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UN Experts Say Arrest of Belgian Citizen in Iran Violates Int’l Law

UN rights experts have condemned Iran’s “arbitrary” detention of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele and demanded his immediate release. “We believe Mr. Vandecasteele has been arbitrarily deprived of his liberty and is a victim of enforced disappearance for periods of detention,” the independent UN human rights experts said in a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine a ‘special case’: Is the WEF ‘hypocritical’ on Palestine?

WEF head Klaus Schwab said the letter comparing Ukraine with Palestine was ‘deeply insulting’ and ‘offensive’.

Al Jazeera

Manston asylum seeker's 'worst days of life' were at UK processing centre

'I wished I would have had some rights when arriving here in the UK, but I didn’t have these basic human rights'

Wales Online

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Canada is stuck with tipping — and we’re worse off for it

Imagine a local business where employees are compensated by age, gender, attractiveness and with some extra dollars if they flirt with customers. It would end up before the human rights commission and lead the local newscasts.

The Conversation

Deportation punishment for activism against Israel, Hammouri says

Palestinian Salah Hammouri, whom Israel deported to France, plans to make his return to Jerusalem his life’s work.

Al Jazeera

Cash for influence inquiry homes in on Brussels meeting days before World Cup

Ex-MEP allegedly called on friends to ask questions at meeting to lead Qatari minister ‘on a known path’

The Guardian - UK

Israel official ties to justify violence

Top official tries to recast part of American history to make his anti-Palestinian movement seem less extremist

Salon

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Saved from Death at Sea, Syrian Refugees Face Deportation

On New Year’s Eve, a small boat carrying more than 230 would-be migrants, most of them Syrians, broke down and began to sink after setting sail from the northern coast of Lebanon. Since the collapse of Lebanon's economy in 2019, an increasing number of people — mostly Syrian and Palestinian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Labour to force Commons vote on plans to ‘sunset’ 4,000 EU laws

Exclusive: Party fears basic rights such as maternity protections and holiday entitlement could be swept away

The Guardian - UK

Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation

A boat carrying more than 200 would-be migrants, most of them Syrians, sank off the coast of Lebanon on New Year’s Eve

The Independent UK

Policing Board report raises questions over all PSNI officers getting guns

Suggestion made that PSNI moves in line with Irish and UK forces with only specialist officers being armed

Belfast Live

Fears mount over safety of two missing Mexican environmental activists

Ricardo Arturo Lagunes Gasca and Antonio Díaz Valencia’s bullet hole-riddled vehicle was found after an anti-mining meeting

The Guardian - US

Russia's commissioner denies talks on large prisoner exchange with Ukraine

Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said on Tuesday that she did not talk to her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets in Turkey last week about a possible prisoner exchange.

Reuters

EU's Von der Leyen Backs Listing Iran’s Guards as Terrorist Group

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday she backed listing Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organization to respond to the "trampling" of "fundamental human rights" in the country. Ties between the EU member states and Tehran have deteriorated in recent months as efforts to revive…

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France 24

‘Bring my mom back’: Ukrainian civilians vanish into Russian jails

Alina Kapatsyna often dreams about getting a phone call from her mother. In those visions, her mother tells her that she’s coming home. Men in military uniforms took 45-year-old Vita Hannych away from her house in eastern Ukraine in April. She never returned.

The Conversation

New Israeli power broker seeks to rewrite history to justify violence against Palestinians

A right-wing Israeli politician is trying to recast a key part of American history.

Evening Standard

Gender recognition bill: Why and how has the UK Government blocked it?

Scottish MPs passed the bill in December to allow people to obtain a gender recognition certificate without a medical diagnosis

Bangkok Post

Bangladsesh police accused of abusing Rohingya

An elite Bangladesh police unit is engaged in the rampant extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of the Rohingya refugees it has been tasked with protecting, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

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The Independent UK

Ukrainian civilians vanish and languish in Russian-run jails

Many civilians have been detained by Russian forces since the war in Ukraine began

Asharq Al-Awsat

B’Tselem: Israel Causing Collapse of Health System in Gaza Strip

The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) warned of the collapse of the health system in the Gaza Strip as a result of Tel Aviv’s policy that makes it difficult for the health system to operate normally. In a report published on Monday, B’Tselem accused…

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka urged to free student activist held over protests

Human rights groups have urged Sri Lanka to release a prominent student activist who was arrested five months ago during anti-government protests triggered by the country’s worst economic crisis

The Independent UK

Wagner mercenary claims to have dodged rifle fire and tracker dogs in high-stakes escape into Norway

Human rights group hopes that the individual will testify against Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin about the group’s actions

The Guardian - UK

Economic, social and cultural rights must be enshrined in UK law

Letters: A new report has found that our basic human rights are not being upheld by the British government, says Jess McQuail

Reuters

Germany summons Iranian ambassador for talks in Berlin

Germany summoned Iran's ambassador to the Foreign Ministry in Berlin for talks on Monday against the backdrop of German concerns about Tehran's human rights record, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.

Reuters

Renowned Pakistani lawyer, human rights activist shot dead

A prominent Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist known as a vocal critic of both the military and Islamist militants was shot dead on Monday at a court in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said.

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