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The Rwanda World Championships feel like a watershed moment for cycling, but there's a shadow hanging over the event

It certainly looks like no other Worlds has before, and even that’s a good thing

Cycling Weekly

The politics and safety concerns overshadowing Rwanda’s first Cycling World Championships

The Road World Championships offer a chance for Britain’s young riders to make their mark – but the results may come second to bigger concerns within the sport

The Independent UK

UN report: Nicaragua's human rights crisis deepens

A new United Nations report reveals Nicaragua's deepening grip under co-Presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo

The Independent UK

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European lawmakers join Nobel laureates and tech leaders in call for global AI ‘red lines’

European lawmakers have joined Nobel Prize winners, former heads of state and leading AI researchers in calling for binding international rules to fight against the most dangerous applications of artificial intelligence.

Euronews

Hindu Council of Australia accused of Islamophobia in complaint to Australian Human Rights Commission

Alliance against Islamophobia alleges social media posts say Muslims are ‘inherently criminal, dangerous, violent or evil by nature’

The Guardian - AU

Cameroon: Amnesty calls for release of 36 activists, five years after crackdown

Cameroon on Monday is marking five years since protests organised by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) were violently repressed by the authorities. More than 500 people were arbitrarily arrested, 36 of whom remain in jail. As the country gears up for presidential elections, human rights group Amnesty International is calling…

Radio France Internationale

UN human rights expert says Russia steps up repression to silence opposition to war in Ukraine

A U.N. expert reports that repression in Russia is escalating, targeting civilians, journalists, and Ukrainian prisoners of war

The Independent UK

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Mass grave reveals scale of unlawful killings by Egyptian army in Sinai, say campaigners

Human rights group says hundreds of skeletons found exposed or buried just below ground during research into killings of civilians

The Guardian - UK

Egyptians outraged after stolen pharaoh’s bracelet melted down for gold

An Egyptian human rights lawyer called the theft ‘an alarm bell’ for the government

The Independent UK

Are the Rwanda World Championships the chance to grow cycling, or is this just more sportswashing?

The Kigali Worlds are a milestone for African cycling but Rwanda's human rights record could prove their millstone.

Cycling Weekly

Human rights laws ‘must be fit for times we live in’ says Lammy

Justice Secretary David Lammy said human rights laws were being abused to make it harder to deport migrants,

Evening Standard

Top Human Rights Watchdog Slams U.S. for Venezuelan Boat Strikes: 'Can't Summarily Kill People Accused of Smuggling Drugs'

United Nations human rights experts also condemned the strikes earlier this week, labeling them "extrajudicial executions"

Latin Times

UK, Ireland Announce New 'Troubles' Legacy Deal

The UK government announced Friday it would replace controversial legislation designed to draw a line under issues stemming from three decades of violence in Northern Ireland, paving the way for investigations into killings to restart.

International Business Times

Taliban bans key university textbooks on women’s rights, human rights and Western philosophy

Some textbooks were written by women while others were deemed ‘incompatible with Islamic sharia’

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Conor Gearty obituary

A skilled and persuasive human rights lawyer who fought for civil liberties in the face of over-reaching anti-terror law

The Conversation

Imagine a world without genocide

An independent international commission of inquiry appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council has released a report saying that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

The Conversation

What international law says about Israel’s collective punishments against Palestinian civilians

A recent episode on the West Bank when hundreds of Palestinian men were detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has highlighted the IDF’s tactic of “collective punishment”. This is defined as “a form of sanction imposed on persons or a group of persons in response to a crime committed…

The Independent UK

George Soros' philanthropy reaches for new ideas as it grapples with the limits of its power

The family philanthropy of hedge fund billionaire George Soros has consistently been one of the largest funders of human rights organizations around the world

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‘A catastrophic human rights violation’: Trump’s ICE puts 10,000 immigrants in solitary confinement, because of course they do

Trump doesn't know you have to treat people like humans.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Australia’s ‘double standards’ on Israel, Trump feted by British royals, Gout Gout into the semis

A leading human rights expert urges Albanese to step up action over Gaza war; teenage sprinter passes first test – but final hurdle looks daunting

The Guardian - AU

Albanese urged to end ‘double standard’ on Israel after UN commission finds genocide occurring in Gaza

Human rights experts and crossbench politicians call on Labor to ‘put its money where its mouth is’ and apply similar sanctions on Israel as on Russia

The Guardian - UK

Now, more proof that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. How can western governments still refuse to act?

The UN commission of inquiry’s report makes it almost impossible for Israel – and its allies – to maintain the narrative that criticism of it is part of an antisemitic plot, says author Steve Crawshaw

The Guardian - US

More than 10,000 people held in solitary immigration confinement by Ice in a year

Study shines light on growing numbers of vulnerable people being placed in solitary confinement in migrant jails

Latin Times

UN Human Rights Experts Condemn U.S. Strikes on Venezuelan Boats as 'Extrajudicial Executions'

"International law does not allow governments to simply murder alleged drug traffickers," said the three independent UN experts in a statement on Tuesday

International Business Times UK

'One‑In, One‑Out' Policy Dead‑Ended: Starmer's Migrant Pact Struck Down by Judges

Judges halt UK-France migrant pact as Eritrean wins injunction over destitution fears. Channel arrivals up 38%; Tories call the policy a 'shambles'.

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