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Tony Blair think tank linked to countries with poor human rights records

TONY Blair’s think tank is being paid to advise countries with poor human rights records, it has been revealed.

The National (Scotland)

Pakistan human rights body says an upcoming election is unlikely to be free and fair

Pakistan’s independent human rights commission says there is little chance of free and fair parliamentary elections in the country next month because of “pre-poll rigging.”

The Independent UK

The rights and wrongs raised by an exam marking boycott

Letters: David Mead says there is a strong case that deducting pay may be unlawful as well as morally indefensible, while Prof Colin Bailey of Queen Mary University of London says it will not accept disruption to its students’ education

The Guardian - UK

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Top legal adviser told Sunak his Rwanda flights bill may not work

Top legal adviser David Pannick said to have warned individual appeal claims would limit the chances of success

The Independent UK

Israeli bombing of Gaza killing and maiming children at a record pace, warn human rights groups

Charities say the situation is so bad that ‘in an ocean of human misery and in a world that seems to be falling apart, Gaza stands out’

The Independent UK

End ‘unlawful killings’ in occupied West Bank, UN tells Israel

Latest UN report warns the situation in the territory is rapidly deteriorating and calls for accountability.

Al Jazeera

EU Face Backlash After Announcing New Accelerated Asylum System

After years of negotiations regarding the EU's Migrant Pact, the member-states have struck a deal that will see children having their fingerprints taken.

International Business Times UK

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Saudi Arabia’s 2034 ambitious World Cup plans force Fifa into leap of faith

Uncertainties abound over host country’s grand proposals – for both their mind-boggling scope and the potential human cost

The Guardian - UK

UN 'Deeply Alarmed' By Deadly Central Nigeria Attacks

The UN human rights chief said Thursday he was "deeply alarmed" by the string of attacks on villages in central Nigeria which left nearly 200 dead, according to local authorities.

International Business Times

First Thing: UN report condemns Israeli treatment of Palestinians in West Bank

UN high commissioner for human rights says there is ‘rapid deterioration’ of rights in West Bank. Plus, how instant noodles took over the world

The Guardian - UK

Children should be able to access VAD: Human Rights Commission

The ACT govt abandoned a proposal to allow under-18s to access VAD.

The Canberra Times

‘We have a responsibility’: the older women suing Switzerland to demand climate action

Switzerland’s KlimaSeniorinnen are taking the government to the European court of human rights for doing too little to tackle the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Canada grapples with the effects of deteriorating relations with India and China

As relations sour with India and China, Canada is grappling with how to stand up to powerful or authoritarian nations without sacrificing its longstanding values, such as protecting human rights.

WEKU

China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang

China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups native to the country’s northwest

The Independent UK

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Reason

Brickbat: International Fugitives

Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for five human rights activists based in other countries, including one American citizen. Simon Cheng, Frances Hui, Joey Siu, Johnny Fok, and Tony Choi are charged with crimes such as incitement to secession, subversion, and collusion with foreign countries or external forces. Police…

The Times of India

Australia vs Pakistan: Usman Khawaja wears shoes marked with his daughters' names in Boxing Day Test

On the opening day of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan on Tuesday, Australia's opening batter Usman Khawaja wore shoes with the names of his daughters, Aisha and Ayla, written -- a move that followed his earlier prohibition from donning footwear featuring a statement on human rights in Gaza.

The Guardian - UK

How a Syrian refugee is standing up to brutal Croatian pushbacks in court

Sami Barkal filmed border guards beating fellow asylum seekers and is challenging Croatia in Europe’s court of human rights

The Guardian - UK

Escaping Xi’s China by paddleboard: ‘I rushed into the water and thought if they catch me, they catch me’

Dissidents face an uncertain future in Taiwan and South Korea after fleeing

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Israel Violating International Law, US Risks Complicity in Atrocities

Discover the shocking truth about the use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and the implications for civilian casualties. Is the US complicit?

The Independent UK

Meta systematically censoring pro-Palestinian content on global scale, report claims

‘Censorship is furthering the erasure of Palestinians’ suffering,’ rights group says

WEKU

CASA of Lexington honored for work with LGBTQ youth

CASA of Lexington has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign for its treatment of LGBTQ youth. It’s the second consecutive year that Court Appointed Special Advocates, which works to end child abuse and neglect in central Kentucky, has received the certification.

The Conversation

Friday essay: 'what else should I lose to survive?' The young writers living – and dying – in Gaza

Please note that all our dreams are vanished. I lost my house. I lost 33 of my family members. And I’m about to lose Palestine. What else should I lose to survive? These are messages sent to me via Facebook Messenger from a 24-year-old Palestinian writer, Abdallah Aljazzar, who, along…

The Independent UK

Myanmar's military should be investigated for war crimes, Amnesty International says

The human rights group Amnesty International has accused the Myanmar military of indiscriminate killings and using banned cluster munitions in response to the offensive launched by a coalition of ethnic militias in the northeast and and the west of the country

The Conversation

UK supreme court rules Guantánamo 'forever prisoner' can sue the government under English law – here's why it matters

The UK supreme court has ruled that a detainee in Guantánamo Bay can sue the UK government under English law over its alleged involvement in his detention and torture. This is the first case concerning the UK government’s liability for its participation in abuses committed by the CIA during the…

The Guardian - UK

More than 8,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails, rights groups say

Number held without charge at historic high amid intensified wave of arrests after 7 October attacks by Hamas

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