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UAPA, financial regulations being misused to target scribes, activists, say international rights groups

The 12 human rights groups charged Indian authorities with carrying out an “escalating crackdown” on media and civil society since the Narendra Modi-led government came to power in 2014

The Hindu

‘I’m just praying to God’: people in Gaza caught between evacuation order, Hamas and bombs

Israel warns people to leave before expected ground assault but Hamas says to stay put, warning of second Nakba

The Guardian - UK

Israel accused of using white phosphorous in Gaza and Lebanon by human rights group

The munitions are capable of burning human flesh ‘down to the bone’, says Human Rights Watch

The Independent UK

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Scots DJ Calvin Harris slammed for Saudi Arabia gig by human rights groups

SCOTS DJ Calvin Harris has been slammed for agreeing to perform at a music festival in Saudi Arabia by human rights groups.

The National (Scotland)

You may be eating fish caught and processed by Uyghur forced labor

The US government has taken some steps to block Chinese imports made with forced labor. Britain and the EU have done shamefully little

The Guardian - US

Gaza under siege: The 25-mile-long strip with 2.3 million ‘prisoners’

Universities and mosques have been targeted by airstrikes in the latest conflict to erupt between Israel and Palestine

The Independent UK

Israel using white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon, endangering civilians: HRW

Human Rights Watch says the use of chemical in populated areas violates legal obligation to avoid civilian casualties.

Al Jazeera

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 597

As the war enters its 597th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day seven

Israel’s military has told 1.1 million people to move further south, UN says, warning of ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’; Gaza death toll passes 1,500, a third of them children

The Guardian - UK

A key step by Bihar to promote better social justice

Regular caste-based census data can help track the progress of different caste groups over time

The Hindu

Kiwis treated under compulsory care laws hits record high

There are renewed calls to limit the use of compulsory treatment for mental health patients, with advocates saying clinicians don't need to wait for a re-written Mental Health Act to get started.

Newsroom.co.nz

Experts slam ‘disproportionate’ NSW approach to pro-Palestine rallies as government threatens ‘full force’ of law

Human Rights Law Centre’s Alice Drury says response from police and government to rallies sets ‘very dangerous precedent’

The Guardian - AU

Rod Stewart turns down ‘lucrative’ Saudi Arabia gig ‘to shine light on injustices’ for women and LGBT+

Stewart, 78, previously revealed he had declined $1m to perform in Qatar because of the country’s human rights record

The Independent UK

Human rights experts warn against European crackdown on climate protesters

UK has led the way, with countries across the continent making mass arrests, passing draconian new laws and labelling activists as eco-terrorists

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

How criminalisation is being used to silence climate activists across the world

Guardian investigation finds growing number of countries passing anti-protest laws as part of playbook of tactics to intimidate people peacefully raising the alarm

The Independent UK

The late Mahsa Amini is named a finalist for the EU's top human rights prize

Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, has been named a finalist for the European Union’s top human rights prize

Salon

Indigenous youth oppose energy project

Two years after a wind farm was ruled illegal in Norway, Sámi activists are still fighting for its closure

The Independent UK

UN human rights body establishes a fact-finding mission to probe abuses in Sudan’s conflict

The U.N. Human Rights Council has voted to establish a face-finding mission to probe allegations of abuses in Sudan’s monthslong war

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The Independent UK

Gaza under siege: The 25-mile-long strip with 2.3 million ‘prisoners’

Universities and mosques have been targeted by airstrikes in the latest conflict to erupt between Israel and Palestine

The Independent UK

Russian authorities seek to fine a human rights advocate for criticizing the war in Ukraine

Russian authorities are seeking to fine a prominent human rights advocate on trial for criticizing the war in Ukraine, the latest step in a relentless crackdown

The Guardian - UK

I was in Israel when Hamas attacked – now we must reflect on the senselessness of killing and being killed

For the sake of those who have died, we need to heed the call for peace, says Daphna Baram, a Jerusalem-born former human rights lawyer

The Independent UK

Russia loses vote to rejoin UN’s top human rights body despite Putin’s charm offensive with stolen grain

Experts say fact Russia managed to secure more than 80 votes shows it still has some friends in international arena

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Blow for Putin as Kyiv repels frontline attacks on key village Avdiivka

Kyiv confirms escalation of Moscow’s military offensive actions on same front

Al Jazeera

Russia fails in bid to return to UN’s Human Rights Council

Bulgaria and Albania win backing in secret vote for two Eastern European seats available on UN body.

The Conversation

Reading disabilities are a human rights issue — Saskatchewan joins calls to address barriers

As fall school routines settle down, for many families whose children struggle with reading, it could mean another year of stress and financial burden as they navigate school systems to advocate for support.

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