The Latest Breaking News from NGOs

Nearly three dozen rights groups urge Thailand’s prime minister to release a Vietnamese activist facing extradition, warning he risks torture if returned

More than 60 NGOs including Holocaust memorial group tell Donald Tusk region’s volatility ‘doesn’t exempt us from humanity’

Three dysfunctional helplines. A commission without any nominated members since July. Most workers allegedly without pay since November last year. A nearly 28 percent slash in funding compared to the last financial year. And an institution struggling to process thousands of complaints.

Commitment to Aboriginal-controlled care comes after reports find it provides ‘the best outcomes for children and families’

The Paris Court of Appeal has set a date to rule on whether to dismiss long-standing accusations that French troops knowingly failed to prevent a massacre in the Bisesero hills of western Rwanda during the 1994 genocide.

In South Africa, the government considers how to absorb the impact of around 400 million euros worth of electricity bills still unpaid by some districts. Also, NGOs say that French energy giant TotalEnergies' controversial oil project in northern Uganda, is having devastating effects on biodiversity. And after decades at the…

More than 30 groups say they will not be ‘complicit’ in department’s ‘divisive anti-migrant agenda’

Humanitarian sector says UK will lack credibility at world summits owing to ‘devastating’ impact of budget cuts

Backbenchers and NGOs criticise decision to explore how country has cut migrant numbers at Rome talks

International negotiations on money to help developing countries tackle climate change concluded without a breakthrough this week, just two months before Azerbaijan hosts the United Nations climate summit.

Organisations who try to save lives in Mediterranean say Sicily response showed what can be done