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Council's eviction of campers from park may breach human rights, says social justice lawyer

The City of Greater Bendigo has given campers 14 days to pack up and leave but ARC Justice says evicting them from their only housing option could be a breach of the Charter of Human Rights.

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National Human Rights Commission asks Assam to submit report on custodial death of Nagaland man

E. Henveih Phom died in Sivasagar district’s Gelekey allegedly due to torture by the police on August 21.

The Hindu

Official Close to Hezbollah Assassinated in Damascus Countryside

Unknown individuals assassinated the commander of the Baath Brigades, a close figure to the Lebanese Hezbollah party, in the countryside of Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday. The official was assassinated in recent Israeli shelling in the Damascus countryside, said the Observatory.

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Rights Groups Urge Houthis to End Siege on Yemen’s Taiz

Sixteen rights groups on Monday urged the Iran-backed Houthi militias to end their siege of Yemen’s third-largest city. The groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, said in a joint statement the Houthi blockade of Taiz has severely restricted freedom of movement and impeded the flow of essential goods,…

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Freebies can't bring social justice, education is a basic human right; says Senior Advocate of Supreme Court Jyotika Kalra

Senior advocate of Supreme Court of India and former member of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Jyotika Kalra, in an exclusive conversation with Dynamite News, said that social justice cannot be achieved without economic justice. Read exclusive report on Dynamite News:

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Queensland inquiry considers decriminalising public drunkenness and begging

Move comes 30 years after Aboriginal deaths in custody royal commission called for such offences to be scrapped

The Guardian - AU

Former Rio Tinto mine at Bougainville poses flood risk - report

Communities around Rio Tinto's shuttered copper mine in Bougainville face a serious threat of flooding due to unstable mine instrastructure, an interim report commissioned by the mining company said on Monday.

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How the Bahrain judicial system fails its migrant workers

From labour exploitation to torturous conditions in confinement, the rights of foreign workers facing the death penalty in Bahrain are often neglected.

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Belarus stands alone as Europe’s last defender of the death penalty

Belarus is an outlier, as the last European state to maintain the death penalty. And, with a recent amendment, they’re doubling down.

360info

NZ takes stand on ethical dilemma for EV buyers

Michael Wood wants to know if more can be done over the rising demand for cobalt.

Newsroom.co.nz

Government scraps plan to enforce human rights with Brexit trade deals, leaked letter reveals

Exclusive: Human rights to be kept ‘separate’ from trade talks despite earlier promises

The Independent UK

Wangan and Jagalingou traditional owners use human rights law to occupy Bravus's Carmichael Coal Mine

After a series of failed legal challenges and their native title being extinguished, a group of Wangan and Jagalingou traditional owners are using a human rights act to occupy land at Bravus's Carmichael Coal mine in central Queensland.

ABC News

In Masafer Yatta, Palestinian families whose homes were destroyed by Israel's military are living in caves

Palestinian families are living in caves after their homes were being demolished by the Israeli army in what human rights groups have called a humanitarian disaster.

ABC News

UN expert offers plan for improving human rights in Cambodia

The U.N. expert on human rights in Cambodia is proposing a 10-point plan to improve rights in the Southeast Asian nation, describing it as ä country with a bright future but some severe challenges

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China Adds Postscript to ‘Minions’ Showing Crime Doesn’t Pay

The latest “Minions” movie subtly reinforces a message for Chinese audiences that viewers in other countries won’t see: Crime doesn’t pay. A postscript added to the version in Chinese cinemas says a villainous character, who ends the movie as a free man, is later jailed for 20 years. Foreign films…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Facebook helped police with an abortion investigation in Nebraska. That’s troubling news everywhere

After reports revealed this month that Facebook handed over to law enforcement messages between a Nebraska teenager and her mother about the teen’s pregnancy loss, the company released a statement claiming ignorance about the nature of the investigation. “The warrants did not mention abortion at all. Court documents indicate that…

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Egypt Urges Increase in Int'l Funds to Tackle Climate Change

Egypt requested on Thursday an increase in finances from developed countries to address climate change in countries that currently suffer from fires, high temperature and floods. Egypt is hosting the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh in November. Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad…

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Sydney's Club 77 cracks down on harassment, including staring and unwanted attention

Club 77 says it will have a designated safety officer on duty to protect patrons from unwanted attention, including leering, which the Human Rights Commission defines as a form of sexual harassment.

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Syrian State Media: 2 Civilians Wounded in Israeli Strikes

Israeli airstrikes over a town in the central Syrian province of Hama on Thursday wounded two civilians, Syrian state-run media reported. The reports said Syria’s air defense systems shot down some of the missiles coming from over the Mediterranean Sea before they hit their targets. There were no reports of…

Al Jazeera

Fears for China’s Twitter users after ethical ‘compromise’ claims

Peiter Zatko’s allegations raise questions about big tech’s responsibility towards users in authoritarian countries.

The Hindu

Should India change its policy on the Rohingya?

Its record on refugee protections is exemplary; the Rohingya should not fall victim to internal politics

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Saudi Arabia’s repression: the rebranding of Riyadh won’t wash

Editorial: The Leeds student Salma al-Shehab has been jailed for 34 years over Twitter messages. Governments and businesses should speak up

Al Jazeera

UN rights chief under ‘tremendous pressure’ over Xinjiang report

Michelle Bachelet says she has faced pressure over a report on the rights situation in China’s Xinjiang region.

Reuters

U.N.'s Bachelet condemns Brazil rights abuses, president's rally against judiciary

The United Nation's Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's upcoming rally against judicial institutions, and said the country's human rights situation is "very difficult".

Al Jazeera

Vietnam court upholds 9-year jail sentence for democracy activist

Prominent human rights campaigner Pham Doan Trang was sentenced to nine years for ‘propaganda against the state’.

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