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Rights group, UN experts express concern over Bahrain arrests

HRW says Manama still committing widespread rights violations as it seeks to ‘display image of reform and tolerance’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2023

Paris court to rule on landmark case for TotalEnergies oil project in Uganda

A Paris court could order the oil major TotalEnergies to halt the development of a Uganda pipeline, based on legislation that makes big companies liable for risks to the environment and human rights. The French oil giant has been accused by activist groups of not fairly compensating the people who…

France 24 · Feb 28, 2023

Morocco Renews Commitment to Resolve the Sahara Issue

Morocco supports the political process to resolve the issue of the Moroccan Sahara, reiterating its commitment to round table talks of all parties, under the exclusive auspices of the UN, according to Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi. Speaking at the 52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council, Ouahbi said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023

Mexican soldiers kill five young men in border city, rights group alleges

Soldiers in a northern Mexican border city allegedly killed five young men who were unarmed and driving to their homes in a pick-up truck, a local human rights group said on Monday, calling on the government to investigate the shootings.

Reuters · Feb 27, 2023

Youth justice overhaul 'directly at odds' with Path to Treaty and Closing the Gap, Queensland government warned

Advocates warn proposed law changes will disproportionately affect First Nations children.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2023

'Angry' Leeds Farnley Academy protester, 14, speaks out on standing up to his school

14-year-old McKauly Hennessy said the toilet policy 'goes against our human rights'

Leeds Live · Feb 27, 2023

President Putin bestows top honour on action hero Steven Seagal

American action hero Steven Seagal, a long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin, has been bestowed Russia's top award for his "international humanitarian

The New Daily · Feb 27, 2023

Canada Targets IRGC, Law Enforcement Officials in Fresh Iran Sanctions

The Canadian government on Monday said it was imposing sanctions on 12 senior officials from Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) for their participation in "gross and systematic human rights violations." The targeted officials include Kurdistan Province Governor Esmaeil Zarei Kousha and Morteza Mir Aghaei, Commander…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 27, 2023

India's 'vegetarian nationalism': Hindu fundamentalists target meat eaters

Across India, measures targeting meat consumption have amplified since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected in 2014, from the closure of meat shops to increasing the jail term for cow slaughtering. Hindu extremists are leading this wave of "vegetarian nationalism". Butchers in the state of Haryana, who are predominantly Muslim,…

France 24 · Feb 27, 2023

Women's rights exist only on paper in Nigeria: Five core issues a new president needs to address urgently

Violence against African women and the widespread violation of their basic human rights is shaped by societal and cultural barriers. In Nigeria, women’s rights appear to be protected. The country is a signatory to many international conventions and norms such as the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of…

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2023