- Aug 12
Lebanon abolishes death penalty, becoming first Middle East country to do so
Lebanon's parliament voted on August 12 to abolish the death penalty, replacing it with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour and becoming the first country in the Middle East to take the step.
- Jun 15
Drone strikes killed over 1,000 civilians in Sudan in first five months of 2026, UN reports
UN High Commissioner Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council that drone warfare has sharply increased, pushing civilian casualties higher in the three-year conflict.
