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The U.S. is demanding more action from Cuba on human rights before making more concessions

Cuba contests the stance, saying it is Washington that needs to do more

Latin Times · Aug 19, 2024

Russia Bans Clooney Foundation

Russia's prosecutor general on Monday said it had banned a foundation started by US film star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal.

International Business Times · Aug 19, 2024

Minority Groups In Bangladesh Face Violence And Persecution

Learn about the challenges faced by minority groups in Bangladesh post-government collapse, with Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians reporting violence and m...

Mexico's incoming president Sheinbaum to carry on AMLO's legacy of militarizing the National Guard

The body has a history of severe human rights violations and using lethal force against unarmed civilians. Fully militarizing it could shield it from civilian prosecution

Latin Times · Aug 17, 2024

SADC Summit To Address Mpox Outbreaks In Africa

African leaders meet in Zimbabwe to address mpox outbreaks and human rights concerns at SADC summit.

Southern African leaders meet amid mpox concerns and a political crackdown in summit host Zimbabwe

African leaders will meet in Zimbabwe on Saturday for a scheduled summit of the 16-nation Southern African Development Community

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024

'They are everyday people': Gaza statements condemned

Portraying Palestinians as Hamas supporters is misleading and inflammatory and Australia must offer help to those asylum seekers, a human rights expert says.

AAP · Aug 16, 2024

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Sydney teacher charged with further alleged sexual offences – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2024

How Canada’s ‘off-the-record’ arms exports end up in Israel

Advocates say Canada is flouting international obligations by allowing arms shipments to Israel via the United States.

Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2024

‘My family held a funeral for me’: Bangladesh’s ‘disappeared’ emerge from secret prisons

Exclusive: Indigenous rights activist Michael Chakma is among the first to be released after the fall of Sheikh Hasina, but hundreds are still unaccounted for

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2024

Palestinian rights group calls for closure of ‘Israeli torture camps’

Al Mezan Center for Human Rights says 2,650 Palestinians taken from Gaza since October remain in Israeli custody.

Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2024

Briton dies before clearing name after 38 years in US jails for murders he denied

Body of Kris Maharaj, who died in Florida prison hospital despite judge finding him innocent, will be taken to UK by his wife for burial

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024

‘Fierce repression’ of Venezuela election protests must end, UN rights team says

Human rights investigators say ‘escalating’ crackdown has seen 23 deaths and over 100 children and teens detained

The Guardian - US · Aug 13, 2024

UN rights chief concerned about arbitrary detentions and excessive force in Venezuela's crackdown

The United Nations’ top human rights official has expressed concern over arbitrary detentions and “disproportionate use of force” in Venezuela as security forces crack down after the country’s disputed presidential election

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024

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Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2024

UN condemns Houthi seizure of office in Yemen’s Sanaa

The Yemeni group seizes UN Human Rights Office in the capital Sanaa as it extends a crackdown on foreign organisations.

Dynamite News · Aug 13, 2024

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of Kolkata doctor rape, murder case

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took a suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual assault of a second-year PG student of RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. Read further on Dynamite News:

Latin Times · Aug 13, 2024

US Lifts Restrictions On Saudi Weapons, With Eye On Resolving Gaza

More than three years after imposing limits on human rights grounds over Saudi strikes in Yemen, the State Department said it would return to weapons sales "in regular order, with appropriate congressional notification and consultation."

Houthis Seize UN Office In Yemen Amid Crackdown

Houthi rebels seize U.N. Human Rights Office in Yemen, escalating crackdown on U.N. and aid organizations amid conflict.

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The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024

Starmer plan to expand facial recognition technology after far-right riots condemned by charities

Exclusive: Humanitarian organisations call for halt on plans to widen use of facial recognition technology

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024

Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says

A senior U.N. official says Yemen’s Houthi rebels have stormed the headquarters of the U.N. Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa

The Guardian - US · Aug 13, 2024

‘Always remember’: how Tim Walz’s time in China shaped him

Kamala Harris’ vice-presidential pick taught in the country and has a history of supporting human rights in places considered sensitive by Beijing

US Continues Military Aid To Israeli Unit Despite Human Rights Concerns

US to continue military aid to Israeli unit accused of human rights violations after remediation efforts. Critics question Biden administration's stance on...

International Business Times · Aug 12, 2024

US Lifts Restrictions On Saudi Weapons, With Eye On Resolving Gaza

The United States confirmed Monday it would resume sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, as concerns over human rights in the kingdom's Yemen war give way to US hopes for it to play a role in resolving the conflict in Gaza.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2024

World must confront Maduro’s ‘campaign of terror’, Venezuelan opposition leader says

María Corina Machado in hiding as more than 1,300 people are detained in post-election clampdown

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2024

Peter Reddaway obituary

Academic who played a major role in highlighting the repression of dissidents in the Soviet Union and in the founding of Index on Censorship

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