At least 70 people killed and 30 injured in Haiti gang attack 30. March 2026 (22:46) Nearly 6,000 people forced to flee, human rights group says, as it criticises ‘abandonment’ from authoritiesAt least 70 people have been killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti’s breadbasket Artibonite region, significantly more than official estimates, a human rights group has said.Police initially reported 16 dead and 10 injured, while a preliminary report from civil protection authorities suggested 17 had died and 19 were wounded. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israel passes law to give death penalty to Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks 30. March 2026 (20:41) Knesset approves measure that has been criticised by European nations and rights groupsIsrael’s parliament has passed a law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks, a measure sharply criticised as discriminatory by European nations and rights groups.The legislation makes the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank found guilty of intentionally carrying out deadly attacks deemed acts of terrorism by a military court. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
