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Legal experts give verdict on Vladimir Putin war crimes trial - and how it could happen

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Vladimir Putin is unlikely to succeed if he attempts to shirk responsibility for the horrors unleashed in Ukraine - but unless he is ousted and his successor does not protect him it is unlikely he will ever stand trial

Daily Mirror

Fear grows for migrants held in Ukraine’s detention centre

An unconfirmed number of migrants appear to remain in the Zhuravychi detention centre near Lutsk city despite the war.

Al Jazeera

Russian war crime evidence found

"The cases we documented amount to unspeakable, deliberate cruelty and violence against Ukrainian civilians."

Salon

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Fears of worse Russian war crimes to come as torture, rape and murders uncovered

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT It is feared that following evidence of summary executions, torture and rape in areas formerly controlled by Vladimir Putin's forces, worse may be uncovered in cities such as Mariupol

Daily Mirror

Growing list of war crime allegations as Russian troops branded 'worse than ISIS'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A bombshell report by Human Rights Watch today said evidence had been uncovered of "unspeakable, deliberate cruelty and violence" directed toward the Ukrainian population

Daily Mirror

Human Rights Watch Accuses Russian Forces of ‘Apparent War Crimes’ in Ukraine

A leading rights group said on Sunday it had documented what it described as "apparent war crimes" committed by Russian military forces against civilians in Ukraine. Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement saying it had found "several cases of Russian military forces committing laws-of-war violations" in Russian-controlled regions such…

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Human Rights Watch accuses Russian forces of 'apparent war crimes' in Ukraine

A leading rights group said on Sunday it had documented "apparent war crimes" committed by Russian military forces against civilians in Ukraine.

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Venezuelan security forces carry out operations with ELN rebels-HRW

Venezuelan security forces have carried out joint operations with Colombian rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN) against former members of the FARC rebels who remain armed, advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.

Reuters

Formula One bosses continue to bury their heads in increasingly bloodstained sand

With the Saudi Arabian GP set to take place despite the missile attack in Jeddah, sportwashing has dominated the pre-race talk

The Guardian - UK

LGBTQ people in Iraq face violence by armed groups, police

LGBTQ people in Iraq live in constant fear amid rising violence against their community.

Al Jazeera

'My flesh was burning': Uganda accused of torture again

Ronald Ssegawa said Ugandan security agents pulled him off the streets in January last year, burned him and pulled out his fingernails. His crime: supporting the opposition.

Reuters

HRW fears violence as Pakistan’s Khan faces no-confidence vote

Rights group urges the government and opposition to ‘deter supporters from violence’ amid threat of political turmoil.

Al Jazeera

HRW: Rwanda silencing YouTubers with ‘abusive’ legal framework

Human Rights Watch said Rwanda’s ‘abusive legal framework’ is intensifying a culture of intolerance.

Al Jazeera

HRW urges release of two S Sudanese arrested for gov’t criticism

Both men face the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted of undermining the country’s constitution.

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The Independent UK

Rights group: Canada blocking return of citizens from Syria

A prominent rights group says Canadian authorities are preventing a Canadian woman and a child detained in a camp in Syria from returning home to get life-saving medical treatment

Al Jazeera

US-deported Cameroonians suffered serious rights violations: HRW

Dozens of Cameroonian asylum seekers mistreated by the US and abused on return home between 2019-2021, report finds.

The Guardian - US

African migrants deported in Trump era suffered abuse on return, report finds

A Human Rights Watch report found Cameroonian asylum-seekers forcibly flown back home suffered imprisonment, torture and rape

Reuters

Investigations into politically sensitive murders in Lebanon flawed-HRW

Flawed investigations and procedural violations in four politically sensitive murders highlight how donor funding and training for Lebanon's security forces and judiciary have failed to secure the rule of law, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

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Reuters

Kazakh protesters beaten, tortured after unrest - HRW

Kazakh security forces cracking down on unrest last month have arbitrarily arrested peaceful protesters, ill-treated and tortured detainees, and interfered with detainees' access to lawyers, Human Rights Watch says.

The Independent UK

Phone of senior HRW investigator ‘targeted’ by NSO spyware

Lama Fakih was targeted with Pegasus spyware five times, said Human Rights Watch

Al Jazeera

HRW says staffer was targeted with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware

The Israeli NSO Group’s technology has been used by governments to target political opponents, activists and reporters.

The Guardian - US

Top Human Rights Watch investigator allegedly hacked with Pegasus spyware

Allegation marks latest example of how NSO clients have used powerful surveillance tool to target campaigners and journalists

Al Jazeera

EU-Egypt counterterror forum bid ‘affront’ to human rights: HRW

Human Rights Watch urged the European Union to ‘seriously reconsider its move’ amid Egypt’s human rights record.

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