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Mexican Protesters Try To Disrupt Vote On Contentious Reforms

Protesting judicial workers on Tuesday blocked access to Mexico's lower house of Congress to try to prevent a vote on controversial reforms proposed by outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

International Business Times

Nicaragua Passes Law Against Those 'Undermining' Regime From Abroad

Nicaragua's regime-aligned Congress approved a law Tuesday empowering domestic courts to pass rulings against people and entities abroad that are found to promote sanctions against the internationally criticized government.

International Business Times

U.N. Report Urges Iran To Halt Surge In Executions

U.N. report reveals a surge in executions in Iran, particularly for drug offenses, raising alarms over human rights violations and lack of transparency.

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Tugendhat doubles down on bid to win over right-wing Tories with attack on human rights convention

Tom Tugendhat has continued his efforts to reinvent himself as a candidate of the Tory right with a verbal assault on the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR)

The Independent UK

Incoherence over arms exports to Israel leaves UK on shaky middle ground

Government’s partial ban not enough for human rights groups as risk remains over use of British munitions in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Oppression of Afghan women: 'The world seems to be responding with a shrug,' HRW says

Human rights groups are reacting with fury after a further curtailing of women’s rights in Afghanistan. New laws brought in last month impose severe new restrictions on women that oblige them to not only cover their faces, but also forbid them from raising their voices or reading aloud in public.…

France 24

Electronic monitoring needed for DV offenders, parliamentary inquiry says

Bail conditions should also be reviewed, the committee said.

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Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick doubles down on plan to leave European Convention of Human Rights

Tory leadership rightwinger Robert Jenrick has said that he sees no alternative to leaving the European Convention of Human Rights

The Independent UK

Tunisian opposition candidate arrested amid 'dictatorial' pre-election climate

Five weeks from Tunisia's presidential election, police have arrested one of the few opposition candidates authorised to run against President Kais Saied. It comes amid what civil society groups have denounced as a "dictatorial" political climate ahead of the 6 October polls.

Radio France Internationale

NGO Reports 'Human Rights Disaster' At Uganda Oil Project

A massive oil project in Uganda co-owned by French group TotalEnergies and China's CNOOC is mired in reports of sexual violence, forced evictions and environmental damage, climate activists said Monday.

International Business Times

Why Is Mexico's Judicial Reform Plan So Controversial?

Judicial reforms championed by Mexico's outgoing president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and supported by his incoming successor have sparked diplomatic tensions with the United States and upset financial markets.

International Business Times

‘So demeaning’: Melbourne woman denied service by 10 cabs in one booking over guide dog

Debra Simons filed complaint against 13Cabs with human rights commission, and was offered a $100 gift voucher after company argued it does not directly employ drivers

The Guardian - AU

Afghan women erased by the Taliban as the international community looks on

The oppression of Afghan women continues unabated before the eyes of the world. The Taliban imposed severe new restrictions earlier this month, with women not only obliged to cover their faces but now forbidden from raising their voices, singing or reading aloud in public. Western countries – led by the…

France 24

Teen's custody death triggers call for justice overhaul

The death of a second Indigenous teenager in custody in less than a year has prompted calls for an overhaul of the youth justice system.

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Maoist recruitment case: NIA searches 9 locations across 4 states

The National Investigation Agency on Friday searched nine locations, including the homes of a farm leader and several activists and human rights lawyers in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, over a Maoist recruitment case.

France 24

The battle for freedom: Addressing the plight of Afghan and Iranian women

In this special edition to mark the beginning of a new season, we're focusing on the plight of Afghan and Iranian women. It's been three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and thus erasing women from all forms of public life. It's also two years since the death…

France 24

Germany deports Afghan nationals for first time since Taliban takeover

Germany on Friday reversed a policy to stop returning migrants to Afghanistan due to human rights concerns after the Taliban took power in 2021. The first group of 28 Afghans who were “convicted offenders”, according to German authorities, boarded a Kabul-bound Friday as the Germany’s coalition government faces pressure to…

The Conversation

The federal government’s proposed mis- and disinformation laws need to have clearer definitions – and include AI

Dealing with misinformation and disinformation, particularly in political debate, is something that has perplexed governments around the world. How do we make sure people are not being misled – deliberately or otherwise – while safeguarding freedom of speech?

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The Nuremberg Code isn’t just for prosecuting Nazis − its principles have shaped medical ethics to this day

After World War II, Nuremberg, Germany, was the site of trials of Nazi officials charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Nuremberg trials were landmarks in the development of international law. But one of them has also been applied in peacetime: the “Medical Trial,” which has helped to…

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Bangladesh Signs UN Convention To Prevent Enforced Disappearances

Bangladesh's interim government takes steps to address human rights violations by signing the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons fr...

The Independent UK

Bangladesh's government led by Yunus signs UNconvention involving enforced disappearance

An interim government in Bangladesh has signed the instrument of accession to an international convention of the United Nations aiming at preventing enforced disappearances as a state party

The Guardian - UK

Home Office to continue appeal over protests law, says human rights group

Liberty accuses government of ‘disregard for rule of law’ after judges found Braverman’s measures were unlawful

The Conversation

If something can happen once, it can happen again – Dennis Glover’s reading of history sounds an alarm about the present

Are we living in a pre-war rather than a post-war world? This is a legitimate question, given that there are more than 120 armed conflicts worldwide. The International Crisis Group has noted that 2024 began with:

Latin Times

Cuban exiles warn that former regime members are seeking to enter the U.S. as exodus continues

Tony Costa, the director of the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, said the organization compiled over 1,000 such cases

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