UN Human Rights Chief Warns Of Potential Crimes In Gaza UN human rights chief warns of potential crimes against humanity in northern Gaza due to Israeli military actions. Top News · Oct 25, 2024
Iranian Military Official Charged In Plot To Assassinate Journalist In New York Ruhollah Bazghandi and six others are accused of scheming to kill Masih Alinejad, an outspoken critic of Iran and human rights activist International Business Times · Oct 25, 2024
Australia Rejects China's Accusations Of Systemic Racism Australia's Prime Minister denies China's accusations of racism and hate crimes, highlighting human rights concerns and facing criticism over human rights ... Top News · Oct 25, 2024
Israel’s ‘war’ against the UN Little is new in Israel’s current conflict with the international community in Gaza and Lebanon. Al Jazeera · Oct 25, 2024
Human Rights Watch Urges Foreign Countries To Stop Arms Supply Human Rights Watch program director raises concerns over foreign arms supplies to Israel and Palestinian groups in Gaza conflict, urging concrete actions t... Top News · Oct 25, 2024
Australia's leader rejects Beijing's claims that his country is rife with 'racism and hate crimes' Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected accusations from Beijing that his country is “plagued by systemic racism and hate crimes” after an Australian diplomat led a group of Western nations in renewing concerns about human rights violations in China The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024
Venezuelan opposition leaders win EU parliament’s top human rights honor Sakharov prize goes to María Corina Machado and Edmundo González after contested presidential election The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2024
China accuses Australia of ‘hypocrisy’ and ‘systemic racism’ after Uyghur abuses raised at UN Australia issued a joint statement with 14 other countries at UN urging China to uphold human rights in Xinjiang and Tibet The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024
Journalist who exposed Cambodia’s scam industry released by authorities Mech Dara, charged with incitement, freed on bail after video of him apologising to country’s leaders appears The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2024
Afghan journalists fear country going dark as Taliban bans images of ‘living things’ Extreme restrictions on media workers mean life in Afghanistan – including human rights abuses – will go undocumented, journalists say The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024
Albanese dismisses Beijing’s claim Australia plagued by ‘systemic racism’ and ‘hate crimes’ China’s foreign ministry spokesperson accuses Canberra of double standards after Australia’s top diplomat raises human rights concerns The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2024
Human rights advocate Alexander Lapshin: No place to go, but still fighting for global freedom Global freedom has been in decline for nearly two decades, according to Freedom House, an American non-profit organization devoted to supporting democracy around the world. The Conversation · Oct 23, 2024
Albanese rejects China’s claim that Australia plagued by ‘systemic racism’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024
EU refuses to publish findings of Tunisia human rights inquiry Inquiry preceded controversial migration deal linked to claims of abuse in increasingly authoritarian country The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024 Cop29 host Azerbaijan set for major fossil gas expansion, report says Exclusive: Those with ‘interest in keeping world hooked on fossil fuels’ should not oversee climate talks, say report authors
Latin Times · Oct 22, 2024 Catholic Priest and Activist for Indigenous Peoples Murdered in Mexico Just After Celebrating Mass According to data from Mexico's Federal Security Cabinet, almost 700 killings have taken place in Chiapas so far this year
The Conversation · Oct 22, 2024 ‘They do not respect our land. They do not respect our people’. Brazil’s traditional people take on BHP in one of the world’s biggest class actions Australian mining giant BHP is at the centre of one of the world’s largest class actions, the trial for which started this week in London.
Top News · Oct 22, 2024 UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Israeli Strike On Beirut Hospital UN human rights chief expresses concern over Israeli strike near Beirut hospital, emphasizing protection of civilians and healthcare facilities under inter...
The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024 Richard N. Winfield, First Amendment lawyer and former AP counsel, dies at 91. Richard N
Newslaundry · Oct 22, 2024 What’s Your Ism? Arvind Narrain on progressive currents, queer rights, advocacy The progressive current within the Mudiliar community is critical for Brahmins. The foundation of secular education in Karnataka, activism, and tenets of the constitution have further cemented it. Meanwhile, organisations such as the Alternative Law Forum have also furthered the cause of human rights and political organising. But is such…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2024 Fifa accused again over human rights risks in Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid Fifa has been accused for a second time of failing to engage with concerns over human rights risks in Saudi Arabia
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024 Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico Hundreds of people have turned out to mourn Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas
Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024 Labour Government accused of ‘betraying’ Troubles victims The UK Government is to challenge a critical court ruling on the Legacy Act.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024 Top female footballers urge Fifa to end deal with Saudi ‘nightmare sponsor’ Letter to governing body accuses Saudis of using sports to ‘distract from the regime’s brutal human rights reputation’
Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024 Robert Jenrick purge threat to Tory MPs who refuse to back quitting ECHR if he becomes party leader He stressed leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would be a Tory manifesto commitment, if he becomes leader, which MPs would have to support