GHRTF MISSION STATUTORY REPORT: SUD-2026-009 TO:  GHRTF Board of Directors / International Criminal Court (ICC) Liaison FROM:  Office of the President, Joseph Bonner DATE:  March 19, 2026 SUBJECT:  Formal Determination of Genocidal Acts in El-Fasher, Darfur I. STATEMENT OF INTENT The Global Human Rights Taskforce (GHRTF) hereby formally adopts the findings of the UN Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) regarding the siege and fall of El-Fasher. Based on our independent field data and t

GHRTF SPECIAL MISSION REPORT: THE 2026 LEBANON-SYRIA DISPLACEMENT CRISIS PUBLISHED BY:  Global Human Rights Taskforce (GHRTF) OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT:  Joseph Bonner STATUS:  URGENT – FIELD DISPATCH I. OVERVIEW OF THE CRISIS The Global Human Rights Taskforce (GHRTF) is officially designating the current situation on the Lebanon-Syria border as a Critical Children’s Protection Crisis . As of March 19, 2026, over 125,000 individuals  have been forcibly displaced from Lebanon in

Global Human Rights Task Force From: Senior Policy Analyst, Human Rights Division Date: February 26, 2026 Global State of Human Trafficking 2026 Crisis Analysis, Data Verification, and Legal Strategy I. Executive Situation Report The global fight against human trafficking is currently failing. Despite two decades of the Palermo Protocol, the number of individuals in modern slavery has risen to 50 million , a 25% increase over the last five years. The nature of the crime has

Distr.: General  | February 26, 2026 Sixty-first session  | Agenda item 24 I. Introduction This report addresses the global intersection of environmental degradation and human rights. In 2026, climate change is no longer a "future threat" but a primary driver of conflict and displacement. The Task Force notes that the "1.5°C overshoot" is now a lived reality for many equatorial and island nations, leading to the systematic erosion of the rights to life, food, and a healthy e

Distr.: General  | February 26, 2026 Sixty-first session  | Agenda item 21 I. Introduction This report details the severe deterioration of the human rights situation in Yemen as of early 2026. While a tenuous military de-escalation persisted through much of 2025, the start of 2026 has seen this calm unravel due to internal political fracturing, continued arbitrary detentions, and a near-total collapse of the healthcare system. The humanitarian footprint in Yemen is shrinking

Distr.: General  | February 26, 2026 Sixty-first session  | Agenda item 12 I. Introduction This report focuses on the precarious security situation across Ethiopia, where the 2022 Pretoria Agreement is under severe strain. By February 2026, armed hostilities have escalated between federal forces and the Fano militia in Amhara, while clashes persist in parts of Oromia and along the Tigray-Amhara border. The Task Force is gravely concerned by reports of drone strikes hitting r

Distr.: General  | February 26, 2026 Sixty-first session  | Agenda item 9 I. Introduction This report examines the deteriorating human rights situation in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. As of February 2026, the Central Sahel has become the global epicenter of extremist violence, with Burkina Faso now designated as the country most affected by terrorism worldwide. The mission notes that military regimes, having consolidated power via the "Alliance of Sahelian States," have pi

Distr.: General  | February 26, 2026 Sixty-first session  | Agenda item 18 I. Introduction Myanmar enters 2026 in a state of protracted humanitarian emergency. The conflict between the military junta and various armed resistance groups has reached a stalemate that is causing unprecedented civilian displacement and economic deterioration. The Task Force highlights that the junta has increasingly relied on indiscriminate airstrikes and heavy artillery against villages to compen

Distr.: General  | February 26, 2026 Sixty-first session  | Agenda item 4 I. Introduction This report enters the fifth year of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As of early 2026, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission (HRMMU) has recorded a significant surge in harm to the civilian population, with 2025 seeing a 31% increase in casualties compared to the previous year. The conflict is increasingly defined by systematic and repeated attacks on energy infrastructure, leaving

Distr.: General  | February 26, 2026   Sixty-first session  | Agenda item 15 I. Introduction This report evaluates the catastrophic collapse of public order and state authority in Haiti. As of early 2026, the country is navigating a critical transitional deadline. With the mandate of the Transitional Presidential Council nearing its end, the scheduled August 2026 elections remain contingent on a drastic improvement in security. The Task Force observes that armed gangs now con

Distr.: General  | February 26, 2026 Sixty-first session  | Agenda item 12 I. Introduction This report addresses a systemic threat: the deliberate dismantling of the international legal architecture designed to protect human rights. Throughout 2025 and into early 2026, we have observed a trend where states are not just violating rights, but are actively withdrawning from the treaties and institutions that monitor them. The Task Force warns that the "multilateral consensus" on

Distr.: General  | February 26, 2026 Sixty-first session  | Agenda item 9 I. Introduction This report addresses the surge in violence in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, specifically North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri. The crisis is characterized by the proliferation of over 120 armed groups, the most prominent being the M23, which has expanded its territorial control throughout 2025 and early 2026. The mission finds a direct causal link between

Distr.: General  | February 26, 2026   Sixty-first session  | Agenda item 3 I. Introduction This report examines the systematic institutionalization of discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan under the de facto authorities. Since the transition of power, a series of increasingly restrictive edicts has effectively removed women from public life, creating a governance model that many legal experts now define as Gender Apartheid . The Task Force notes with grave co

Distr.: General  | February 26, 2026 Sixty-first session  | Agenda item 7 I. Introduction This report focuses on the occupied Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Despite the "Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict" implemented in late 2025, the human rights landscape remains defined by institutionalized discrimination, systemic destruction of infrastructure, and a deepening climate of impunity. The Task Force highlights that as of early 2026, the cumu

Distr.: General  | February 26, 2026   Sixty-first session  | Agenda item 4  ### I. Introduction and Overview I. Introduction This report is presented during a period of unprecedented strain on the international human rights architecture. As of early 2026, the global community faces a convergence of armed conflict, the weaponization of essential resources, and a calculated rollback of legal protections for the most vulnerable. The following series of reports provides a detail

DOWNLOAD OFFICIAL DRAFT FOR CONSULTATION A/HRC/61/L.14  > Distr.:  Limited Original:  English Main Sponsor:  [Member State Sponsorship Open] Co-Sponsors:  [In Consultation] Authoring NGO:  Global Human Rights Taskforce (GHRTF) United Nations   General Assembly   Distr.: Limited   Original: English Human Rights Council   Sixty-first session  23 February–2 April 2026 Agenda item 3   Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural ri

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The spike in religious violence is global and affects virtually every religious group. A 2018 Minority Rights Group report indicates that mass killings and other atrocities are increasing in countries both affected and not affected by war alike. While bloody encounters were recorded in over 50 countries, most reported lethal incidents involving minorities were concentrated in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Hostilities against Muslims and Jews