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Human rights commission unveils proposed federal act

Governments would have to consider 28 human rights in their decisions under a landmark proposal by the Australian Human Rights Commission.

AAP

Rishi Sunak’s small boats plans ‘push boundaries of international law’

The Prime Minister and Suella Braverman’s scheme is expected to approach the limits of the European Convention on Human Rights

Evening Standard

Activists urge human rights court to condemn El Salvador's abortion ban

Women's rights activists on Monday called for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to condemn El Salvador in a case brought a decade ago by a woman who died after being forced to carry a pregnancy, although the fetus could not survive.

Reuters

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Legislators urged to raise Bahrain human rights at int’l assembly

Parliamentarians urged to raise severe restrictions on political freedom when they gather in Manama from March 11.

Al Jazeera

At least 5 Peruvian soldiers die after fleeing protests by river

Five soldiers have died after they tried to cross a river in Peru looking to escape from protests in a southern part the country, Peru's human rights watchdog said on Monday.

Reuters

Sunak’s small boats plans ‘push boundaries of international law’

The Prime Minister and Suella Braverman’s scheme is expected to approach the limits of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Independent UK

Alaska: OK to discriminate against LGBTQ

Alaska’s civil rights agency quietly deleted language promising equal protections for LGBTQ Alaskans

Salon

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Protests against Norweigian wind farm

Sámi land defenders say the windmills must be demolished

Salon

Belarus hands exiled opposition leader 15-year jail sentence

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and four other opposition figures were tried in their absence in Minsk – on charges decried by human rights organisations

The Independent UK

Women’s World Cup hosts urge Fifa to reject Visit Saudi sponsorship

Football Australia and New Zealand Football, the co-hosts of this summer’s tournament, have said they would not be ‘comfortable’ with the partnership due to human rights concerns

The Independent UK

Iran Activates Air Defense System in Syria

The Iranian militias have given the green light to activate the air defense system composed of four batteries in Damascus to intercept any upcoming Israeli strikes, reliable sources in Syria said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) revealed that the militias’ leaders were ordered to limit their movement in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Anti-strike bill ‘fails to meet UK’s human rights obligations’, MPs and peers say

Joint committee warns that proposed laws are ‘not justified and need to be reconsidered’

The Guardian - UK

First ministerial candidate pledges to make Scotland international leader in human rights

Scotland’s health secretary is one of the three candidates running to replace Nicola Sturgeon

The Independent UK

Tory anti-strike law 'will breach European human rights rules', MPs warn

MPs and peers have urged ministers to think again about a controversial new strikes law, warning the legislation would likely put the UK in breach…

The National (Scotland)

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Egypt sentences human rights activists to prison on terrorism charges

Human rights groups called the trial unfair. Egypt on Sunday sentenced 14 people, including rights activists, to prison terms ranging between five and 15 years on terrorism-related charges.

The Independent UK

Yousaf pledges to make Scotland international leader in human rights

Scotland’s Health Secretary is one of three candidates running to replace Nicola Sturgeon.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak isn’t halting migrant boats or chasing traffickers: he’s just chasing headlines again

The PM’s latest plan is to make asylum claims inadmissible for people who arrive on small boats. But the real aim is to talk tough to save himself, says Diane Taylor, writer on civil liberties and human rights

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on cruel schemes to relocate refugees

The government should speed up asylum seekers’ claims instead of focusing on costly and unworkable deterrents

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The Independent UK

Chinese company rejects rights accusation after US sanctions

BGI Group, one of the world’s biggest genetics analysis companies, has said it never would be involved in human rights abuses after the U.S. government said there was a danger some of its units might contribute to Chinese surveillance

Daily Mirror

Putin thought Ukraine invasion would shatter Nato after swift victory, show FSB leaks

The intel comes from inside the FSB security service, from a source known as Wind of Change, and was reportedly leaked to Russian human rights activist Vladimir Osechkin

Tribune News Service

‘He was a titan in Idaho politics’: Former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt dies

BOISE, Idaho — Longtime Idaho politician Phil Batt, who served as governor from 1995 to 1999, died Saturday on his 96th birthday, according to a statement from Gov. Brad Little.

Irish Mirror

Mother of boxer Kevin Sheehy seeks face-to-face meeting with Minister over prison transfer of son’s killer

Speaking Friday in Limerick, Tracey Tully said: “I will not give up the fight for justice.”

The Independent UK

Watch: High Commissioner for Human Rights briefs council on situation in Palestine

Watch as Volker Turk, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, briefs the Human Rights Council in Geneva on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Tribune News Service

Belarus court sentences Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bialiatski to 10 years

Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize while in prison, was sentenced to 10 years in a penal colony as his country’s authoritarian government continues a crackdown on opponents.

The Guardian - AU

Using Queensland’s own laws to highlight the government’s youth justice failings does not make judges soft

The judiciary has exposed how children are being treated and yet it is still blamed for the recidivism that occurs as a result

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