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Why Saudi Arabia is not put off by its F1 critics

Formula 1 in Saudi Arabia has weathered a fair few storms, from sportswashing criticisms and concerns over human rights to the safety doubts after the missile attack at the race in 2022. On the eve of the event taking place last weekend, human rights group Reprieve issued a strongly worded…

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Turkish Forces Shell SDF Positions in Northeast Hasakah

Turkish forces shelled an SDF position in Sarmasakh village in Al-Malkiya countryside north east Hasakah, causing material damages, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said. Tuesday’s shelling comes in light of the alarming calm that has prevailed for weeks in SDF-held areas in northern and eastern Syria. On February…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Editorial: Bills intended to shame and scare transgender students are despicable

Republican lawmakers across the nation have introduced more than 400 bills to restrict the rights of LGBTQ people in the current legislative cycle, according to Human Rights Watch. One of them is Assembly Bill 1314, an odious proposal by California Assemblymembers Bill Essayli, R-Corona, and James Gallagher, R-Yuba City, to…

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Activists, everyday Russians and a soldier punished for war talk

Almost 500 Russians have been charged under wartime censorship laws. We look at 12 cases.

Al Jazeera

‘Historic moment’ as El Salvador abortion case fuels hopes for expanded access across Latin America

Human rights court hears seriously ill woman denied procedure as advocates call for change in region with world’s most restrictive abortion laws

The Guardian - US

Daughter of Danish-Bahraini rights activist offers to take his place in prison

Maryam al-Khawaja says she fears her father Abdulhadi’s health is deteriorating in prison and condemns Denmark for inaction

The Guardian - UK

Syrian Observatory: Top Commander among 4 Killed in Aleppo Strike

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights revealed that the Israeli strike on Aleppo on Wednesday destroyed a weapons cache used by Iranian militias in the vicinity of Aleppo International Airport. A top Syrian commander was among four killed in the attack. One of the dead was another Syrian, while the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Andy Yin complains to Human Rights Commission after being rejected by Liberal Party as Strathfield candidate for NSW election

The Human Rights Commission is investigating a complaint by a high-profile Chinese-Australian, who claims the New South Wales Liberal Party rejected his nomination to run in Saturday's state election on racial grounds.

ABC News

‘Like a war zone’: Congress hears of China’s abuses in Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’

Pair tell of witnessing or experiencing torture and brainwashing, as Republicans and Democrats vow to document ‘genocide’

The Guardian - US

Why is it so difficult to handle whistleblower reports?

Whistleblower rights are on the rise, it seems. In February 2023, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights overturned an earlier criminal conviction of Raphaël Halet, one of the LuxLeaks whistleblowers that disclosed tax avoidance practices at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Conversation

Raids against Russian group Memorial part of intimidation campaign -EU

The European Union on Thursday denounced Russian police raids against the Nobel Prize-winning human rights group Memorial, describing them as part of an intimidation and harassment campaign.

Reuters

House China panel turns focus to plight of Uyghurs

Two women who experienced life in Chinese “re-education” camps for Uyghurs will be among the witnesses as a special House committee focused on countering China shines a light on human rights abuses in the country

The Independent UK

Facing spying claims, Mexico president says activist's phone call was recorded

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday confirmed for the first time that the government monitored the phone of a human rights activist, saying it was part of a probe into a suspected gang member.

Reuters

Judges facing death penalty in Saudi Arabia for being too soft on human rights

Ten male judges have been hit with high treason charges - a crime punishable by death in repressive Saudi Arabia - after confessing to being too "lenient" in human rights cases

Daily Mirror

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IKEA UK agree to review sexual harassment policy after a complaint

The Equality and Human Rights Commission was made aware of an allegation of sexual assault and harassment at an Ikea store.

The Times of India

Punjab Human Rights Organisation demands investigations into arrival, rise of Amritpal Singh

AMRITSAR: While refusing the accept the police theory of Amritpal Singh "absconding" from high police security, the Punjab Human Rights Organisations (PHRO) has demanded an investigation — by a retired judge of the high court — into his sudden arrival in Punjab from Dubai, issuances of armed licences to Waris…

Al Jazeera

Why are Kenya and Uganda cracking down on LGBTQ rights?

A new law passed in Uganda appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as LGBTQ, a rights group says.

France 24

Haiti under gang rule: UN urges international community to act

Some 531 people have been killed so far this year in Haiti as a result of ongoing violence and unrest. There are estimates that armed gangs now control about half of the country, including the capital Port-au-Prince. As the situation spirals out of control, the UN human rights office is…

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The Independent UK

Ikea UK agrees to improve sexual harassment policies following complaint

The agreement comes after the Equality and Human Rights Commission was made aware of an allegation of sexual assault and harassment at an Ikea store.

Al Jazeera

Families of jailed Tunisian politicians want UK to sanction Saied

Families call for sanctions on Tunisian officials, including Saeid, after a wave of arrests of opposition figures.

Reuters

Human rights court begins review of high-stakes El Salvador abortion case

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Wednesday began hearing the historic case of a Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion in 2013 despite doctors' calls to terminate her high-risk pregnancy.

ABC News

Experts, lawyers lift lid on Australia's 'woefully under-funded' prison mental health services

It's our nation's secret shame. Experts are saying the neglect of mental health services in prisons has reached a crisis point and could constitute a human rights violation.

ABC News

Myanmar junta accused of planting weapons on corpses to cover up massacre of civilians in Nan Neint

According to human rights group Myanmar Witness — which analysed photos and videos of a horrific attack centred around a Buddhist monastery — there are multiple indications of an attempt to hide the truth of what happened. WARNING: This story contains images and descriptions of graphic violence that may distress…

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Uganda to jail people who identify as LGBTQ in one of world's most anti-gay laws

Uganda's parliament has passed sweeping new anti-LGBTQ+ laws with tougher punishments, making some acts punishable by death.

The Independent UK

War on gangs forges new El Salvador. But the price is steep.

One year ago, President Nayib Bukele suspended constitutional rights and started an all-out offensive on gangs

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