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Ethiopia rejects ‘ethnic cleansing’ accusation in western Tigray

Human Rights Watch accuses government-backed militias, officials of committing ‘war crimes and crimes against humanity’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023

Wolken: PGA Tour sold out to LIV Golf and the Saudis. Pro golf will never be the same

It didn’t matter to Jay Monahan that the money came from a country that treats human rights like an inconvenience.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 6, 2023

Naidu seeks impartial probe into ‘murder’ of Anganwadi worker in Andhra Pradesh

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on June 6 (Tuesday) wrote three separate letters to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), National Commission for Women (NCW) and National Commission for Scheduled Castes, urging them to inquire into the alleged murder of Anganwadi worker Savalam Hanumayamma in Ravivaripalem…

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023

Russia probe into Navalny poisoning inadequate -European court

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Russian authorities' investigation into the alleged poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in 2020 was inadequate and ordered Russia to pay Navalny 40,000 euros in damages.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

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 · Jun 6, 2023

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 · Jun 6, 2023

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.

Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023

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.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2023

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 · Jun 5, 2023

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 · Jun 5, 2023