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U.S. closely monitoring Indonesia's law banning sex outside marriage

The United States is closely monitoring Indonesia's revised law banning sex outside marriage, the State Department said on Tuesday, adding that it is concerned about how the changes could affect the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Reuters

Stoking the fire

A music studio is a burst of colour and culture in an unlikely place — one of Australia's most controversial coal mines.

ABC News

Humanity has become ‘weapon of mass extinction’, UN head tells Cop15 launch

António Guterres calls for end to destruction of nature as Canada pushes proposal to protect 30% of Earth

The Guardian - UK

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Harry and Meghan news - latest: Duke and Duchess of Sussex accept Ripple of Hope award ahead of Netflix series

Duke and Duchess of Sussex received award at Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award

The Independent UK

Call for NZ to ban 'transplant tourism'

Looking overseas for an organ transplant may be faster for Kiwis in need - but it comes with ethical issues about how exactly a 'donation' was made, according to campaigners.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ukrainians allege abuse, beatings at Russian ‘filtration’ camps

Ukrainians describe continuous interrogations and torture at sites that Russia says protect civilians from war.

Al Jazeera

Honduras partially suspends constitutional rights to tackle gangs

Plan will flood neighbourhoods subjected to extortion by criminal groups in two largest cities for next 30 days

The Guardian - US

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UK refusal to sanction Bangladesh ‘death squad’ revealed

Despite receiving evidence of the RAB’s alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings, the UK did not impose sanctions.

Al Jazeera

Scots human rights expert dismisses call to postpone Holyrood gender reforms

A Scottish human rights expert said that women's and trans rights go "hand in hand"

The National (Scotland)

Kim Jong-un's ban on foreign media defied as USBs in bottles sent into North Korea

According to the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), a US nonprofit loaded scores of USB memory sticks and SD cards to the Asian country over the course of the year

Daily Mirror

Climate protesters caused damage worth over £1,000 to Constable’s The Hay Wain

Hunt and Lazarus will argue that Articles 10 and 11 under the European Convention of Human Rights give lawful excuse for their actions.

The Independent UK

Robert Rinder in 'passionate' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle rant on ITV Good Morning Britain while Susanna Reid 'sympathises' with couple

Rob and co-host Susanna Reid discussed the latest trailer for the Netflix docuseries as he pointed out the 'elephant in the room'

Manchester Evening News

Facebook's own oversight board slams its special program for VIPs

Oversight board says Facebook parent Meta appears to be more concerned with avoiding "provoking" VIPs and evading accusations of censorship than balancing tricky questions of free speech and safety.

WEKU

GMB's Robert Rinder and Susanna Reid clash over Meghan and Harry's Netflix series

Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Robert Rinder had very different thoughts on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's new Netflix series

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

No safe haven? The Bahraini dissident still menaced after gaining UK asylum

Exiled protest organiser Yusuf al-Jamri is beginning legal action against Bahrain and NSO Group after finding Pegasus spyware on his phone

WEKU

Indonesia criminalizes adultery, but the law may take up to 3 years to take effect

Indonesia's penal code had languished for decades while legislators in the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation struggled with how to adapt its native culture and norms to the criminal code.

The Independent UK

Amnesty International Canada says it was hacked by Beijing

The Canadian branch of Amnesty International says it was the target of a cyberattack sponsored by China

Al Jazeera

Amnesty Canada target of China-linked cyberattack

Rights group says it is publicising the attack to raise awareness of risks faced by civil society.

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Reuters

Human Rights Watch warns against Mexico's 'regressive' electoral overhaul

A leading rights group on Monday called for Mexican lawmakers to vote against a proposal to overhaul the electoral system, warning it could seriously undermine electoral authorities' independence, putting free and fair elections at risk.

The Conversation

1 in 10 Australian women report disrespectful or abusive care in childbirth

Having a baby can be an empowering experience when women are treated with kindness and respect.

The Conversation

Qatar: why we are critical of some countries' human rights records and not others

As host of the World Cup, Qatar is currently in the spotlight for years of human rights violations, particularly concerning the treatment of migrant workers and laws on homosexuality. Many have questioned how football fans can visit such a nation. Campaigners across Europe have called for teams not to take…

The Independent UK

Joe Biden pokes fun at George Clooney’s marriage in Kennedy Center Honors speech

The actor was among this year’s Kennedy Center honorees

France 24

In the Dominican Republic, a 'hunt' for Haitian immigrants

Thousands of Haitians have been deported from the Dominican Republic in October and November 2022, despite a call from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to stop the expulsions amid an ongoing health and security crisis in Haiti. Rights groups in Haiti have denounced the deportations and accused Dominican…

The Independent UK

Madrid-based human rights group says China has more secret ‘police stations’ abroad than reported

NGO finds over 100 police station aimed at clamping down on Chinese dissidents living in exile

The Independent UK

Judge Rinder says he wants England to win the World Cup as an ‘articulate middle finger’ to Qatar

ITV daytime star criticised the country’s human rights record and stance on homosexuality

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