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Removed from Foreign Affairs, Omar amplifies her voice - Roll Call

Rep. Ilhan Omar, removed from the Foreign Affairs panel by House Republicans early this year, has amplified her message since.

Roll Call

US, UK push against child abuse online alarms Asia dissidents

Rights groups are concerned that bid to weaken encrypted communications could harm dissenters in authoritarian regimes.

Al Jazeera

Living the ‘Chinese Dream’: Beijing’s new world order

As Beijing boosts its diplomatic clout, analysts say it wants to “remould” and even supplant existing institutions.

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Acting NT Children's Commissioner Nicole Hucks calls for formal ban of spit hoods

Northern Territory Police last year implemented an internal ban on the devices, but calls are now growing for the ban on spit hoods to be enshrined in law.

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Bougainville's destructive goldmine could also be its $90 billion key to independence

This Bougainville community is living on a literal goldmine, but some residents say that despite it being abandoned for decades, it poses a risk to their environment and human rights.

ABC News

UN body condemns U.S., others for treatment of Guantanamo inmate

The United States and several other countries have committed human rights violations against a Saudi man held in the Guantanamo prison and accused of organising the bombing of the USS Cole in the port of Aden in 2000, a U.N. report said.

Reuters

Saudi Arabia warns Snapchat users that ‘insulting’ regime is a criminal offense

Users of the social media app have faced legal consequences for posts – some private – that are critical of Saudi authorities

The Guardian - US

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Australian government considers compensation for Afghanistan war crime victims

Human rights and legal groups have stepped up their calls for a compensation plan in the wake of the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation ruling

The Guardian - AU

UK Government mirroring Russia with legislation to hamper asylum

THE UK Government is following the same path as Russia by drawing up legislation seeking to enable it to ignore decisions on asylum seekers issued…

The National (Scotland)

Richard Marles meets Gen Li Shangfu, as Chinese defence minister refuses formal meeting with US counterpart

Defence minister is also believed to have raised concerns about the ongoing detention of Australian citizens and human rights issues

The Guardian - AU

Vietnam faces criticism for arresting climate activist as it closes clean energy deal

Hoang Hong, founder of the environmental group CHANGE VN, was arrested Wednesday on tax charges, the U.N. says. Human rights experts say Vietnamese officials use the law to target civil society.

WEKU

Fox boosts "coordinated attack" on LGBTQ

"This is just one side of this extremist playbook," Human Rights Campaign advocate warns

Salon

Summit to help Hunter business come to grips with AI onslaught

The Australian Human Rights Commissioner will present at the Hunter AI summit.

Newcastle Herald

Windrush compensation scheme: how the UK government is failing its citizens with this 'belittling and horrible' process

The Windrush scheme was set up in 2018 to provide documentary confirmation of British citizenship and residency rights for the Windrush generation and other commonwealth citizens, and their children. This came in the wake of the growing scandal that had seen the Home Office, as a result of Theresa May’s…

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Rally demands release of Pakistani human rights lawyer taken by armed men in Karachi

Dozens of protesters are holding a rally in Pakistan’s biggest city of Karachi to demand the release of a top rights lawyer, after he was abducted by armed men the previous day

The Guardian - UK

A look at some of the corporations that dominate the Amazon

From mining to cattle ranching and soya farming, some of the world’s largest companies exploit the region, though many also claim to be giving something back

Reuters

UN document: UAE keeping rights activists in jail past end of sentences

The United Arab Emirates is arbitrarily detaining 12 human rights activists who have already completed prison terms handed down over an alleged plot to overthrow the government, a U.N. document said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Vietnam detains climate activist on tax charges

HANOI: Vietnamese authorities have detained a prominent climate activist for alleged tax evasion, her husband said on Friday, adding to a list of environmentalists facing the accusation.

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AFL star Cyril Rioli, former Hawthorn players release open letter, saying they were 'betrayed' by club

Players and families at the centre of the Hawthorn cultural safety review have penned an open letter about their experience as they officially lodge a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Reuters

Pakistani human rights activist abducted in Karachi

Prominent Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir was abducted late on Thursday night in the southern city of Karachi, his wife said, prompting widespread outcry in the country.

Belfast Live

Bangor investigation after man shot in the leg

"The injuries inflicted on the victim are a stark violation of his basic human rights"

Reuters

Haiti rights group decries 'inhumane' conditions in police jails

Detainees in overcrowded cells in Haitian police stations are living in "inhumane, degrading conditions", a human rights group RNDDH said Thursday, with police relying on makeshift prisons amid insecurity and a crippled judicial system.

The Conversation

Governments and environmental groups are turning to international courts to address the impacts of climate change — podcast

This year, the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) — the world’s highest court — is hearing its first argument about climate commitments.

Reuters

European rights court rules against Ukraine in same-sex union case

A same-sex couple who tried unsuccessfully to get married at seven different register offices in Ukraine suffered discrimination, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Virginia governor the latest to send troops to US-Mexico border

Governor Glenn Youngkin has deployed 100 National Guard members as human rights advocates decry border ‘militarisation’.

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