On November 27, prosecutor for the International Criminal Court Karim A.A. Khan KC issued a warrant for the arrest of Senior General and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of the Burma Defence Services for the persecution and displacement of the Rohingya people in Burma.
In the wake of the bitterly fought U.S. presidential election, many of us are grappling with grief and betrayal.
We are sending deep care for you and for us. Though we knew that the election of Donald Trump was a very real possibility, we are still experiencing this news as a shock to our bodies and our hearts and our minds.
As Floridians endure Hurricane Milton and as communities in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee continue the long process of recovery in the wake of Hurricane Helene, UUSC, its staff, and members are keenly aware of the debilitating impacts storms like this have on local communities-both in the immediate aftermath and in the medium- and long-terms.
As we mark one year since the Hamas attacks on Israeli citizens, and the ensuing campaign of terror against civilians in Gaza and beyond by Israeli forces, UUSC supports the calls for a ceasefire and the end of U.S. weapons shipments to Israel, and remains in solidarity with all who resist violence, occupation, and genocide.
UUSC expressed grief and outrage today at the brutal murder of Juan Lpez, a Honduran human rights defender and longstanding UUSC partner, who was shot dead by a group of armed men as he was leaving church on Saturday night, September 14-apparently in retaliation for his advocacy.
As UN member states submit recommendations for the ICJ’s upcoming global opinion on climate change, climate justice organisations call on countries to prioritise equity in their submissions.
Human rights organization categorically denounces violence.
Earlier this week, the White House announced sweeping new restrictions on the right to seek asylum in the United States-including a categorical ban on asylum claims from most people who cross the border outside ports of entry while the order's "emergency circumstances" are in effect.
The international community has persistently and unequivocally called for a ceasefire and for international justice and accountability for the relentless attack on civilians in Palestine.
