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Consumers are rejecting the anti-woke movement to demand CEOs speak out on important social issues: ‘Today, you cannot say nothing’

Over 80% of consumers want companies to take a public position on human rights, according to a new survey from Weber Shandwick.

Fortune

Sedition ‘repealed’, death penalty for mob murder: Three new bills to overhaul criminal justice system

Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared today that a new Bill will “completely repeal the offence of sedition” – something that human rights groups have long demanded.

Newslaundry

Housing asylum seekers on barge ‘untenable’ after legionella discovery, says charity – as it happened

Asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm after legionella bacteria found in water system onboard

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UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017

The U.N. Security Council will hold its first open meeting on North Korea’s dire human rights situation since 2017 next week

The Independent UK

After Brexit, desperate Tories needed a new crusade. They think dumping ‘human rights’ could be it

Rightwingers hope a nasty debate about the European convention on human rights will revive nativist passions, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Tory row over call to quit human rights treaty as small boats numbers top 100,000

Rishi Sunak is facing another damaging rift in his party over calls for the UK to quit a key human rights treaty as the number of people crossing the channel on small boats since 2018 was expected to top 100,000.

The Independent UK

‘They abuse us’: Female workers making Fifa World Cup merchandise face systemic harm, says report

The report, by human rights organisation Equidem, involves distressing testimonies from workers detailing verbal abuse and the illegal denial of worksite childcare and maternity leave

The Independent UK

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Ministers split on commitment to human rights treaty over small boat crossings

Reports suggest eight Cabinet ministers are among the senior Tories who could campaign to leave the ECHR.

The Independent UK

Tory rift after Rishi Sunak backs Lee Anderson over migrant f-word slur

‘Foul language’ will turn off floating voters and risks ‘making the Tories the even nastier party’ says Grieve

The Independent UK

Ro Khanna to raise human rights issues during India visit, say U.S. civil rights organisations

This week, Ro Khanna announced that he would lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to India that had been invited to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s annual Independence Day speech at the Red Fort on August 15. During the visit, the delegation will meet PM Modi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar…

The Hindu

Iraq water crisis could have regional consequences, UN human rights chief warns

The United Nations’ human rights chief has warned that Iraq’s water crisis could affect other countries in the region

The Independent UK

How the Saudi Arabian takeover changed Newcastle United

Staff morale has improved and the women’s team have been made fully professional – but there is still a deafening silence on human rights issues

The Guardian - UK

Sending UK asylum seekers to Ascension Island is a legal non-starter – if the government really is planning to do it

As part of attempts to prevent people crossing the English Channel in small boats, the UK government has been briefing the press that it is considering sending arrivals to Ascension Island – a remote piece of land in the Atlantic Ocean inhabited by fewer than 900 people. This idea was…

The Conversation

El Salvador’s controversial crackdown on gangs

Human rights groups may be raising the alarm over El Salvador’s brutal crackdown on gang violence, but the policy is winning huge support for the country’s young president both at home and abroad.

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The Independent UK

The ECHR, why it is back in the spotlight and the implications of the UK leaving

The UK may leave a major international human rights agreement to help tackle small boats crossing the English Channel.

The Guardian - UK

UK would be outlier with Russia if it left ECHR, Law Society says

Robert Jenrick had said government would do ‘whatever is necessary’ to stop small boat crossings

The Guardian - AU

Sophie Trevitt’s indomitable spirit and deep commitment to equity will continue to shape the world she left behind

The solicitor and advocate for social justice brought her fierce intelligence to fight for climate action and the rights of incarcerated Indigenous children

The Conversation

The Taliban’s war on women in Afghanistan must be formally recognized as gender apartheid

The second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is fast approaching. Since then, Afghan women have been denied the most basic human rights in what can only be described as gender apartheid.

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‘Now the tyrant’s abuse will continue’: Uganda’s president under attack over closure of UN human rights office

Forced closure described as ‘a huge blow’ to human rights as country fosters hostile environment for activists, journalists and LGBTQ+ people

The Hindu

U.S. has been raising human rights concerns with India, will continue to do so: official

U.S. regularly raises human rights concerns with India, incl. Christian persecution. India trashes allegations as based on "misinformation". Ahead of Biden's visit, U.S. State Dept. Spox. says they'll continue to have frank exchanges on issues of concern.

The Independent UK

Migrants kept off Bibby Stockholm barge after legal challenges – charity

Human rights campaigners have condemned using the barge to house asylum seekers.

The Guardian - US

Eritrean festival canceled by Toronto following outbreaks of violence

Clashes were latest in string of global skirmishes that have drawn scrutiny to human rights abuses in Eritrea

France 24

Sudanese shocked by video of man’s murder sent to his WhatsApp contacts

The friends and family of a missing man in Khartoum discovered he had been murdered when the murderers sent a gruesome video of his body to all of his WhatsApp contacts. The man’s family believe that the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces was behind the killing – as the…

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh to tone down ‘draconian’ digital security law

Law minister says law will be replaced by another legislation which will remove sections that were allegedly misused.

The Conversation

New neurotechnology is blurring the lines around mental privacy – but are new human rights the answer?

Neurotechnologies – devices that interact directly with the brain or nervous system – were once dismissed as the stuff of science fiction. Not anymore.

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