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Uganda move to close UN rights office angers opposition

A move by Uganda's government to close the United Nations' local human rights office has drawn strong criticism from opposition leaders and activists, who say it highlights the country's worsening record on civil liberties.

Reuters

Yemeni Activists Document Houthi Recruitment of 5,000 Children since the Coup Began

A group of 24 Yemeni human rights organizations called on all parties to stop violations against children, prevent child recruitment, and not involve them in military operations to benefit any party in the conflict in Yemen. The organizations issued a statement on International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: Draconian sanctions and warmongering undermine democracy in Iran

Recent drone attacks on Iran by Israel have proponents for military force calling on the United States to take similar action. They believe that the best way to “free” Iranians is by blowing up Iran. As an Iranian and former refugee, I assure you that war is not the path…

Chicago Tribune

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Ex-marine fights extradition from 'inhumane' prison

The family of an ex-military pilot facing extradition to the USA has decried his "inhumane" jail conditions and flagged a UN Human Rights Committee complaint.

AAP

Iain Duncan Smith calls for arrest of Chinese governor for ‘crimes against humanity’

Erkin Tuniyaz is head of the Xinjiang region, where human rights abuses are alleged to be taking place

The Guardian - UK

Children fleeing danger in small boats should be deported, says Tory thinktank

Policy Exchange paper envisages sidestepping Human Rights and Modern Slavery acts to eliminate legal challenges

The Guardian - UK

UN human rights chief calls for special forces to Haiti

The U.N.’s human rights chief is urging the international community to consider deploying a specialized force to Haiti

The Independent UK

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Federal government seeks to suppress court documents examining torture-resistance program

The Defence Department urgently seeks to suppress court documents examining a torture-resistance training program that a former soldier claims breached his human rights.

ABC News

Haiti needs outside help to end 'nightmare' of gang violence -OHCHR

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called on the international community on Friday to "urgently consider" sending a specialized support force to impoverished Haiti, which has been gripped by a "living nightmare" of gang violence.

Reuters

Why has Nicaragua suddenly released more than 200 political prisoners?

Jailed opponents of authoritarian leader Daniel Ortega freed and deported to US

The Independent UK

‘I won’t leave my homeland’: Bishop imprisoned over criticism of Nicaragua’s Ortega refuses US flight

Bishop Rolando Alvarez did not board a flight to Washington along with 222 freed political prisoners – and will now face trial for ‘spreading false news’ in a case decried by human rights activists

The Independent UK

Iran's crackdown on protesters: Can the EU deter Tehran?

Iran has long been one of the world's most prolific executioners. But it seems to have taken the death penalty to a new level recently, with dozens of people executed in the last few weeks, according to the Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights. The UN has denounced what it calls…

France 24

UK accused of ‘dangerous whitewash’ over Bahrain human rights abuses

Humanitarian groups urge foreign secretary to issue correction to a recent report, amid fears it could provide cover for repression in the Gulf state

The Guardian - UK

Third hunger striker granted bail

Sitthichok Sethasavet, a hunger-striking political activist who is appealing his royal defamation conviction, has been granted bail, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

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The Canberra Times

'Flood' of requests to be heard as court considers outdoor hearings in Ngambri lawsuit

Ngambri custodians allege the ACT government has breached their human rights by failing to recognise them as traditional owners of the Canberra area.

Al Jazeera

Death toll climbs above 20,000 after Turkey-Syria earthquake

Human rights groups criticised the timing, content of UN aid delivered to northwest Syria three days after the quakes.

Tribune News Service

How judges in Florida stop teens from having abortions

TAMPA, Fla. — A new report from Human Rights Watch found that Hillsborough County judges denied abortion requests for teens at a higher rate than anywhere else in Florida.

Daily Mirror

Inside Phil Mickelson's tumultuous year after Saudi comments and PGA Tour stars' opinion

Phil Mickelson had a remarkable fall from grace last year after his inflammatory comments on the human rights record of the Saudi Kingdom bankrolling LIV Golf

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Miami Herald

About 100 Haitians arrive in the Florida Keys on overloaded boat

MIAMI — An overloaded migrant sailboat with at least 100 people from Haiti on board arrived Thursday morning in the Florida Keys.

Al Jazeera

Barcelona mayor cuts ties with Israel, citing Palestinian rights

The left-wing mayor of Barcelona has called on Israel to end the ‘systematic violation’ of Palestinian human rights.

Reuters

Belarus prosecutor requests 12-year jail term for Nobel winner Byalyatski

A Belarusian prosecutor asked a Minsk court on Thursday to sentence Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski to 12 years in prison, Byalyatski's human rights organisation said, in a case allies see as political retribution.

WEKU

In Iran, NPR sees anger and desperation. Its government tells us nothing is wrong

In an interview with NPR in Tehran, Iran's foreign minister dismisses the protests that have spread in the wake of Mahsa Amini's death, saying "nothing important had happened."

Reuters

Eritrean president sidesteps questions about troops in Ethiopia

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Thursday sidestepped questions about whether his country's troops remain in neighbouring Ethiopia's Tigray region three months after the signing of a peace agreement that called for their withdrawal.

Bangkok Post

Flight ban on disabled tourist investigated

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken up a four-year-old case in which an airline refused boarding to an Israeli tourist using an electric wheelchair.

Reuters

Eritrea persecuted relatives of military draft dodgers, rights group says

Eritrea has punished the family members of thousands of alleged draft evaders during a conscription drive intended to bolster its military campaign in neighbouring Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

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