UN human rights experts on May 29 called on Brazil to ensure full justice, accountability and reparations for victims and families affected by the 2006 "Crimes of May." They warned that continued impunity worsens the suffering of victims and perpetuates systemic racism and police violence. The experts said the killings and enforced disappearances should be recognized as serious human rights.

International human rights organizations released statements June 1 decrying the death of indigenous leader, politician and activist Brooklyn Rivera after years in Nicaraguan state custody. Amnesty International and the UN Group of Human Rights Experts demanded an immediate investigation into the circumstances of his dearth.

The Federal Court of Australia has admitted a UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment as an intervenor in a judicial review concerning a liquefied natural gas (LNG) operation site, according to a May 29 press release. The admission marks the first time a national court has allowed a UN environmental expert to advise on international environmental law.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on May 26 reported that Russian authorities are unlawfully seizing civilian property belonging to Ukrainians in occupied areas of the country, in violation of international law. The laws of war prohibit the unlawful confiscation of private property unless strictly justified by military necessity.

The Supreme Court of Canada on May 28 refused to hear an appeal by the six Wolastoqey communities of New Brunswick seeking to assert Aboriginal title over private lands.

The issue before the court was whether First Nations can assert Aboriginal title when private parties hold a fee simple interest in land. The top court's refusal to hear the appeal makes final a lower court's decision, holding that the Wolastoqey Nation cannot seek declarations of Aboriginal title over privately-owned lands but may seek damages against the government for unjustified infringement of Aboriginal title.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation May 29 that places limits on where and how Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents can enforce immigration law in the state. The new legislation also prohibits state and local police from cooperating with ICE to enforce civil laws.

A company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has hired and transported hundreds of Colombian private military contractors to Sudan to fight for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released May 25.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that Israel's treatment of detained flotilla activists is "appalling" and "unacceptable" during a call between the two on May 25.