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OIC Displeased with Europe’s Congratulatory Message Marking Israel’s ‘Independence'

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation said Thursday that the statements of the European Union President, Ursula von der Leyen, in which she congratulated Israel on its seventy-fifth “independence,” were disappointing and not in line with human rights and international law. The Jeddah-based organization expressed strong displeasure at the statement of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Use of conscripts as servants 'wrong'

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says using conscripts as servants by army officers is a human rights violation and has called on the Defence Ministry to eliminate the practice within 90 days.

Bangkok Post

Ex-TV presenter Floella Benjamin among coronation procession

Other people selected are human rights barrister and former MI5 boss, Buckingham Palace says

The Guardian - UK

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Friday essay: Stan Grant on how tyrants use the language of germ warfare – and COVID has enabled them

It is 2019. There is a virus lurking in China. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is warning that if it is not contained, it could infect the entire country. It could turn the country upside down. Tear at the social fabric. The CCP’s dream of harmony cannot withstand this. So…

The Conversation

Police to get power to break up slow-walking climate protests, Braverman says

United Nations human rights chief calls for ‘wholly unnecessary’ new protest powers to be withdrawn

The Independent UK

Illegal migration bill: can the government ignore the European court of human rights?

The illegal migration bill has been approved by MPs and now moves to the House of Lords. The controversial bill would make it so that anyone who arrives in the UK irregularly (for example, by small boat) can be removed to their country of origin or a third country (for…

The Conversation

Innocent man hanged over 1kg of cannabis he did not even touch in cruel execution

Tangaraju Suppiah was killed at Changi prison in Singapore yesterday despite calls from activists and human rights campaigners to halt the execution of the 46-year-old man

Daily Mirror

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UN rights chief urges UK to reverse 'troubling' Public Order Bill

The U.N. human rights chief called on the British government on Thursday to reverse legislation that would clamp down on protests by giving police in England and Wales more powers to act to prevent serious disruption.

Reuters

‘Incredibly unlikely’ UK would leave human rights convention, says minister

Andrew Mitchell warned strongly against leaving the ECHR amid the ongoing debate about small boats crossing the Channel.

The Independent UK

Rights groups say second Uyghur dies in Thai detention

Human rights organizations are urging Thailand to improve conditions in its immigration detention facilities after a second asylum seeker from China’s Muslim Uyghur minority died in custody within two months

The Independent UK

Second Uyghur dies in detention, says rights group

The death of a second Uyghur man who spent years in a Bangkok detention centre underscores the need for Thai authorities to end the indefinite detention of asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

US blacklists Sri Lanka governor over war killings

Washington (AFP) - The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas on human rights grounds to a Sri Lankan provincial governor who had been charged with killings during the island's long civil war.

AFP

Ex-Tory legal chief savages plan to let UK break international law over migrant flights

In a bruising encounter in the Commons, 'Tory Gandalf' Sir Geoffrey Cox demanded to know why ignoring orders from the European Court of Human Rights was needed amid concerns over the power it would give Suella Braverman

Daily Mirror

UK ‘should impose sanctions on human rights abusers in Sudan’ – report

UK all-party group says failure to bring to justice Darfur abusers 20 years ago has led to current violence

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The Independent UK

Dutch court bars return of African migrants to Italy

The Netherlands’ top administrative court has ruled that immigration authorities can't send migrants back to Italy because they face possible human rights violations there

Salon

Maasai to UN: Intervene on human rights

Maasai leaders say they have few options as Tanzanian officials lock down protected areas

The Independent UK

Amal Clooney: Reform law to boost UK prosecutions of genocide and war criminals

The human rights lawyer’s foundation will soon publish a report examining the issue.

The Independent UK

Braverman: Small boats migrants ‘possess values at odds with our country’

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said: ‘We need to ensure that we bring an end to the boat crossings.’

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Elon Musk is ‘distracted’ and Tesla’s ‘toxic culture’ and ‘human rights risks’ are a big problem, major shareholder group says

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is “overcommitted at a time when the company faces critical challenges, including increased competition, regulatory scrutiny, and a stock slide,” an institutional shareholder group says.

The National (Scotland)

Suella Braverman accuses European Human Rights Court of 'undermining' UK democracy

THE Home Secretary has accused the European Court of Human Rights of “undermining a democratically-elected government” after her plan to deport…

ABC News

Traditional owners lodge human rights complaint against super funds over Santos gas investment

Traditional owners from across Australia have travelled to the Tiwi Islands to lodge a human rights complaint against the top 20 superannuation funds over their investment in gas giant Santos.

Reuters

Indigenous Australians file human rights complaint with pension funds over Santos gas projects

A group of Indigenous Australians on Wednesday filed a human rights complaint against 20 large Australian pension funds for investing in Santos Ltd's two gas projects, putting pressure on the funds over their fossil fuel investment plans.

The Independent UK

UK should drop Gulf trade deal if rights concerns not addressed, say MPs

The International Trade Committee raised significant concerns over the potential agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Reuters

Moscow human rights centre packs up as state tightens 'monopoly on memory'

Posters chronicling the end of the Cold War lie discarded near outdoor rubbish containers, and staff inside sift through papers and stack books as over a quarter of a century of Russian human rights work is packed up.

Radio France Internationale

Guinea-Bissau, first non-European country to sign environmental democracy treaty

Guinea-Bissau has become the first country outside Europe to join an international agreement on environmental democracy that holds governments accountable for environmental and human rights.

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