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‘Should be protected, not persecuted’: Press and human rights bodies condemn journo’s arrest

Media and human rights groups have condemned the arrest of Kashmir journalist Irfan Mehraj, issuing statements calling for his release.

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Uganda’s new anti-homosexuality law bans identification as LGBTQ

Law could be the first to criminalise identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ): Rights Watch

Al Jazeera

Ugandan MPs pass bill imposing death penalty for homosexuality

Human rights campaigners condemn bill introducing capital and life imprisonment sentences

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Former Haitian mayor owes $15.5 million over human rights abuses, US jury finds

A U.S. jury on Tuesday concluded that a former Haitian mayor should pay $15.5 million over allegations he led a brutal campaign against his political opponents that involved murdering and torturing them.

Reuters

India arrests Kashmir journalist Irfan Mehraj on ‘terror’ charges

Irfan Mehraj, who worked with a prominent human rights organisation, was accused of funding ‘terror’ activities.

Al Jazeera

Mexican president calls U.S. State Department 'liars' after rights report

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday forcefully rejected criticism of his government's record on human rights, describing reports of official abuses made in a new U.S. State Department study as "lies."

Reuters

Polish leaders meet wife of jailed Nobel laureate Bialiatski

Polish leaders have held meetings with the wife of imprisoned Belarusian human rights campaigner and Nobel peace laureate Ales Bialiatski

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The U.S. Has a Troublesome Asian Ally Against China

The Philippines is using U.S. military infrastructure to commit human rights violations.

Foreign Policy

Russia targets Nobel Peace Prize rights group with raids

The Russian authorities have raided homes and offices of multiple human rights advocates and historians with the prominent rights group Memorial that won the Nobel Peace Prize last year

The Independent UK

US calls conditions in Rwanda’s detention centres harsh to life-threatening

Ally’s criticism will be hard to dismiss as UK tries to push through £120m migrant scheme

The Guardian - UK

Russian police target Nobel Prize-winning group in mass raids

Russian security forces raided the homes of former employees of the Nobel Prize-winning human rights group Memorial on Tuesday and took some of them in for questioning, the group said, in a move denounced by one opposition party as an assault on dissent.

Reuters

The legacy of the Soviet Gulag with 'Varlam' author Michael Prazan

The Gulag is synonymous with some of the worst mass human rights abuses of the 20th century, and also some of the lesser known. As many as 24 million people were imprisoned and some 1.6 million killed in the Soviet prison system. But no one was ever held accountable for…

France 24

Rights Report Accuses Syria Regime Services of Killing Thousands of Civilians

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Monday that it continues to monitor and track the arrests and killing under torture in Syrian regime prisons and security centers.

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Australian government faces fresh criticism for hosting Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour

Human rights campaigners argue there is no difference between thwarted Saudi bid to sponsor Women’s World Cup and its rebel golf funding

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Racism is 'everywhere', reveals report based on survey of children and young people in the ACT

A report from the ACT Human Rights Commission reveals racism is a pervasive problem for children and young people, outlining actions it says should be taken by the government, schools and sporting bodies.

Reuters

US report lists 'significant human rights' abuses in India

The annual U.S. report on human rights practices released on Monday listed "significant human rights issues" and abuses in India, including reported targeting of religious minorities, dissidents and journalists, the U.S. State Department said.

Reuters

U.S. report cites killings, torture in Ortega's Nicaragua

The U.S. State Department cited credible reports of killings, arrests and torture in Nicaragua, as well as harsh and life-threatening conditions in the country's prisons, in an annual human rights report released on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Experts cast doubt on Braverman’s hopes of ECHR rule change on Rwanda

Home secretary’s claims of ‘constructive’ talks regarding Strasbourg’s injunctions disputed by legal scholars

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Iran rights violations amount to crime against humanity, says UN expert

Remarks by Javaid Rehman come as EU and UK impose fresh sanctions on Iranian individuals

Reuters

ECHR says it is 'reflecting' on injunction rules amid UK hopes on migrant flights

The European Court of Human Rights said on Monday "reflections" were ongoing as to its use of urgent interim measures but denied this was related to an injunction it imposed last year which stopped Britain's proposed scheme to send migrants to Rwanda.

The Independent UK

Watch as Antony Blinken delivers remarks on 2022 human rights report

Watch as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks on the release of the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

Reuters

U.N. expert calls for coordinated action against Myanmar junta

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Monday called on the international community to coordinate sanctions to counter the abuses perpetrated by the southeast Asian country's military.

Reuters

Iran violations may amount to crimes against humanity - UN expert

Iran's authorities have committed violations in recent months that may amount to crimes against humanity, a U.N.-appointed expert told the Human Rights Council on Monday, citing cases of murder, imprisonment, enforced disappearances, torture, rape, sexual violence and persecution.

The Conversation

LGBTQ+ rights: African Union watchdog goes back on its own word

The primary human rights watchdog in Africa recently made a decision that departed from its existing practice. The African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights, an independent expert body within the African Union (AU) framework, used sexual or gender identity as the reason it rejected applications for observer status from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Violations May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity, Says UN Expert

Iran's authorities have committed violations in recent months that may amount to crimes against humanity, a UN-appointed expert told the Human Rights Council on Monday, citing cases of murder, imprisonment, enforced disappearances, torture, rape, sexual violence and persecution. Iran has been swept by protests since the death of a young…

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