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Rights Orgs Sue Netherlands Over F-35 Parts To Israel

A group of human rights organisations took the Dutch government to court on Monday, arguing its supply of parts for F-35 fighters contributes to violations of international law in Gaza.

International Business Times

COP28 Host UAE Choking From Its Own 'Toxic' Air Pollution: HRW

The United Arab Emirates is choking under "alarmingly high" air pollution levels fed by its fossil fuel industry, Human Rights Watch warned on Monday as the oil-rich country hosts the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

International Business Times

Air pollution is dirty secret in UAE, says rights group

Human Rights Watch says country’s air pollution is dangerously high but there is little public criticism

The Guardian - UK

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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

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

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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

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.

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The Independent UK

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

Al Jazeera

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.

The Independent UK

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

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

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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.

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

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