Human Rights Council

Mumia Abu-Jamal, a Black Panther and writer, seeks UN intervention after 44 years in prison, claiming arbitrary detention for a crime he did not commit. His lawyers petitioned the UN’s working group on arbitrary detention, having exhausted US legal avenues.

Mexico requested U.S. state attorneys general to investigate deaths of Mexican migrants in ICE custody, following the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent. The Mexican government also sent letters to U.S. detention centers demanding improvements in medical care and sent a letter to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Mexico has asked U.S. state attorneys general to investigate migrant deaths in ICE custody, including the recent killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican immigrant shot by an ICE agent. The request follows 17 Mexican migrant deaths during U.S. immigration enforcement since President Trump's second term, with demands for detention centers to improve conditions and avoid human rights violations.

Mexico requested U.S. state attorneys general to investigate migrant deaths in ICE custody following the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent. The Mexican government also sent letters to U.S. detention centers where Mexican migrants died, demanding improvements in medical care and compliance with human rights standards.

The UN warned of a 'catastrophe' in Sudan's el-Obeid, citing relentless drone strikes, executions, and sexual violence. Save the Children reported over 5,500 displaced children, while a three-year war between government forces and the Rapid Support Forces has displaced 14 million people and caused hundreds of thousands of deaths. Amnesty International accused the RSF of ethnic cleansing in el-Fasher.

The UN human rights chief warned of potential atrocity crimes in Sudan's el-Obeid city, urging global leaders to address the escalating violence between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The conflict, now in its fourth year, has caused over 59,000 deaths, displaced 13 million people, and created severe humanitarian crises, with infrastructure attacks exacerbating resource shortages in the region.