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UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences

The U.N.'s high commissioner for human rights says Myanmar’s military-installed government has sentenced more critics to death, bringing the total to 139, and is using capital punishment as a tool to crush opposition

The Independent UK

Queensland security boss says more industry training needed so staff can see invisible disabilities

The Queensland Human Rights Commission says 60 per cent of discrimination complaints dealt with last year related to invisible disabilities.

ABC News

Human rights groups criticize Cuba’s new criminal code

Cuba enacted a new penal code this week that activists and human rights organizations worry could further limit free expression and snuff out protests at a time of deepening discontent on the island

The Independent UK

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PM urges climate ‘wake up’ amid floods; man mauled to death by dogs – as it happened

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights extradition from Britain to US, where he is wanted on criminal charges. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Mark Drakeford and Vaughan Gething's World Cup trip to Qatar cost just over £13,000 in public money

Wales' First Minister was criticised for not boycotting the tournament over concerns about human rights

Wales Online

Israel to deport Palestinian lawyer from Jerusalem to France

Deportation of Salah Hammouri, Palestinian-French human rights lawyer comes after Israel revoked his Jerusalem residency

Al Jazeera

Voluntary assisted dying laws will reflect ACT community views, govt says

It is expected voluntary assisted laws would pass the territory's parliament with an overwhelming majority.

The Canberra Times

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New Zealand woman takes Chinese media site to human rights tribunal over ban

Auckland woman says she was banned from popular Chinese-language media forum SkyKiwi for posting political content

The Guardian - AU

What is Ella’s Law? Sadiq Khan apologises to family whose daughter was killed by air pollution

Ella, who lived near the South Circular Road in Lewisham, south-east London, died after an asthma attack in 2013, caused by excessive levels of air pollution

Evening Standard

Julian Assange appeals to European court over U.S. extradition

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, who is battling extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges, has submitted an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the court confirmed on Friday.

Reuters

Greater Manchester council invested up to £10m with Qatar National Bank

The authority deposited between £5m and £10m with the state lender during various periods

Manchester Evening News

Toxic air: New ‘Ella Bill’ to enshrine right to clean air backed by Lords

The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill, also known as Ella’s Law, is named after Ella Adoo Kissi-Debrah

Evening Standard

Canada expands Iran sanctions over 'human rights violations' -statement

Canada has issued additional sanctions against Iran over its denial of rights for women and girls and for cracking down on peaceful protests, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly said in a statement on Friday.

Reuters

Chaining of people with mental illness in Ghana is ‘torture’: HRW

Rights body says government failing to ensure people with psychosocial disabilities aren’t kept in inhumane conditions.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian - UK

Qatari TV hosts appear to mock Germany’s human rights gesture after World Cup exit

The hosts of a TV show repeated the ‘hands over mouths’ gesture while waving goodbye after Germany crashed out

Asharq Al-Awsat

Human Rights Organizations Warn of Houthis' Obstruction of Girls Education in Yemen

Arab and regional human rights organizations warned that the Houthis in Yemen, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and Boko Haram in Nigeria obstructed girls' education. Coinciding with the UN's awareness campaign of "16 Days against Gender-Based Violence," the organizations held a seminar on "Girls' Education in the Islamic World" in Cairo.…

The Guardian - UK

Seasonal worker visa puts migrants at risk of exploitation, say supermarkets

Industry fears hastily designed scheme is leading to human rights abuses and debt bondage in supply chains

The Guardian - UK

‘We walked in front of the police with no veil’ – voices from Iran’s women-led uprising

As the UN warns of a ‘human rights crisis’, Iranian citizens report on daily life in a country engulfed by protests

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Activist jailed for Harbour Bridge protest

A climate activist has been jailed for using a truck to block the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a sentence criticised by human rights observers.

The Guardian - AU

Map reveals Australian hotels used for immigration detention, but secrecy means it’s incomplete

Exclusive: With almost no publicly available information about ‘Apods’, researchers say the lack of transparency is concerning for human rights

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Security Opens Fire on People Celebrating World Cup Defeat

A human rights organization confirmed that at least one person was killed in the renewed Iranian protests, early on Wednesday, as Iranians took to the streets to celebrate the defeat of the their national football team in front of the United States. Several Iranian cities witnessed protests to celebrate the…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: US border killings evade justice. An international commission can change that

To people of color in the United States, the death of Anastasio Hernández-Rojas — a brutal killing at the hands of U.S. government officials followed by impunity — is all too familiar. Yet in an extraordinary moment challenging that impunity, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights convened a hearing in…

The Canberra Times

Barr outlines path to ACT's voluntary assisted dying laws

Senators voted to overturn a 25-year ban preventing the ACT and Northern Territory from legislating on voluntary assisted dying.

ABC News

Iranian man shot dead by state forces after celebrating Iran's World Cup elimination, human rights group says

Iranian authorities have shot and killed a man celebrating the country's elimination from the 2022 World Cup, according to a human rights group, as the Islamic Republic intensifies attempts to quash dissent in the wake of Mahsa Amini's death in September.

Tribune News Service

Iran authorities kill man celebrating World Cup loss to US, activists say

Iranian police fatally shot a man celebrating the country’s World Cup elimination Tuesday, according to human rights groups.

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