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Israeli ambassador protests as Iranian president speaks - as it happened

Ukrainian president addresses UN summit; Biden warns against allowing Russia to ‘brutalize’ Ukraine without consequences

The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023

Rising number of 'predatory' academic journals undermines research and public trust in scholarship

Taxpayers fund a lot of university research in the U.S., and these findings published in scholarly journals often produce major breakthroughs in medicine, vehicle safety, food safety, criminal justice, human rights and other topics that benefit the public at large.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023

Physical and verbal abuse found in Brook House immigration removal centre inquiry

Report identifies ‘toxic culture’ and potential breaches of human rights law relating to torture and inhuman treatment

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023

What is the controversy over the EU migration deal with Tunisia?

Human rights abuses have led to concerns over agreement that was aimed at addressing issue of people-smuggling to Italy

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2023

UN experts say Ethiopia's conflict and Tigray fighting left over 10,000 survivors of sexual violence

U.N.-backed human rights experts say that war crimes continue in Ethiopia despite a peace deal signed nearly a year ago to end a devastating conflict that also engulfed the country's Tigray region

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Human rights in Russia have 'significantly' worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says

An expert commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body says in her first report on Russia that the rights situation in the country has “significantly deteriorated” since President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine last February

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Australian state suspends human rights law to lock up more children

Experts fear ‘irreversible harm’ to children in Queensland after changes to justice system leave more in detention.

Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2023

Sudan’s armed rivals fight on another front, international legitimacy

The RSF’s bid for political legitimacy in Sudan takes a hit as US sanctions cripple its quest.

Al Jazeera · Sep 17, 2023

Iran cracks down on protests on Mahsa Amini’s death annivesary

Iranian authorities prevented Mahsa Amini’s family from commemorating anniversary of her death, rights groups say.

Al Jazeera · Sep 17, 2023

Mahsa Amini’s father detained on anniversary of death, rights group says

Iranian security forces briefly hold Amjad Amini amid crackdown on commemorative protests

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023