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West faces existential threat if global asylum rules not tightened – Braverman

The Home Secretary said during a speech in the US that millions of asylum seekers were being incentivised to ‘try their luck’.

The Independent UK

Braverman faces backlash after ‘deeply divisive’ speech saying West faces ‘existential threat’ if global asylum rules not tightened

Home Secretary criticised after ‘inflammatory’ speech in US in which she declared multiculturalism has failed

Evening Standard

Russia tries to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

Country isolated at the world stage was kicked out of the council last year with 93 votes in favour of the move

The Independent UK

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Suella Braverman warned tearing up refugee treaty ‘will make world a more dangerous place’

Anti-torture charity Freedom says it is ‘shocking to see the Home Secretary imploring the US and other democracies to tear up treaties designed to protect human rights’

Evening Standard

Thai pro-democracy activist jailed for speaking out at monarchy protest

Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa imprisoned after calling for reform of country’s strict lese-majesty law

The Guardian - UK

Prominent Thai human rights lawyer accused of insulting the king receives a 4-year prison term

A prominent Thai human rights lawyer has been convicted of insulting the monarchy and sentenced to four years in prison, the first conviction under a controversial law guarding the royal institution since a civilian government took office after years of military-backed rule

The Independent UK

‘How did he die and I didn’t?’: Hungary’s spate of car crashes involving police and migrants

People injured in crashes involving Hungarian police are being pushed back to Serbia from hospital, say human rights groups

The Guardian - UK

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A blast in Nagorno-Karabakh injures more than 200, while thousands flee to Armenia

The explosion at fuel storage facility wounded more than 200 people, the Nagorno-Karabakh human rights ombudsman said. Meanwhile, thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh residents have fled to Armenia.

WEKU

Cardin to take Foreign Relations gavel after Menendez charges - Roll Call

Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin is expected to take the Senate Foreign Relations gavel, putting human rights high on its priority list.

Roll Call

Uniform mandatory for private bus cleaners, says Kerala human rights panel

Kerala Human Rights Commission orders private bus cleaners to wear uniform and nameplate. MVD asked to take action against those who don't comply. Complaint filed by Shoufar Navas from Cheruvayur. MVD issued order in June 2022 making uniform mandatory.

The Hindu

‘The kids had all been tortured’: Indonesian military accused of targeting children in West Papua

Exclusive: Australia is seeking to strengthen ties with Indonesia, despite new reports of brutality by the military — including the torture and murder of civilians — in West Papua

The Guardian - AU

Why 32 European countries are facing the largest climate action lawsuit till date | Explained

September 27 will mark the beginning of a historic legal battle in the climate action movement. Six young people from Portugal will take 32 European governments to court for faltering on climate emissions goals, thus violating individuals’ human rights.

The Hindu

NHRC urged to protect human rights in Andhra Pradesh

Telugu Shakti President B. V. Ram urged the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission Arun Kumar Mishra to protect the human rights in Andhra Pradesh.

The Hindu

Young climate activists challenging 32 governments will get their day in court

Six young activists are due Wednesday at the European Court of Human Rights, where they're accusing 32 governments of violating their human rights for failing to adequately address climate change.

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Radio France Internationale

Young people take European nations to court over climate failures

Six young European people will bring 32 countries before the European Court of Human Rights for failing to do their part to avert climate catastrophe. The unprecedented hearing, to be held this week, is the world’s largest climate legal action to date.

The Guardian - UK

Chinese authorities reportedly sentence Uyghur professor to life in prison

Human rights group says Rahile Dawut lost appeal after being convicted in 2018 on charges of promoting ‘splittism’

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman makes fresh attack on European court of human rights

Home secretary warns treaties on migrants are ‘not fit for purpose’ in age of jet travel and smartphones

The Guardian - UK

War crimes dossier to accuse Russia of deliberately causing starvation in Ukraine

Human rights lawyers are working with Ukraine’s public prosecutor to prepare dossier to submit to the international criminal court

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The Independent UK

Six young activists devote years to climate fight with 32 governments. Now comes their day in court

Six Portuguese children and young adults are set to take 32 European governments to court Wednesday for what they say is a failure to adequately address human-caused climate change in a violation of their human rights

The Independent UK

As foreign minister speaks at UN blocks away, Venezuelan asylum-seekers strain New York City

As asylum-seekers stream in to New York City, officials have scrambled to open new emergency shelters

Radio France Internationale

Spectre of 1915 Armenian genocide looms over Nagorno-Karabakh

Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, Armenia's ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan said that his country had previously warned of "looming ethnic cleansing" in Nagorno-Karabakh, stressing it was now "in progress". For Armenians, the recent attacks in the enclave have brought back bitter memories of the 1915…

Dynamite News

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir at UNGA; calls for vacating occupied areas, action against terrorism

India has hit out at Pakistan after the country's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar predictably raised the Kashmir bogey in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Chinese government sentences famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says

A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on human rights cases in China

The Guardian - UK

UK one of 32 countries facing European court action over climate stance

Six Portuguese young people claim inadequate policies to tackle global heating breach their human rights

Al Jazeera

Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing: What does international law say?

If Canada proves allegations of Indian involvement, experts say killing would violate international, human rights law.

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