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What the resumption of Israel-Hamas fighting means for Palestinians in Israeli jails

Human rights groups say Israel stepped up arrests in the occupied West Bank during the war. Only a fraction of those arrested have been released as part of hostage and prisoner exchanges.

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Iran exploiting focus on Gaza to carry out ‘unprecedented’ number of executions, human rights groups say

Activists ask international community to ‘break silence’ on rising executions in Iran

The Independent UK

The Tories happily overlooked the UAE’s human rights record – until it came for the Telegraph

Doing business as usual with despots seems suddenly unpalatable for some in the party

The Guardian - UK

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Kissinger's unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America

Leftists in Chile were tortured, tossed from helicopters and forced to watch relatives be raped during the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet

The Independent UK

Call for a society free of rights violations

Justice Manmadha Rao emphasised need to create society free from oppression of rights. He underscored universal, inalienable nature of human rights and said they are responsibilities. Ch. Diwakar Babu referred to Universal Declaration of Human Rights and said rights are essential for independent living. G. Rohit spoke about importance of…

The Hindu

Iran ‘using Gaza conflict as cover’ for execution of 127 people since war began

Human rights groups record alarming rise in number of people put to death by Tehran regime since 7 October

The Guardian - UK

Burkina Faso rights defender abducted as concerns grow over alleged clampdown on dissent

Rights groups in Burkina Faso say a prominent human rights defender has been abducted by unknown individuals in what they say could be the latest attempt by the military government to target dissidents

The Independent UK

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Rishi Sunak ‘mulling hard-line Rwanda plan’ to get planes off the ground

The prime minister is reportedly leaning towards ensuring his new treaty with the African nation is exempt from the European Convention on Human Rights without withdrawing from the convention altogether

The Independent UK

Scotland's first refugee councillor 'disgusted' by FM shaking hands with Erdogan

THE first refugee councillor to be elected in Scotland has criticised the First Minister for shaking hands with the president of Türkiye.

The National (Scotland)

Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement 'extremist'

Russian security forces have raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization

The Independent UK

Q&A: UN expert on Australia citizenship-stripping plan and ‘legal fiction’

Politicians around the world want the power to revoke citizenship but an Australian ruling says courts should decide.

Al Jazeera

Sir Trevor Phillips dismisses ‘racist royals’ claims as ‘nonsense’

Sir Trevor, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission from 2007 to 2012, rubbished claims that senior royals were racist for allegedly inquiring about baby Archie’s skin colour

The Independent UK

Pakistan’s top court hears petition to halt deportations of Afghans

Human rights groups file the petition amid an ongoing crackdown on undocumented foreigners in the country.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan's supreme court hears petition on forceful deportation of Afghans born in the country

Pakistan’s top court is hearing a petition by human rights activists seeking to halt the forceful deportation of Afghans who were born in Pakistan and those who would be at risk if they were returned to Afghanistan

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The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak ‘won’t allow foreign court to block’ Rwanda plan

Centrist Tories urge PM not to abandon UK’s human rights commitments, but Sunak said his patience ‘worn thin’ by delays

The Guardian - UK

How problematic is mineral mining for electric cars?

In part two of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we weigh up the issues of resource extraction

Evening Standard

Women in Sudan ‘gang-raped for hours in ethnically-targeted attacks’

A 19-year-old said she was raped repeatedly for three days before being released

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism

In its landmark ruling, issued in response to a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labeled what the suit called the LGBTQ+ “movement” operating in Russia as an extremist organization and banned it.

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The Independent UK

Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

Russia’s Supreme Court has effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country

The Independent UK

Gambian man convicted in Germany for role in killings under Gambia's former ruler

A German court has convicted a Gambian man of murder and crimes against humanity for involvement in the killing of government critics in his West African homeland

The Independent UK

Human rights of Danish sub killer were not violated when prison banned letters, visits, court says

A Danish court has ruled that the human rights of a Danish man who was convicted of murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine were not violated as he had claimed

The Guardian - UK

Russia outlaws ‘international LGBT public movement’ as extremist

Human rights activists say supreme court’s vague wording provides wide scope for persecution

The Conversation

Since the Gaza war began, violence against Palestinians has also surged in the West Bank – and gone virtually unnoticed

While the world remains fixated on the devastating October 7 Hamas attacks and the subsequent Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, there has been a pronounced – and mostly unnoticed – escalation in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

The Hindu

Understanding rat-hole mining | Explained

Rat-hole mining, once used in Meghalaya, was used to rescue 41 workers from the Silkyara tunnel. Despite a 2014 ban, illegal mining and trafficking of coal continues, leading to land degradation, deforestation, and water pollution. Human rights activists flagged the hazards of rat-hole mining two decades ago, with reports estimating…

Radio France Internationale

UN and AU sign deal to correct injustices suffered by African nations

The United Nations has agreed a new human rights agreement with the African Union aimed at reinforcing peace and security on a continent that has been "the double victim of injustice".

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