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More private schools denounce homosexuality, diverse gender identity in enrolment contracts

The schools are part of the Christian Community Ministries and have been accused by human rights lawyers of exposing students to potential discrimination, after enrolment forms demanded prospective families support beliefs denouncing homosexuality and diverse gender identity.

ABC News

‘Racism: It Stops with Me’ campaign funded by disaffected former Collingwood football club sponsor

Insurance firm redirected funding from club to Australian Human Rights Commission campaign after racism claims

The Guardian - AU

Mhairi Black issues stark warning as Tory hopefuls drift further to the right

TORY leadership hopefuls seeking to seize the Number 10 keys are engaged in a “desperate battle to be seen as more militant than one another”,…

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Protests last July brought Cuba worldwide attention, but the human rights crisis continues

A year after the largest anti-government demonstrations in Cuba in several decades, hundreds of people remain detained, waiting for trials or in prison for chanting pro-freedom slogans.

Miami Herald

ECHR Says Turkey Failed to Comply with Ruling to Release Philanthropist

Europe's top rights court said on Monday Turkey had not complied with a ruling that called for the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala, moving further in a process that could lead to Ankara's suspension from the Council of Europe (CoE). The Committee of Ministers of the CoE, which oversees the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What is the European Convention on Human Rights? Robert Jenrick says UK should leave the treaty

The current favourite to be Tory leader blames the pact for stopping Britain from being able to cut illegal immigration

Evening Standard

NSW anti-protest laws excessive: Amnesty

Laws targeting protesters in NSW have been criticised as excessive by human rights groups ahead of bail hearings for two accused demonstrators jailed for weeks.

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Biden: Human rights on agenda during Middle East trip

"My views on human rights are clear and long-standing, and fundamental freedoms are always on the agenda when I travel abroad."

Axios

In Mideast, Biden struggling to shift policy after Trump

Joe Biden took office looking to reshape U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East

The Independent UK

Biden defends pending visit to Saudi Arabia in opinion piece

President Joe Biden, preparing for a trip to Saudi Arabia amid criticism of its poor human rights record, defended his decision in a newspaper opinion piece, insisting that he had long supported reforms and sought to reorient but not rupture relations with a longstanding strategic partner. Read further on Dynamite…

Dynamite News

‘Reorient… not rupture’: Biden defends Saudi visit in column

US president writes in Washington Post his visit will keep US ‘strong and secure’ and that human rights is on agenda.

Al Jazeera

Biden defends upcoming Saudi trip as national security necessity

President Joe Biden defended his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia in The Washington Post and pledged to give attention to human rights on his visit with the crown prince, a meeting that has been widely criticized by opponents of Mohammed Bin Salman’s policies.

Tribune News Service

Biden defends decision to visit Saudi Arabia, says rights are on his agenda

President Joe Biden on Saturday defended his decision to travel to Saudi Arabia saying human rights would be on his agenda as he gave a preview of a trip on which he aims to reset ties with the crown prince, who he previously denounced as a pariah.

Reuters

Amnesty criticises NSW protest laws

NSW's new protest laws erode people's right to fight for human rights and climate action, Amnesty International says.

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The Independent UK

UN says Ukraine bears share of blame for nursing home attack

A United Nations report says Ukraine’s armed forces bear a large share of the blame for a deadly assault on a care home for the elderly and disabled

Bangkok Post

Is Taiwan going to be the next Ukraine?

Russia's brutal war on Ukraine is, most observers agree, an assault on democracy, sovereignty and human rights. For the United States and its Nato allies, the Kremlin's aggression demands a powerful response, including unprecedented economic sanctions against Russia and huge amounts of military aid to Ukraine.

The Hindu

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Democratic freedoms: Should India worry about international criticism?

In this episode of Worldview, we discuss the reaction of the Indian government to international comments on democratic freedoms in the country, how much should the government worry about these, and what is the impact on Foreign policy

The Guardian - UK

Unfinished business: policies that could fail under UK’s ‘lame-duck’ government

Much needed decisions on energy to retail taxes look likely to stall amid political chaos

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Reuters

Activists reject Uzbek government's version of deadly protests

A week after Uzbekistan's deadliest outbreak of violence in nearly 20 years, opposition politicians and human rights groups are challenging the government's narrative that protesters were high on drugs and incited by "foreign forces".

Reuters

U.N. rights body seeks reversal of Taliban policies making Afghan women 'invisible'

The United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Friday condemning rights violations against women and girls in Afghanistan, urging the ruling Taliban to end restrictive practices described as making them "invisible" in society.

The Independent UK

ECHR rules Greece guilty of pushing back boat carrying migrants

The 16 survivors appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Greece

Bangkok Post

Singapore executes two drug traffickers amid human rights criticism

Singapore executed two men for drug trafficking on Thursday, attracting a fresh wave of criticism from human rights activists.

The Guardian - US

Venezuela Indigenous leader’s killing terrifies defenders of Amazon lands

Virgilio Trujillo Arana, who led community defense from criminal groups and illegal mining, was gunned down in broad daylight

Glasgow Live

Notorious Paisley criminal serving 22 life sentences in England wants to come home

Derek Brockwell claims his human rights are being breached because he is being held far away from family that could help him cope with post-traumatic stress he suffers as a result of his involvement in Paisley's 1990s drug wars.

Reuters

Egypt travel bans, asset freezes choking civil society -rights groups

Years-long travel bans and asset freezes against some of Egypt's most prominent activists are being used to muzzle civil society and are exacting lasting damage on the personal lives of those targeted, according to two reports by human rights groups.

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