Abuse of power & retaliation

UN experts and the Inter-American Commission say Nicaragua's proposed reform would extend the 'co-presidency' to seven years and give 'traitor' restrictions constitutional status

Vermont auditor says sheriffs face little oversight; report cites 204 financial-audit findings across 14 departments since 2006

A UN expert urged Turkmenistan on 3 April 2025 to investigate alleged poisoning attempts against journalist and rights defender Gurbansoltan Achilova and to let her travel abroad.

Cambodia's Phnom Penh appeals court upheld Kem Sokha's 27-year sentence for treason on 30 April 2026; the UN human rights office said the convictions are clearly inconsistent with international human rights law.

Two French filmmakers and their Togolese fixer, arrested on 27 July 2026 while filming near Kara, were charged with 'false statements' on 17 August; Reporters Without Borders says a court provisionally released them in early September

Russia forcibly transferred tens of thousands of Ukrainian children and forced detainees into labor, US finds.

UN investigators found reasonable grounds that M23 members committed rape and sexual slavery as war crimes in eastern Congo; the group is not listed as having made commitments to stop

The ICC convicted a Janjaweed commander of Darfur war crimes for the first time, 21 years after the crimes, because Sudan never arrested him.