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Requesting asylum is supposed to be free. But corruption in Tijuana means many have to pay

TIJUANA, Mexico — When a Russian family, threatened because of their opposition to the war in Ukraine, recently arrived in Tijuana, they tried every tactic they'd heard of to reach the United States and request asylum.

Tribune News Service

Boris Johnson backs Tory plan to defy European court on Rwanda deportations

Bill to take back ’parliamentary sovereignty’ over European Court of Human Rights is fresh challenge to Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

A Step-up for China’s Involvement in the Middle East

Beijing will soon supplant Washington as a dominant security partner – and the Arab world sees a chance for leverage.

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New Zealand’s emergency housing system breaches human rights, inquiry finds

Motels used to temporarily house homeless people were found to often be unclean and unsafe

The Guardian - AU

Between rule of law and law of rule(r)s

The term "rule of law" has a resonant ring which sounds both familiar and distant. It seems familiar because it is employed frequently by lawyers to analyse the makings of a legal system. Yet, it is distant because it sounds "legalese", harbouring both the thin version and the thick version…

Bangkok Post

What we know about US soccer journalist Grant Wahl’s death

Journalist was outspoken critic of human rights abuses in soccer, sparking fears of foul play

The Independent UK

Amnesty urges Senegal to take strong action over abuse in Koranic schools

An Amnesty International report published on Monday found that many children in Senegal's Koranic schools continue to face multiple abuses as well as financial exploitation through forced begging. The human rights organisation is calling on the government to enforce existing conventions to better protect children.

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England fan spared jail after sending "disgraceful, racist" email to Gareth Southgate

Brian Martin, 36 and with an address in Selby, sent the horrific abuse to Southgate after England’s Nations League defeat to Hungary in June. He said that he will appeal the conviction because his "human rights have been breached"

Daily Mirror

Tunisian president must be held accountable by US: Advocacy group

Tunisian United Network says high-ranking officials have committed crimes that could lead to sanctions.

Al Jazeera

How will Indonesia’s strict new sex laws affect tourists in Bali?

New ultra-conservative legislation was passed on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Top accreditor of gold refiners sued over alleged human rights abuse

A British law firm said on Tuesday it had brought a case against the world's most important accreditor of gold refineries for renewing a refiner's certification despite alleged human rights abuses at a mine supplying it with gold.

Reuters

Jimmy Lai’s security law trial postponed to September 2023

Media tycoon, who has been denied bail, could face life term if found guilty of alleged ‘collusion’ with foreign forces.

Al Jazeera

Musk's Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council

The advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations was formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide and other problems on the platform.

WEKU

Scores of executions feared in Iran as 23-year-old hanged in public killing

Human rights group warns death of Majidreza Rahnavard ‘a significant escalation of violence against protesters’

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The Guardian - UK

Fifa accused of failing to adhere to its own human rights commitments

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch criticise Fifa after it failed to create a remedy fund for migrant workers injured or killed in Qatar

Reuters

U.S. sanctions four Zimbabweans, two entities -U.S. Treasury

The Biden administration on Monday sanctioned four people and two entities in Zimbabwe as part of Washington's efforts to target corruption and human rights abusers, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement.

France 24

Iran carries out second protest-related execution in its 'killing spree'

Iran carried out its second execution linked to the anti-government protests challenging the country’s theocracy on December 12. Our Observer, Hadi Ghaemi, who works as the Executive Director of the ‘Centre for Human Rights in Iran’, told us this “killing spree” to crush protests is likely to shift into “high…

The Independent UK

Human rights organisations say Fifa complicit in ‘serious abuses’ over unpaid workers in Qatar

Amnesty International and other bodies have called on football’s governing organisation to rectify the issue and set up a fund for labourers to access ‘the compensation they deserve’ from Qatar

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Ghana had a bad time in 2022 – 4 reads to catch up on what happened

Ghana, a country with a good reputation for democracy, human rights, governance and economic growth in Africa, endured a difficult 2022.

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s new tough talk is a sham. Why would dictators ‘fear’ ministers who befriend them?

James Cleverly squares up to some states, but ducks egregious cases involving allies such as India, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, says Dan Dolan of Reprieve

Bangkok Post

China slams US sanctions over alleged rights abuses in Tibet

BEIJING: US sanctions on two senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses in Tibet were illegal and seriously harmed Sino-US ties, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.

Reuters

China slams U.S. sanctions over alleged rights abuses in Tibet

U.S. sanctions on two senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses in Tibet were illegal and seriously harmed Sino-U.S. ties, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.

ABC News

Iran accuses Australia of promoting violence and hatred for sanctions over human rights violations, supplying Russia drones for Ukraine war

Iran lashes out at Australia after Penny Wong imposed sanctions for "egregious human rights violations and abuses" over the crackdown against anti-government protesters and the supply of drones to Russia for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News

SA children locked up in adult cells thousands of times breaching their human rights, report finds

A new report found that kids were held at least 2,030 times in SA police cells in the 2020-21 financial year.

The Guardian - UK

UK to downgrade commitment to human rights for close diplomatic ties

Foreign secretary to announce ‘pragmatic’ partnerships with countries likely to be more influential over next 30 years

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