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Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh: ‘All this solidarity from the world – yet nothing has changed’

The Palestinian human rights lawyer and author Raja Shehadeh talks about his hopes and fears for his homeland, and finding a place of refuge amid the chaos of war

The Guardian - UK

Israel 'Disgusted' At Inclusion On New UN Human Rights Blacklist

The upcoming inclusion of Israel on a UN list of countries and armed forces determined to be failing to protect children in war prompted a furious Israeli response Friday.

International Business Times

Americans On Trial In Congo For Alleged Coup Involvement

Three Americans facing trial in Congo for alleged coup involvement. Charges include terrorism and murder. Human Rights Watch calls for credible charges.

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Rights group claims Israel has hit residential buildings with white phosphorous in Lebanon

A global human rights group claimed that Israel has used white phosphorus incendiary shells on residential buildings in at least five towns and villages in conflict-hit southern Lebanon, possibly harming civilians and violating international law, in a report published Wednesday

The Independent UK

What you need to know about the ACT's voluntary assisted dying laws

Your questions about the new laws answered.

The Canberra Times

US Vows Solidarity As Tiananmen Square Leaders Plea To Keep Memory Alive

The United States vowed Tuesday to never stop promoting human rights in China 35 years after the bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square, as the protest movement's exiled leaders pleaded for action to help keep the memory alive.

International Business Times

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights claims to be "profoundly disappointed" by Biden's border plans

"Mass incarceration does not deter people fleeing persecution", expressed the organization in a statement

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The Guardian - US

BDS founder hails campus protests for taking Israeli divestment mainstream

Omar Barghouti, who attended Columbia University in the 80s, says student solidarity with Palestine in US and elsewhere has educated the world

Dynamite News

Vijaya Bharathi Sayani appointed as acting NHRC Chairperson

Vijaya Bharathi Sayani, Member, National Human Rights Commission, to act as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, as per the notification. Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

‘No one will hold Israel accountable’ as it targets medics in south Lebanon

Israel is possibly committing war crimes by expanding its war on medics from Gaza to south Lebanon, say rights groups.

The Guardian - UK

China and Hong Kong reportedly detain dissidents before Tiananmen Square anniversary

Events marking 35 years since troops ended peaceful protest with deadly violence are banned in China and Hong Kong

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The Guardian - UK

More than 100 artists tell Starmer to halt arms sales to Israel if he becomes PM

Letter signatories from Steve Coogan to Paloma Faith urge Keir Starmer to ‘take stand’ for human rights and international law

The Guardian - UK

The Incarcerations: BK-16 and the Search for Democracy in India by Alpa Shah – review

This disturbing study of individuals imprisoned without trial for being part of a ‘Maoist conspiracy’ illustrates Modi’s autocratic rule and the plight of minorities and dissenters

The Independent UK

Read in full: Resignation letter from US official who quit over Gaza war

Alex Smith, a US official who quit his role at the US Agency for International Aid this week, hit out at the head of the agency Samantha Power for failing to call out Israel for blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly suggests asylum seekers are lying about being suicidal

Human rights charities condemn home secretary’s comments about MDP Wethersfield and say the site is ‘acutely harmful’

The Conversation

Why is ‘moral equivalence’ such a bad thing? A political philosopher explains

An Israeli airstrike on the refugee encampment at Tal al-Sultan, in the Gaza Strip, resulted in the death of at least 45 Palestinian civilians on the night of May 26, 2024. It is a matter of dispute in this case as to whether the attack was deliberately intended to target…

France 24

Israel accused of using torture in military prison of Sdei Teiman

In Israel, human rights groups have filed a court case in a bid to close the Sdei Teiman military prison. Set up after the October 7 attacks in the heart of the Negev desert, it serves as a detention centre for prisoners from Gaza. Numerous eyewitness accounts speak of mistreatment…

The Conversation

Report finds ‘clear need’ for an Australian Human Rights Act. What difference would it make?

This week, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights reported on its Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework. By majority, it recommended the federal government introduce an Australian Human Rights Act.

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