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Amnesty International urges Sri Lanka to withdraw proposed counterterrorism bill, citing human rights risks

India, Oct. 22 -- Amnesty International said in a new legal analysis that the Sri Lankan government’s proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism bill, tabled on 6 October, allows wide scope for a... Read More


UNICEF says at least 12 children reportedly killed in separate incidents in Sudan’s West Kordofan and Khartoum

India, Oct. 21 -- UNICEF said on Oct. 20, 2026 that at least 12 children, some as young as two, were reportedly killed in two separate incidents in Sudan’s West Kordofan and Khartoum states in recent ... Read More


UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell urges investment in Bangladesh children, action to end child marriage

India, Oct. 21 -- UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, UNICEF, called for urgent investment in children in Bangladesh and measures to end child marriage in a press release dated 20 October 202... Read More


UNICEF warns water systems serving 3 million people in Taiz at risk amid intensified fighting and fuel shortages

India, Oct. 21 -- The United Nations Children’s Fund, through remarks by UNICEF Country Representative in Yemen Akhil Iyer at a press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on Oct. 20, 2026, sai... Read More


Direct Relief donation delivers Midwife Kits to hospitals serving Palestinian refugee communities in Lebanon

India, Oct. 21 -- Direct Relief donated medical aid that Anera distributed to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare services across five Palestinian Red Crescent Society hospitals and three publi... Read More


Direct Relief and National Association of Community Health Centers host 2026 Innovations Incubator pitches in Santa Barbara

India, Oct. 21 -- Direct Relief and the National Association of Community Health Centers hosted the 2026 Innovations Incubator at Direct Relief’s headquarters in Santa Barbara, California, on Oct. 9, ... Read More


Amnesty International urges states to act amid reported settler attacks during West Bank olive harvest

India, Oct. 21 -- Amnesty International’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Heba Morayef, on Oct. 21 issued a statement responding to what Amnesty International described as “sta... Read More


Amnesty International outlines human rights education resources for Write for Rights 2026 campaign

India, Oct. 21 -- Amnesty International has released “Human Rights Education Resources for Write for Rights 2026,” describing materials intended to help teachers, educators and facilitators engage lea... Read More


Amnesty International report alleges arbitrary arrests, abductions and surveillance during Kenya protests

India, Oct. 21 -- Amnesty International said in a new report published today that Kenyan authorities have increasingly used “authoritarian tactics” to crack down on protests against economic hardship ... Read More


International Rescue Committee says it is scaling up support to Kenya’s Ebola response after seven additional cases confirmed

India, Oct. 21 -- The International Rescue Committee said in a press release dated October 19, 2026 that it is supporting the Government of Kenya to scale up Ebola response measures after Kenya confir... Read More