu Jiun Jeanne-Marie, Howe Wen Khong Rocky, Kirsten Han, Lim Kay Siu and Neo Swee Lin Winifred – were charged under the Public Order Act in the State Court for their alleged involvement in peaceful assemblies and vigils.