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Countries Risk 'Paying Polluters' Billions To Regulate For Climate: UN Expert

An "explosion" of multibillion-dollar claims by fossil fuel and extractive firms through shadowy investment tribunals is blocking action on climate and nature, the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and Environment has warned, with developing nations increasingly targeted.

International Business Times

Hague court rejects bid to ban transfer to Israel of F-35 fighter jet parts from Dutch warehouse

A Dutch court has rejected a request by a group of human rights organizations to order a halt to the transfer to Israel of parts for F-35 fighter jets

The Independent UK

Dutch Court Clears Export Of F-35 Parts To Israel

The Netherlands can continue to deliver parts for F-35 fighter jets being used by Israel in the Gaza Strip, after a Dutch court Friday threw out a case brought by a group of human rights organisations.

International Business Times

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China defends bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents abroad

China has defended controversial cash bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents who have fled abroad that have been heavily criticized by foreign governments and human rights groups

The Independent UK

Senator demands answers on reports of Meta censoring pro-Palestinian content

Elizabeth Warren sends terse letter to Mark Zuckerberg, citing human rights organizations and Wall Street Journal report

The Guardian - US

Truth commission in Kashmir: Peace vs justice, and a memory palace’s ruins

It may seem odd to think that peace can be without justice, or justice without truth. But that may depend entirely on what one thinks justice should be.

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Videos of stripped detainees in Gaza: A practice condemned under international law?

Since December 7, images of Palestinians arrested and stripped naked in Gaza by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have provoked widespread concern. Israeli authorities say they undressed the detainees as a security measure, but that photos of them in their underwear "serve nobody". The images have sparked debate on the…

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Court voids fine given to Russian activist for criticizing war and sends case back to prosecutors

A court in Russia has overturned a fine handed to a veteran human rights advocate for speaking out against the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Rights expert blasts Italy's handling of gender-based violence and discrimination against women

A European human rights expert says violence and discrimination against women in Italy is a “prevailing and urgent concern.”

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the West Bank: the suffering of Palestinians extends beyond Gaza

Editorial: Soaring violence is creating an explosive situation that can only be peacefully defused with a just political solution

The Guardian - UK

Hungry, thirsty and humiliated: Israel's mass arrest campaign sows fear in northern Gaza

The Israeli military has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians across the northern Gaza Strip, separating families and forcing men to strip to their underwear before trucking some to an undisclosed location

The Independent UK

We must not let politics trample on refugees’ human rights

Letters: Rev Dr Noel Anthony Davies says Rishi Sunak’s government seems all too willing to breach the principles of the UN’s human rights declaration. Plus letters from Clive Stafford Smith, Jim King and Michael McLoughlin

The Guardian - UK

Poland violated human rights of woman in abortion case, European court rules

European court of human rights finds that Polish abortion legislation breached a pregnant woman’s right to privacy and family life, after her foetus was diagnosed with Down’s syndrome

The Guardian - UK

ASHA workers stage protest for hike in salary, pension

Asha workers demand ₹10,000 pension, retirement benefits & salary increase from YSRCP govt. Human Rights Forum urges govt to listen & solve their issues.

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The Conversation

Release of Alberto Fujimori in Peru rekindles fears of backsliding on human rights

The release from prison of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori on Dec. 6, 2023, has sparked concern over Peru’s commitment to human rights.

The Independent UK

Top EU official lauds Italy-Albania migration deal but a court and a rights commissioner have doubts

A top European Union official has praised an agreement that would see Albania host thousands of migrants picked up at sea and transferred there by the Italian authorities

The Guardian - UK

Fifa, Meta and Tesco ‘most linked’ to alleged corporate migrant worker abuse

Human rights report also identifies over 90 worker deaths in different sectors around the world in the past year mainly linked to health and safety breaches

International Business Times

Russian Court Hears Appeal By Veteran Rights Activist

A Russian court began on Thursday hearing the appeal of Oleg Orlov, a veteran human rights campaigner and co-chair of the Nobel-Prize-winning group Memorial, who has been convicted of discrediting Russian forces.

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The Guardian - AU

Rights groups decry Greek investigation into migrant shipwreck that left more than 500 dead

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International claim that authorities failed to mobilise ‘appropriate resources’, while Greece says the ship’s crew refused assistance

The Independent UK

Right groups say Greece has failed to properly investigate claims it mishandled migrant tragedy

Two leading international human rights groups are accusing Greek authorities of failing to properly investigate the circumstances around a migrant boat sinking six months ago that killed hundreds

Chicago Sun-Times

Starbucks labor report — demanded by shareholders — calls for better training on union issues

Starbucks’ shareholders voted in March to conduct the assessment to see whether the coffee chain was adhering to its own human rights standards.

The Guardian - UK

One Nation Tories to amend Rwanda bill to comply with international law

Conservative Robert Buckland said he wants bill to be more compatible with European convention on human rights

The Conversation

How the bill to declare Rwanda a 'safe' country for refugees could lead to a constitutional crisis

Rishi Sunak has had a small win in the ongoing saga of the UK government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. The second reading of the safety of Rwanda (asylum and immigration) bill has passed the Commons, despite rightwing Conservative MPs abstaining.

The Hindu

AI summit adopts New Delhi declaration on inclusiveness, collaboration

GPAI adopts 'New Delhi Declaration' affirming commitment to principles of responsible AI rooted in democratic values & human rights.

The Guardian - US

‘North Korea can own a club’: How fans grew to defend sportswashing

As nation-state ownership within football becomes normalized, growing numbers of fans are willing to make excuses for autocrats

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