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If something can happen once, it can happen again – Dennis Glover’s reading of history sounds an alarm about the present

Are we living in a pre-war rather than a post-war world? This is a legitimate question, given that there are more than 120 armed conflicts worldwide. The International Crisis Group has noted that 2024 began with:

The Conversation

Cuban exiles warn that former regime members are seeking to enter the U.S. as exodus continues

Tony Costa, the director of the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, said the organization compiled over 1,000 such cases

Latin Times

Venezuelan President Maduro Appoints Hard-Line Loyalist To Cabinet

Venezuelan President Maduro appoints Diosdado Cabello to oversee police forces amid post-election tensions. International scrutiny grows over government cr...

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Australian-first right enshrined into ACT law

People will be able to complain about environmental failures.

The Canberra Times

Maduro taps hardline loyalist to oversee police forces, prompting fears of deepening crackdown

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has named the ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces

The Independent UK

Edwin Moses documentary to debut Sept. 21 at his alma mater, Morehouse College

A documentary exploring how Edwin Moses blended science with athleticism to become the world’s greatest hurdler in the 1980s, then parlayed his fame into a mission to fight for better pay and fair sports, will debut Sept. 21 at his alma mater at the Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival

The Independent UK

Abuse of migrants rampant at Louisiana Ice centers, report finds

Thousands of detainees allegedly beaten, sexually assaulted and denied access to food and clean water

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Palestinian medics taken from Gaza, tortured while detained: Report

Human Rights Watch reports testimony from Gaza medics held in Israeli prisons.

Al Jazeera

‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public

New vice and virtue restrictions offer ‘a distressing vision of Afghanistan’s future’, says UN

The Guardian - UK

New Taliban Morality Laws Have Banned Women’s Voices and Faces In Public

Under Taliban rule women are now neither seen, nor heard.

Marie Claire - AU

Thousands of women abused as children may be unable to get justice due to legal anomaly

Exclusive: ‘Loophole’ in England and Wales from Sexual Offences Act is being challenged in human rights court

The Guardian - UK

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar's Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting

The U.N.’s human rights chief has joined a chorus of concern for members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority after many were reported killed in recent fighting between the military government and the Arakan Army, an armed ethnic rebel group

The Independent UK

Fears grow for women’s rights activists jailed in Iran after 87 executions in one month

Prisoners including Nobel prize winner Narges Mohammadi were reportedly beaten for protesting against a recent execution

The Guardian - UK

Taliban Issues Strict Laws On Women's Behavior In Afghanistan

Learn about the Taliban's new laws in Afghanistan regulating women's behavior in public spaces and the concerns raised by human rights organizations and th...

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UN cybercrime convention inadequate, says Human Rights Watch

UN treaty falls short when protecting digital freedoms, tech firms and activists say.

The Independent UK

Several NGOs start a registry of disappeared persons in El Salvador as anti-gang crackdown continues

Several nongovernmental organizations have launched a registry of disappeared persons in El Salvador, hoping it will help families that don't know the whereabouts of their loved ones

The Canberra Times

Sri Lankan govt defends ex-diplomat after 'slave-like' exploitation case

Human rights lawyer says Canberra case 'tip of the iceberg'.

Texas Observer

A Visionary in the Borderlands

While he lived, Canales saved countless lives in the remote South Texas ranchlands. A statewide center in Texas to identify missing migrants would be a fitting legacy.

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The Guardian - AU

Letter excerpts read in Senate accuse Australian Human Rights Commission of mistreating staff who support Palestine

Former AHRC staff member alleged management viewed her Palestinian identity as a risk and leaked information about her to a shock jock, Mehreen Faruqi tells parliament

The Independent UK

Republicans promote baseless theory about Tim Walz’s China visits — and claim he was ‘groomed’ as double-agent

GOP lawmakers are pressing the FBI for evidence of ‘longstanding connections’ between Walz and Chinese Communist Party

Al Jazeera

Canada refuses to comment on US sale of Canadian-made weapons to Israel

Rights advocates say Canada is not being transparent and has failed to take danger of arms exports to Israel seriously.

International Business Times

UN Rights Expert Barred From Afghanistan: Diplomatic Source

The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan has been barred from entering the country, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday.

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Nicaragua Revokes Registration Of 1,500 Non-Profit Organizations

Nicaragua's crackdown on civil society groups draws international concern over human rights and democratic principles.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia and Australia finalise ‘significant’ defence pact

The move comes as Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto prepares to take office later this year.

AAP

'Waiting for crisis': urgent warning on youth justice

Youth crime will not be solved by pouring more money into police and prisons across the nation, the Human Rights Commission warns.

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