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US Forces Establish Third Military Base in Syria's Qamishli

US forces established a third military base in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah on Saturday, a war monitor reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the new military base was set up in Naqara village, three kilometers southwest of Qamishli city in Hasakah province. The two other…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bill of Rights ‘harmful and unwelcome’, says Scottish Government

The Bill of Rights would make the UK Supreme Court the ultimate arbiter of human rights law in Scotland.

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office 'belligerent' as SNP MP hires top law firm in battle to access secret polling data on the Union

TOP human rights lawyers have been hired by an SNP MP as he continues his legal battle with the UK Government over secret polling on the union.

The National (Scotland)

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Argentina 1985 review – rousingly-acted junta trial dramatisation

Venice film festival 2022: Ricardo Darin anchors this courtroom drama as the chief prosecutor bringing military leaders to justice for human rights abuse

The Guardian - UK

International: Violence against women rampant in Pakistan; safety, security remain a concern

Violence against women in Pakistan has become a problem that cannot be neglected, as it has become a social norm in the households. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Saudi 'snitch app' raises alarms

BEIRUT: A Saudi app that lets ordinary people “play the role of a police officer” may have alerted authorities to the tweets of a student whose sentencing to 34 years in jail has drawn international condemnation.

Bangkok Post

Torture prevention experts condemn UK’s ‘degrading’ and ‘discriminatory’ Rwanda migrant scheme

Priti Patel’s policy branded ‘punitive and discriminatory’ by human rights professors

The Independent UK

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More scenes of torture and murder of Ukrainians will emerge in months, experts fear

Sources are understood to be "particularly concerned" about filtration camps amid reports of torture and murder, with a report by Human Rights Watch highlighting sickening treatment of people in Donetsk

Daily Mirror

New Zealand’s shadow foreign affairs spokesperson faces criticism for response to UN report on Uyghurs

Gerry Brownlee says report on human rights violations in Xinjiang recognises China is ‘dealing with a terrorist problem’

The Guardian - AU

11 times Boris Johnson hasn't seemed all that bothered about endangering democracy

As Boris Johnson's lawyer complains that the investigation into his conduct is unfair, and his allies complain it could endanger democracy - here's a rundown of just some of the times Mr Johnson appeared to be less bothered about all that

Daily Mirror

Dutch failing to give basic care to asylum seekers - human rights body

Europe's leading human rights body has warned the Netherlands that it is failing to uphold the most basic rights for asylum seekers arriving in the country.

Reuters

India's top court grants bail to activist in 2002 riots case

India’s Supreme Court has granted bail to a prominent human rights activist who has spearheaded a campaign to hold officials responsible for deadly 2002 anti-Muslim riots in western Gujarat state

The Independent UK

Rights body urges Dutch to improve migrants reception

Europe’s top human rights body is calling on the Netherlands government to drastically improve reception conditions for asylum seekers

The Independent UK

North Korea Says UN Human Rights Expert is 'US Puppet'

Pyongyang on Friday accused the newly appointed UN special rapporteur on North Korean human rights of being a "puppet of the US" and making "unpardonable reckless remarks" against the regime. The accusations came as the new rapporteur, Elizabeth Salmon, visited Seoul on her first trip since being appointed to the…

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The Conversation

Why Gorbachev’s legacy still threatens Putin

Little remains of the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader and one of the greatest reformers in Russian history.

The Independent UK

UN chief says North Korea has increased repression of rights

The U.N. chief says in a new report that North Korea has increased its repression of the rights and freedoms of its people and the U.N. Security Council should consider referring the country to the International Criminal Court for possible crimes against humanity

The Conversation

UN report on Xinjiang abuses leaves no room for plausible deniability

The Chinese regime’s treatment of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups in the province of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, says a long-awaited report from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The Independent UK

N. Korea calls UN monitor on its rights issue 'puppet' of US

North Korea has called the U.N.’s top expert on the country’s human rights situation “a puppet” of the United States

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N.Korea denounces new U.N. human rights expert as 'biased'

North Korea's foreign ministry criticised a new United Nations human rights expert as "biased", saying the country will not tolerate what it called U.S.-led efforts to topple the isolated regime, state media KCNA reported on Friday.

The New Daily

David Beckham slammed for ‘perfect’ Qatar promotion

David Beckham prompted fresh criticism from human rights campaigners after the former footballer gushed over Qatar in a new advert.

France 24

US says China must be 'held to account' after UN report on Xinjiang abuse

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that a long-awaited UN report on human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province reaffirmed Washington's view that Beijing is committing "genocide" against the Uyghurs.

The Canberra Times

Police fire up on spit hoods: 'It's easy to criticise from the safety of an air-conditioned office'

Police take on Human Rights Commission over use of spit hoods

The Guardian - UK

Lawyer criticises UN report’s failure to call Uyghur oppression ‘genocide’

Sir Geoffrey Nice QC says outgoing human rights chief’s report on China makes it easier for international community to do nothing

Al Jazeera

UN head hopes China will ‘take on board’ Xinjiang recommendations

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s spokesman says he was ‘concerned’ by what he read in the damning report.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the UN and Xinjiang: no one can say they don’t know

Editorial: The long-delayed report from the office of the human rights commissioner puts an official stamp on the evidence of shameful abuses against Uyghurs

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