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Elon Musk is ‘distracted’ and Tesla’s ‘toxic culture’ and ‘human rights risks’ are a big problem, major shareholder group says

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is “overcommitted at a time when the company faces critical challenges, including increased competition, regulatory scrutiny, and a stock slide,” an institutional shareholder group says.

Fortune

Suella Braverman accuses European Human Rights Court of 'undermining' UK democracy

THE Home Secretary has accused the European Court of Human Rights of “undermining a democratically-elected government” after her plan to deport…

The National (Scotland)

Traditional owners lodge human rights complaint against super funds over Santos gas investment

Traditional owners from across Australia have travelled to the Tiwi Islands to lodge a human rights complaint against the top 20 superannuation funds over their investment in gas giant Santos.

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Indigenous Australians file human rights complaint with pension funds over Santos gas projects

A group of Indigenous Australians on Wednesday filed a human rights complaint against 20 large Australian pension funds for investing in Santos Ltd's two gas projects, putting pressure on the funds over their fossil fuel investment plans.

Reuters

UK should drop Gulf trade deal if rights concerns not addressed, say MPs

The International Trade Committee raised significant concerns over the potential agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The Independent UK

Moscow human rights centre packs up as state tightens 'monopoly on memory'

Posters chronicling the end of the Cold War lie discarded near outdoor rubbish containers, and staff inside sift through papers and stack books as over a quarter of a century of Russian human rights work is packed up.

Reuters

Guinea-Bissau, first non-European country to sign environmental democracy treaty

Guinea-Bissau has become the first country outside Europe to join an international agreement on environmental democracy that holds governments accountable for environmental and human rights.

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'Disappointment' as Nottingham City Council says it won't end relationship with Chinese city

Other areas of the UK have ended their relationships with China amid human rights concerns

Nottingham Post

UN urges Singapore to halt execution

The United Nations Human Rights Office pressed Singapore on Tuesday to “urgently reconsider” its scheduled execution of a man over one kilogramme of cannabis.

Bangkok Post

Lithuania passes legislation allowing border guards to turn back migrants

Lithuania's parliament passed legislation on Tuesday allowing border guards to turn back migrants who cross its frontier illegally, brushing away concerns from human rights organizations.

Reuters

UN rights office urges Singapore to refrain from execution

A United Nations human rights office spokesperson said on Tuesday that Singapore is poised to carry out a hanging for a drug offence, urging it to refrain from doing so.

Reuters

North Korean defectors may face deportation by China as COVID border controls ease

China usually sends defectors back to North Korea, but Pyongyang wouldn't let them in during the pandemic. That may soon change, and has led to concern among human rights advocates.

WEKU

Muslim ex-MP’s live TV murder in India raises rights concerns

Killing in police’s presence sparks allegations of targeted ‘political’ assassinations in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh state.

Al Jazeera

Tory MP criticised for Kazakhstan-funded £5k trip to observe elections

Human rights groups raise concerns after UK trade envoy Daniel Kawczynski praised the country’s ‘functioning democracy’

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The Independent UK

Iranian security forces have ‘illegally killed, sexually assaulted and tortured children’

Secondary school student says she was beaten and whipped while interrogated and her clothes were set on fire when security forces pushed her onto a lit gas range

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Raab is gone, but many others will continue his assault on human rights

This government is determined to undermine international law, and with it our credibility, says Gordon Brown, who was prime minister from 2007 to 2010

The Independent UK

UN chief: Haiti's gang violence nears conflict, help needed

The United Nations chief is urging the immediate deployment of an international armed force in Haiti to stem escalating gang violence and the country’s worst human rights crisis in decades

Daily Mirror

Tory peers vow to be 'awkward b*****ds' as they try to derail Rwanda legislation

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been warned that Tory peers will attempt to scupper the controversial Illegal Migration Bill, on the day the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) gave a scathing verdict on the plans

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The Independent UK

Government defends under-fire Illegal Migration Bill

The proposed legislation has been criticised by both the Council of Europe and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

The Guardian - US

UN urged to reject antisemitism definition over ‘misuse’ to shield Israel

More than 100 Israeli and international civil society groups warn IHRA definition could curb work of UN bodies

Reuters

EU sanctions more individuals, telecom firm over rights violations in Iran

The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on eight Iranians and a mobile telecommunications provider in its latest effort to target individuals and organisations it holds responsible for human rights abuses in Iran.

The National (Scotland)

Illegal Migration Bill ‘risks breaching international obligations’, says EHRC

The Illegal Migration Bill risks breaching international obligations to protect human rights and exposing people to serious harm, the Equality and…

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s asylum plans risk breaching UK’s rights obligations, says watchdog

Equality and Human Rights Commission says measures in illegal migration bill could expose people to serious harm

Asharq Al-Awsat

Britain Sanctions Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commanders

Britain, in coordination with the United States and European Union, on Monday announced further sanctions on Iranian officials, including members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, it said were responsible for human rights violations. The British government said those sanctioned included four regional commanders of the IRGC. "The UK and…

The Independent UK

Illegal Migration Bill ‘risks breaching international obligations’ – EHRC

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

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