The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

59 rights groups urge Biden to raise Chinese human rights in talks with Xi

‘Xi Jinping and his government are assaulting human rights on a scale unprecedented in decades’

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023

Nobel peace laureate Bialiatski has been put in solitary confinement in Belarus, his wife says

The wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski says he has been transferred to solitary confinement at his prison in Belarus

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Kodi Suni’s relatives allege he was beaten up in Viyyur jail

Relatives of Kodi Suni allege he was beaten in Viyyur prison, resulting in his admission to Thrissur Medical College. A case has been registered against Suni for the clash that injured three jail workers, with relatives filing complaints to the DGP, CM, and Human Rights Commission.

The Hindu · Nov 7, 2023

Amnesty International, C&SN and HRW accuse Indian government of harassing human rights activists and NGOs

Accusing the Indian government of prosecuting, intimidating, and harassing human rights defenders, activists, and non-profit organisations on the pretext of countering terrorist financing, Amnesty International, Charity & Security Network (C&SN), and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have sought the intervention of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

The Hindu · Nov 6, 2023

Morning Mail: legal bid to expose defence exports to Israel; MyGov ‘scam-in-a-box’ fraud; children killed as car hits beer garden

Human rights groups in landmark case over Australian arms trade; five dead in Daylesford pub garden crash

The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2023

Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire

The Greens have echoed calls from Palestinian and human rights groups for a complete ceasefire in Gaza after staging a protest in the federal parliament.

AAP · Nov 5, 2023

Dozens of towns in Burkina Faso besieged by jihadists: report

Armed groups are committing war crimes and human rights abuses as they besiege towns across Burkina Faso, the rights group Amnesty International has warned in a report.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 4, 2023

India’s anti-terror laws being used to target non-profits, activists, says report ahead of FATF visit

Ahead of the Financial Action Task Force’s India visit to probe alleged misuse of local laws to crackdown on non-profits, a report published by a US-based rights group has alleged that India’s expanding scope of anti-terror laws have “wide-ranging adverse impacts” on rights defenders and non-profit organisations.  

Newslaundry · Nov 4, 2023

Leftist Democrats invoke human rights law in scrutiny of Israel military aid

Congressional progressives say proposed $14.3bn breaches 1997 Leahy act as assault on Gaza has overwhelmingly harmed civilians

The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2023

Gavin Newsom's Visit to China Demonstrated the California Governor's Lack of Statesmanship

Instead of looking like a future president, Newsom comes off as just another small man in a big office.

Reason · Nov 3, 2023