Framework agreement betrays victims of war crimes in Lebanon
3/7/2026: Human rights campaign groups have expressed concern that the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement signed in Washington on June 26 threatens to betray war crimes victims in Lebanon. Parts of the text appear to be aimed at preventing victims of serious international crimes from seeking justice. Others seem to acquiesce to forced displacement of tens of thousands of residents of southern Lebanon occupied by Israeli forces.
Source: Amnesty International
How climate change is redrawing Africa’s malaria map
3/7/2026: The gains made in reducing malaria cases around the world are being put in jeopardy as climate change drives up the number of mosquitoes and changes their geographical distribution. The African continent is the most at risk, where the number of deaths is predicted to almost double by 2050. Less than 0.5% of multilateral climate financing is channelled into health.
Source: Devex
African states collude with US to endanger refugees
3/7/2026: The Trump administration has sent over 200 asylum-seekers to at least 10 African states under various third-country transfer agreements – often in exchange for money. Many are then forced to return to their countries of origin, regardless of concern for safety.
Source: African Arguments
Sahel countries’ withdrawal from ICC betrays victims
2/7/2026: Niger on June 18 and Burkina Faso and Mali on June 24 notified the UN secretary-general of their respective decisions to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. All three governments face international condemnation for atrocities committed by their security forces.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Burkina Faso forces closure of UN human rights office
2/7/2026: The UN has announced that it will permanently close its human rights operations in Burkina Faso, ending its ability to monitor, document, and report on abuses at a time when conflict continues and violations are rampant. The government accuses international organisations of overstepping the country’s sovereignty.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Call for EU to review Tunisia agreement on migrants
26/6/2026: Three years after the signing of the EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding on migrant workers, a group of human rights organisations has written to the President of the European Union, questioning flaws in its implementation. They point to the authoritarian drift in Tunisia, while failing to ensure that refugee and migrants’ rights are fully respected.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Can South Africa survive loss of US funding for HIV?
26/6/2026: The Trump administration has confirmed its plans to end support for South Africa through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief completely by 2027, as it doubles down on accusations of discrimination against the white community. More than eight million people live with HIV in South Africa.
Source: Devex
Why Sudan’s war cannot be understood through SAF and RSF alone
26/6/2026: Much of the international response to the conflict in Sudan continues to assume that meaningful political change depends on an agreement between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Yet significant aspects of governance are already taking place through other actors and structures who are largely absent from prevailing visions of political settlement.
Source: African Arguments
UN envoy reports on peace process in eastern DR Congo
26/6/2026: The new head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has warned that the security situation in the east remains highly unstable and called for the swift deployment of the mechanism for monitoring and verifying ceasefire commitments under the Doha process. It is nearly a year since the DRC and Rwanda signed a peace agreement in Washington, DC.
Source: UN News
US Democracy at risk on 250th anniversary
25/6/2026: Human Rights Watch has warned that current US policies threaten the exercise of human rights that are essential to democracy and consistent with national celebration. The administration has substantively undermined the rule of law, free speech and expression, and the right to vote.
Source: Human Rights Watch