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Sheikh Hasina: Bangladesh Democracy Icon-turned-iron Lady

Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule, but her time in power has seen the mass arrest of her political opponents and human rights sanctions against her security forces.

International Business Times

Mass killer Breivik tries to sue Norway once more for ‘breach of human rights’

Anders Behring Breivik slayed 77 people in anti-Islamic bomb and gun rampage in 2011

The Independent UK

UN finds Australia in breach of human rights covenant

Australia breached the cultural rights of the Wunna Nyiyaparli people, the United Nations Human Rights Committee says, raising questions about native title.

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Leopard sighting at Ponmudi: panel seeks report from Collector

State Human Rights Commission directs Thiruvananthapuram Collector to investigate leopard sightings near school, submit report in 3 weeks.

The Hindu

US biotech company halts sales of DNA kits in Tibet, as lawmakers mull more export controls on China

Thermo Fisher, an American biotech company, has halted sales of its DNA testing products in Tibet, amid concerns that its products might have assisted the Chinese government in a surveillance campaign in the ethnic region

The Independent UK

Thousands of opposition activists languish in prison as Bangladesh gears up for national election

In the months leading to Bangladesh’s national election on Sunday, thousands of opposition supporters and politicians have been arrested

The Independent UK

India’s stateless babies: How lawless asylum rules leave refugees in limbo

Without a refugee law, India is an uncertain home for new waves of asylum seekers. Will the 2024 election change that?

Al Jazeera

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China targets friendly media, diplomats to ‘tell story of Xinjiang’

Beijing organises visits to region where it is accused of potential crimes against humanity, but not all are convinced.

Al Jazeera

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

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.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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

International Business Times

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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Children should be able to access VAD: Human Rights Commission

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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

WEKU

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.

The Independent UK

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

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

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