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Illegal Migration Bill ‘risks breaching international obligations’ – EHRC

The commission issued the warning ahead of the Commons report stage of the proposed legislation.

The Independent UK

Commentary: A bipartisan effort aims to stop arming human rights abusers like Saudi Arabia

America sells more weapons across the globe than any other country, and each year we send them to countries with records rife with human rights abuses.

Chicago Tribune

How a pioneering French law emerged from the ruins of a factory in Bangladesh

The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh a decade ago, in which more than a thousand people died, led to a revolutionary French law on duty of care. How did it come about and is it effective in protecting workers' rights and the environment?

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UN human rights experts begin US tour focusing on racial justice and policing

Panel established in response to George Floyd killing will visit Washington DC, Atlanta, LA, Chicago, Minneapolis and New York

The Guardian - US

LIV Golf, sportswashing and women's rights in Saudi Arabia in the spotlight as Adelaide event wraps up

The controversial LIV Golf tour came to Australia under all sorts of scrutiny due to its ties to the leadership of Saudi Arabia, a country with myriad human rights issues. But is the focus proportionate, asks Tracey Holmes.

ABC News

Last remaining voices of the Russian opposition are being silenced amid war in Ukraine

Voices raised against the Kremlin are increasingly being silenced as Russia this week handed jail sentences to two prominent opponents of the current regime: Russian-British national Vladimir Kara-Murza was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday and a Moscow court on Wednesday dismissed Ilya Yashin’s appeal.

France 24

Plans to block ECHR will not give ‘carte blanche’ power to UK, Tories say

Oliver Dowden said the changes being proposed to the Illegal Migration Bill could be used to stop ‘last-minute’ interventions from Strasbourg judges.

The Independent UK

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Saudi politics and pageantry as Norman brings LIV fever dream to Adelaide

The crowds flocking to LIV Golf in Adelaide are proof Australian fans are still beguiled enough by Greg Norman to buy into his Saudi-backed slogan that ‘golf is a force for good’

The Guardian - AU

Families of victims await justice as the ICC reopens Philippines drug war probe

An International Criminal Court investigation puts President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a tough spot. His vice president is the daughter of the leader who launched the drug war at the heart of the probe.

WEKU

South Korea says summit with Biden to give significant attention to North Korea rights

South Korea's Washington ambassador Cho Hyun-dong said on Friday he was sure North Korean human rights would be given significant attention in summit talks between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden next week.

Reuters

Burkina Faso investigates alleged abuses by security forces

Burkina Faso’s government has opened investigations into allegations of human rights abuses by its security forces after a video surfaced that appeared to show the extrajudicial killing of seven children in the country’s north

The Independent UK

Five people sanctioned over imprisonment of British-Russian dissident

Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed for 25 years on Monday in a process the UK says breached his human rights.

The Independent UK

Vietnam accused of abducting blogger from Thailand

Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Vietnam of kidnapping a blogger critical of the communist government who was living as a refugee in Thailand.

Bangkok Post

'Only 5%' of Afghanistan's humanitarian needs funded for 2023, researcher says

Since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in August 2021, women have been robbed of their right to learn, work and move freely. Their exclusion from public life is having dire consequences for the entire country. We discuss the situation with Melissa Cornet, a human rights researcher who works with…

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Activists want Chaiwat sacked over ‘Billy’ disapperance

Ten human rights organisations have called for the dismissal of senior national parks official Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn and three others from the civil service for their alleged role in the disappearance and death of Karen activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen nine years ago.

Reuters

Russia crosses new lines in crackdown on Putin's enemies

With virtually all the Kremlin's opponents already jailed or in exile, and liberal press outlets and human rights groups forced to shut down, it might have appeared that years of repression in Russia had achieved their objective.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria moves to raise age of criminal responsibility to 12 despite criticism it’s not enough

Move would defy advice from UN, human rights, children’s advocates and Indigenous organisations who say age should be raised to 14

Reuters

Biden thanks Colombia for hosting Venezuelan refugees, eyes deeper partnership

U.S. President Joe Biden praised Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday for his country's treatment of refugees from Venezuela and for his commitment to democracy and human rights.

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The Independent UK

Outrage as Florida Republicans pass ‘fascist’ bill to remove trans kids from parents’ custody

‘These bills directly threaten transgender Floridians’ fundamental human rights and safety,’ an ACLU official says

The National (Scotland)

Ignoring European courts on migration bill would 'undermine' rule of law, say experts

ANY plans by the UK Government to ignore orders from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) which would stop the illegal removal of migrants from…

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly defies Tory right’s push to leave ECHR

Foreign secretary says UK should not want to club with Belarus and Russia in rejecting European human rights convention

The Independent UK

New caucus in Congress condemns poisoning of Iranian girls

A new bipartisan caucus in Congress is condemning the Iranian government over the recent poisoning of school girls in the country, amplifying the growing criticism in Washington against the Islamic Republic and its disregard for human rights

Radio France Internationale

Podcast: holding multinationals to account, Agent Orange on stage, ten years of gay marriage

France's pioneering 2017 law that made French-based multinational companies responsible for human rights and environmental violations wherever they do business. Also, a Franco-Vietnamese theatre director brings Vietnamese history to life on stage. And the first same-sex marriage remembered 10 years after it became legal.

The Guardian - UK

When I call relatives in Sudan, I don’t know if they will still be alive. The world must not look away

The UK has a duty to lead a campaign of international pressure, says Sudan human rights researcher Mohamed Osman

Al Jazeera

The soft-power campaign of Sudan’s RSF leader ‘Hemedti’

Leader of the Rapid Support Forces has used global public relations firms to convince observers he is a force for good.

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