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Shein invited influencers on an all-expenses-paid trip. Here's why people are livid

After a recent trip to some of the company's facilities in Guangzhou, China, young tastemakers fawned over happy employees and sweat-free working conditions. Now the influencers are facing a backlash.

WEKU

Revealed: Christian legal non-profit funds US anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion organizations

Alliance Defending Freedom distributes hundreds of thousands of dollars to fringe groups attacking trans, gay and abortion rights

The Guardian - US

A year of Marcos Jr: how a dictator’s son has changed the Philippines

Marcos has stood up to China, and he remains popular, despite running the country ‘under cruise control’, according to one expert

The Guardian - AU

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Battle over Rwanda deportations to continue as No 10 gears up for appeal

Sunak insists Rwanda is safe country to be sent to after court rules in favour of charities and 10 asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

Satellites spy on human trafficking 'compounds' (photo)

A human rights organization, partnering with Maxar, recently publicized its efforts to combat human trafficking in southeast Asia. Satellites are a crucial tool in that fight.

Space

Burkina Faso's military accused of killings, torture in latest Human Rights Watch report

A new Human Rights Watch report is accusing Burkina Faso's military of killing and torturing civilians in the country's northeast

The Independent UK

UK court rules against government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

A British court ruled Thursday that a government plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is unlawful, delivering a blow to the Conservative administration's pledge to stop migrants making risky journeys across the English Channel.

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In blow to Sunak, UK court rules Rwanda deportation plan unlawful

Judges say Rwanda cannot be considered a safe third country, after the scheme was heavily criticised by rights groups.

Al Jazeera

UN human rights official says arms embargo and deployment of special force needed for Haiti

A U.N. human rights expert says that a specialized international force is needed to help fight gang violence in Haiti and that an embargo on weapons should be implemented immediately

The Independent UK

China in focus as EU leaders prepare for key summit

Leaders of the European Union’s member states will meet in Brussels this week to discuss the bloc’s ties with China.

Al Jazeera

Modi's Rotten Human Rights Record Didn't Keep Biden From Hosting Him

"During the visit, Biden could have refrained from deep public embraces of Modi or from emphasizing India's democracy. He chose to do neither," says Michael Kugelman.

Reason

Watchdog ‘seriously concerned’ about Migration Bill’s impact on human rights

The Equality and Human Rights Commission repeated its call for measures to increase safe, regular routes to the UK for asylum seekers.

The Independent UK

'It looks like the end of the world': Russia bombards rebel zones in Syria

Intense air strikes by Russia, an ally of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, have targeted the rebel-held Idlib region in northwestern Syria since June 20. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), air strikes on June 25 killed at least 13 people, including children, and one attack hit a…

France 24

Ugandans sue TotalEnergies in France, accusing it of human rights violations

Twenty-six Ugandans sued French oil giant TotalEnergies in Paris on Tuesday for reparations over alleged human rights violations at its megaprojects across the country.

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Wagner debacle in Russia raises red flags for African states and how they manage their security

The brief rebellion led against the Kremlin by the head of the Wagner mercenary forces in Russia last week sent shock waves across the world.

Al Jazeera

Indonesian rights abuse compensation plan fans fears of impunity

Concerns compensation programme for victims of abuses from 1965 mass killings to Aceh conflict will hinder justice.

The Guardian - US

US subjects Guantánamo Bay detainees to ‘cruel’ treatment, UN says after visit

First UN human rights investigator allowed to visit since it was set up says men subjected to ‘inhuman and degrading’ treatment

WEKU

Pakistan's law minister defends putting protesters on trial in military courts

Pakistan's law and justice minister Azam Nazeer Tarar defends his government's decision to use an anti-terrorism law and military courts to try some civilians who were involved in protests last month.

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The Independent UK

UN report finds Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees

The United Nations human rights office says Russian forces carried out widespread and systematic torture of civilians who were detained in connection with its attack on Ukraine, and summarily executed dozens of them

The Independent UK

Bill of Rights will be ditched, says Justice Secretary

Alex Chalk confirmed in the House of Commons that Dominic Raab’s plans to rewrite human rights law will be officially shelved.

The Independent UK

White House condemns online harassment of journalist who asked Modi a question on human rights

‘It’s completely unacceptable and it’s antithetical to the very principles of democracy,’ says John Kirby

The Guardian - AU

‘Culture of silence’: AFL and AFLW players fearful of speaking out on racism, report finds

Players Association report found there is still often a lack of clear or fair process for dealing with human rights issues

The Independent UK

First UN investigator at US detention center at Guantanamo says detainees face cruel treatment

The first U.N. independent investigator to visit the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay says the 30 men held there are subject “to ongoing cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law

The Guardian - AU

Case of Queensland teenager who likely spent 500 days in solitary ‘most egregious’ on record

Treatment of disabled Indigenous youth who was regularly kept in room for more than 20 hours a day may amount to torture, advocates say

The Hindu

NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra Government over torture of 11 labourers

Days after Maharashtra police rescued 11 labourers who were being held captive by a contractor in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the State Government over the issue.

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