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Both Israel and Hamas committing war crimes, says UN human rights chief

‘We have fallen off a precipice. This cannot continue’

The Independent UK

Former home secretary Priti Patel to give evidence to Covid inquiry

Other witnesses include Martin Hewitt, the former chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council and Jun Pang from human rights group Liberty.

The Independent UK

Uyghur film-maker claims he was tortured by authorities in China

Ikram Nurmehmet, a director known for his Uyghur protagonists, is facing charges related to ‘separatism’ and ‘terrorism’

The Guardian - UK

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Israeli parliament bill criminalises ‘consumption of terrorist materials’

Human rights groups say the amendment to Israel’s counterterrorism law is tantamount to thought policing.

Al Jazeera

How Saudi Arabia’s unchallenged 2034 World Cup bid could weaken Fifa’s human rights demands

In 2010, Qatar was awarded the rights to host the 2022 Fifa men’s World Cup. It marked the culmination of the small, oil-rich gulf nation’s long-term strategy to diversify its economy and strengthen its international standing through investment in sport, culture and tourism.

The Conversation

Sudan’s RSF closes in on capturing all of Darfur

The armed group’s takeover could prompt a new wave of rights abuses and atrocities against civilians, experts fear.

Al Jazeera

‘We are living in absolute fear’: call to stop Indigenous evictions in Rift Valley

Human rights groups demand Kenyan government halt forced evictions of Ogiek community from Mau forest

The Guardian - UK

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59 rights groups urge Biden to raise Chinese human rights in talks with Xi

‘Xi Jinping and his government are assaulting human rights on a scale unprecedented in decades’

The Independent UK

Nobel peace laureate Bialiatski has been put in solitary confinement in Belarus, his wife says

The wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski says he has been transferred to solitary confinement at his prison in Belarus

The Independent UK

Kodi Suni’s relatives allege he was beaten up in Viyyur jail

Relatives of Kodi Suni allege he was beaten in Viyyur prison, resulting in his admission to Thrissur Medical College. A case has been registered against Suni for the clash that injured three jail workers, with relatives filing complaints to the DGP, CM, and Human Rights Commission.

The Hindu

CPI(M) can take pride in fighting for the oppressed, says K. Balakrishnan

Chennai CPI(M) State Sec. K. Balakrishnan said his party always fights for victims of human rights violations, despite not being a major political force. He advocated for uniting secular forces against BJP, and recalled the contributions of P. Ramamurti and M.R. Venkatraman. He highlighted Ramamurti's marriage to a woman outside…

The Hindu

Caster Semenya ‘not ashamed’ to be different as dispute continues

The European Court of Human Rights found in July that Semenya’s human rights had been violated by the Swiss government

The Independent UK

Israel’s attempt to destroy Hamas will breed more radicalisation, UN expert says

Francesca Albanese says crisis is result of failing to heed concerns about Israel’s repression of Palestinian human rights

The Guardian - UK

Narges Mohammadi: Iranian Nobel laureate begins hunger strike in notorious Evin prison

Human rights activist Mohammadi was awarded Nobel Peace Prize behind bars in October

The Independent UK

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The Hindu

Amnesty International, C&SN and HRW accuse Indian government of harassing human rights activists and NGOs

Accusing the Indian government of prosecuting, intimidating, and harassing human rights defenders, activists, and non-profit organisations on the pretext of countering terrorist financing, Amnesty International, Charity & Security Network (C&SN), and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have sought the intervention of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: legal bid to expose defence exports to Israel; MyGov ‘scam-in-a-box’ fraud; children killed as car hits beer garden

Human rights groups in landmark case over Australian arms trade; five dead in Daylesford pub garden crash

AAP

Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire

The Greens have echoed calls from Palestinian and human rights groups for a complete ceasefire in Gaza after staging a protest in the federal parliament.

Radio France Internationale

Dozens of towns in Burkina Faso besieged by jihadists: report

Armed groups are committing war crimes and human rights abuses as they besiege towns across Burkina Faso, the rights group Amnesty International has warned in a report.

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India’s anti-terror laws being used to target non-profits, activists, says report ahead of FATF visit

Ahead of the Financial Action Task Force’s India visit to probe alleged misuse of local laws to crackdown on non-profits, a report published by a US-based rights group has alleged that India’s expanding scope of anti-terror laws have “wide-ranging adverse impacts” on rights defenders and non-profit organisations.

The Guardian - US

Leftist Democrats invoke human rights law in scrutiny of Israel military aid

Congressional progressives say proposed $14.3bn breaches 1997 Leahy act as assault on Gaza has overwhelmingly harmed civilians

Reason

Gavin Newsom's Visit to China Demonstrated the California Governor's Lack of Statesmanship

Instead of looking like a future president, Newsom comes off as just another small man in a big office.

Al Jazeera

Israel pushes thousands of detained cross-border workers into war-torn Gaza

Following weeks of detention in Israel, the cross-border workers are being sent into the battered enclave.

The Times of India

Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation summoned by Maharashtra Human Rights Commission for selling unused printers as scrap

ULHASNAGAR: The Maharashtra Human Rights Commission has issued summons to the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) regarding the sale of 12 unused new printers as scrap.

France 24

'In Senegal, homophobia follows you even after death': Mob exhumes, burns corpse

A mob in a small town in Senegal dug up the body of a man suspected of being gay, dragged his body through the streets and then burned it during the night of October 28, 2023. While there have been other instances of exhumations of people suspected of being gay,…

The Independent UK

Yellen says the US economic relationship with China must consider human rights and national security

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington wants to build an economic relationship with Beijing that takes into account national security and human rights and is fair to both sides

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