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Harvard reverses course, will offer former HRW chief a fellowship

Kenneth Roth, ex-head of Human Rights Watch, welcomes move but says problems and penalties remain for critics of Israel.

Al Jazeera

Harvard reverses decision on role for Israel critic after outcry

Kennedy School dean initially refused ex-Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth a fellowship over criticisms of Israel

The Guardian - US

Sea ‘a graveyard’ as number of Rohingya fleeing Bangladesh by boat soars

UN figures show number of those attempting to escape horrendous conditions in refugee camps increased from 700 in 2021 to over 3,500 in 2022

The Guardian - UK

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HRW accuses Bangladesh police unit of ‘rampant’ Rohingya abuse

Rights group says the Armed Police Battalion is engaged in extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of the refugees.

Al Jazeera

International response to Ukraine ‘exposes double standards’ of most EU nations, says Human Rights Watch

HRW also praises response to crisis by calling it ‘a moment of hope’

The Independent UK

UK risks being listed as a ‘human rights abuser’, NGO warns

Human Rights Watch warns UK has ‘very short window’ to reverse legislation, including restrictions on the right to protest

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine Response Should Be 'Replicated', HRW Urges Governments

Human Rights Watch on Thursday hailed the international response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, urging governments to show the same concern for civilians caught up in other conflicts. "Amongst the fog of war and the darkness that we have seen in this war in Ukraine, there has been a shining…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Cracks in authoritarian regimes offer hope in a dark year, says Human Rights Watch

Watchdog praises protests in China and Iran and international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in annual report on the state of human rights

The Guardian - UK

Zelensky vows to give troops ‘everything’ to defend critical Bakhmut and Soledar

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday vowed to give the Ukrainian forces defending the cities of Bakhmut and Soledar “everything necessary” to keep Russian troops at bay. The fall of the key salt-mining town of Soledar could offer Russian forces an inroad for conquering other areas of Donetsk province that remain…

France 24

Rights group: Litany of crises in 2022 but also good signs

A leading rights group says widespread opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the power of a unified response against human rights abuses

The Independent UK

Harvard rescinds fellowship offer to leading rights activist

Harvard University has rescinded a fellowship it had offered to a leading human rights activist over what he says was his group's criticism of Israel

The Independent UK

HRW former head denied Harvard fellowship over ‘anti-Israel bias’

Kenneth Roth, the longtime head of Human Rights Watch, had his fellowship offer rescinded.

Al Jazeera

Shocks and sparkling skills fail to mask flaws at controversial Qatar World Cup

The finals will be remembered as a success on the pitch but it was stalked by off-field drama throughout.

The Independent UK

Iranian footballer handed death sentence in connection to protests, Iran ousted from UN women's group

Footballer Amir Reza Nasr Azadani joins at least 27 protesters facing execution in connection with anti-government demonstrations, as the UN removes Iran from a key women's rights group.

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EU's Frontex 'complicit' in forced migrant returns to Libya - HRW

Human Rights Watch said on Monday that the EU's border agency Frontex is facilitating the forced return of sea migrants to Libya rather than their rescue by NGOs or other vessels that would take them to Europe.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia law failing to protect women from domestic violence: HRW

Poor implementation of the law passed five years ago leaves women at risk, the rights group says in a report.

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How North Korea Is Trying To Keep Citizens From Defecting

Pyongyang claims extensive new fortifications on its border with China and a “shoot-to-kill” policy for anyone suspected of attempting to flee are measures to keep Covid-19 s at bay.

Al Jazeera

Chaining of people with mental illness in Ghana is ‘torture’: HRW

Rights body says government failing to ensure people with psychosocial disabilities aren’t kept in inhumane conditions.

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The Independent UK

‘Every second felt like eternity’: Inside the torture chambers of Ukraine’s occupied northeast

Detention, rape, beatings and executions. Ordinary Ukrainians endured unimaginable horror in areas captured by Russian troops. Bel Trew in Balakiya, Izium, Pisky-Radkivski speaks to those who survived as they try to pick up their shattered lives

Al Jazeera

HRW: More must be done to help ISIL camp repatriates reintegrate

New Human Rights Watch report shows repatriated children facing reintegration issues while thousands remain detained.

Reuters

Gay people living under radar in Qatar prepare warily for World Cup

A group of Arab friends living in Qatar's capital Doha met up over cocktails and snacks last week, exchanging opinions as they flicked through profiles of gay men on dating apps Tinder and Grindr.

The Independent UK

Google and Apple’s role in Qatari app that lets men stop women from leaving the country

Exclusive: Tech giants under fire for making available Metrash2 app, which can be used to stop unmarried Qatari women aged under 25 from leaving the Gulf state

Al Jazeera

‘Excessive’: North Korea’s COVID curbs blamed for food crisis

Pyongyang has substantially ramped up border security since January 2020, according to satellite images.

The Guardian - UK

Gay Qataris physically abused then recruited as agents, campaigner says

Gay Qataris have been promised safety from torture in exchange for helping to track down other LGBTQ+ people, a prominent Qatari gay-rights campaigner has said

The Guardian - UK

Stadiums of shame: the numbers World Cup hosts Qatar don’t want to be seen

Players, supporters and the media are arriving in Qatar this week, but the facts and figures behind workers’ rights and human rights in the country remain hard to uncover

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