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'Massive' violations in Ukraine a focus as UN human rights body meets

The U.N. rights chief condemned Russia's "senseless" invasion of Ukraine on Monday at the start of a Human Rights Council session at which countries want to strengthen scrutiny of Moscow's alleged war crimes and raise China's treatment of Muslim Uyghurs.

Reuters

House urged to support law to end torture

Human rights groups are calling on the House of Representatives to vote against an executive decree postponing the enforcement of key provisions of the law against torture and enforced disappearance, saying the delay is a violation of the constitution.

Bangkok Post

The battle to keep Ukraine connected to the internet amid Russian missile attacks

Ukraine's access to the internet is under attack from Russian rocket strikes. The people are fighting back with death-defying repair crews and truckloads of satellite internet.

ABC News

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Queensland human rights commissioner says police must watch for vigilante activity

Police have repeatedly warned against vigilantism but there are growing concerns that recent heightened debate might increase risk

The Guardian - AU

Hongkonger Anna Kwok on Human Rights

Right now, Hongkongers have lost their avenues to speak because of the national security law imposed by the new government.

Reason

Russia, Iran sending top envoys to UN's human rights council

The latest session of the Human Rights Council opens Monday with the U.N. secretary-general joining three presidents to speak, and foreign ministers from countries including France, Germany and Iran set to attend

The Independent UK

Clinical psychologist warns Daniel Duggan’s detention conditions ‘extreme and ‘inhumane’ as wife launches UN complaint

Former US marine’s segregated, maximum security imprisonment is unjustified, wife says

The Guardian - AU

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School pupils ‘flip tables and break fences’ in protest at toilet rule change

Furious children and parents say the decision has “taken away their human rights”

Evening Standard

Dozens detained by Russian police on Ukraine war anniversary - rights centre

Dozens of people were detained by police in Russia on Friday for actions to commemorate the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, in some cases just for placing flowers, a human rights group said on Friday.

Reuters

Amnesty International criticise ‘glaring omission’ of human rights issues in football’s White Paper

The White Paper published on Thursday has promised checks on owners and directors will be more robust under the new regulator.

The Independent UK

Iran Admits Executing Political Prisoner Amid Condemnations by Human Rights Organizations

London, Tehran: Iran on Wednesday secretly executed a political prisoner who had been convicted of killing a police officer in 2018 and of being a member of an opposition Kurdish party, rights groups revealed. This came two days after activists reported the execution of another political prisoner. On Thursday, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqis Fear Resurgence of Assassinations

Iraqi lawmakers and human rights experts have warned against the resurgence of assassinations in the country. Last week, a colonel was assassinated in Ramadi for unknown reasons. On Tuesday, the renowned cardiologist in Diyala, Dr.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Unbeaten, unbowed: Leila de Lima marks six years in detention

Former Philippines senator and outspoken critic of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte sees hope for freedom.

Al Jazeera

Qld premier unmoved by youth crackdown rights concerns

The Queensland Human Rights Commission says the premier hasn't responded to letters about her controversial bill to crackdown on child offenders.

AAP

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The Guardian - UK

Shamima Begum has shown up courts’ deference to this government. It’s a worrying new era

The Independent UK

New independent regulator won’t intervene on issue of state ownership

State ownership was described as a ‘matter for the foreign office’ despite a warning from human rights groups that it leaves English football ‘open to the worst type of manipulation’

Daily Mirror

Lawyer angry at 'appalling' Shamima Begum decision after ex-ISIS member refused passport

Human rights lawyer Shoaib M Khan said the ruling was "disappointing" as Shamima Begum is still stuck in a camp in northern Syria, following the news that she would not be able to get British citizenship back

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: He's in hospice care now. But Jimmy Carter is still changing the world

I badly wanted to cast my first presidential ballot for Jimmy Carter in 1976, but I wasn't old enough to vote.

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Malaysia pressed to probe deaths of 150 foreigners in detention last year

Human rights groups have urged Malaysia to investigate conditions at migrant detention centres after the government said 150 foreigners, including seven children, died at the facilities last year.

The Guardian - AU

‘Life and death situation’: Queensland police minister’s claims on youth justice rebuked by experts

Mark Ryan criticised for saying government’s move to override Human Rights Act is for ‘the greater good’

The Independent UK

Ukraine First Lady cites rights violations, urges tribunal

Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska has given a video tour of human rights violations in the country following Russia’s invasion almost a year ago

AAP

Queensland backs criminal age rise, youth crackdown

National support for a proposal to raise the criminal age from 10 to 12 is still supported by Queensland as the state rushes through tough new youth crime laws.

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. to vet human rights more closely before approving arms deals - officials

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will unveil on Thursday a long-awaited overhaul of arms export policy with increased emphasis on human rights, three State Department officials familiar with the new Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) policy told Reuters.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on human rights in Russia: back the resistance

Editorial: Vladimir Putin is suffocating dissent, but a brave minority keep the flame of truth alive, and they need western support

The Conversation

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is proof the EU needs to get better at stopping mass atrocities

The Russian invasion of Ukraine shows that identifying mass atrocity risks is not a niche concern. Many who thought it would be irrational for Russia to launch an attack minimised long-standing Russian rhetoric that denied Ukrainian statehood and national identity. If policymakers had used a “mass atrocity lens”, then they…

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