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#humanitarian crisis

Situations of widespread civilian suffering caused or worsened by government policy, including famine, displacement, healthcare collapse, and destruction of essential services. Often the downstream consequence of other documented violations.

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Updated March 26, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing

Houthi FTO Redesignation Chills Humanitarian Operations for 19.5 Million Yemenis

The reimposition of FTO status on the Houthis threatens to deepen what was already the world's worst humanitarian crisis by chilling aid delivery, disrupting commercial imports, and creating legal risks for humanitarian workers operating in areas where more than half of Yemen's population lives.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing

Intensified Cuba Sanctions Regime: Blackouts, Hospital Shutdowns, and Collective Punishment

The systematically intensified US sanctions regime against Cuba has caused 20-hour blackouts, hospital closures, medication shortages for 5 million chronically ill people, and collapse of essential services. UN experts condemned the measures as collective punishment of civilians.

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