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Andhra Pradesh: APSHRC to hold camp court at Rajahmahendravaram from June 27

The Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (APSHRC) will organise its camp court at Rajamahendravaram from June 27 to July 1. The proceedings will be conducted by APSHRC Chairman M. Seetaramamurthy, and member Gochipatha Srinivasa Rao, Commission Secretary S. Venkata Ramanamurthy said here on Thursday.

The Hindu

Kigali summit tests Commonwealth's clout as awkward issues loom

Commonwealth leaders gather in Rwanda this week to discuss issues ranging from trade to health to climate change, a summit that will test the organisation's mettle at a time when its relevance is being questioned.

Reuters

Surrogate girl, 6, loses battle to list her father on UK birth certificate

Child’s case argued that practice of naming surrogate mother’s husband breached her human rights

The Guardian - UK

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German-funded inquiry into DRC atrocities slammed as ‘cover-up’

Photos appear to support claim that Indigenous villagers were killed in drive to force them from Kahuzi-Biega Park.

Al Jazeera

UK unveils plans to override European rights court after Rwanda spat

The UK government has said it will introduce legislation allowing it to ignore certain European Court of Human Rights decisions after a judge in Strasbourg blocked flights removing asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Radio France Internationale

NSW police overreached in treatment of protesters after botched raid, civil groups say

Human rights and environment organisations call for police to act ‘responsibly, with integrity’ ahead of planned climate action in Sydney

The Guardian - AU

Boris Johnson arrives in Rwanda amid storm over immigration policy

Boris Johnson has touched down in Rwanda ahead of a summit of Commonwealth leaders which has been overshadowed by the UK’s controversial new immigration policy.

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Boris Johnson to meet Charles in Rwanda after criticism of asylum removal policy

Prince of Wales and Prime Minister will hold talks after heir to the throne reportedly described Government policy as 'appalling'

Wales Online

‘Frightening’: US appeals court upholds Arkansas anti-BDS law

Advocates say ruling will ‘flip the First Amendment on its head’ and endanger the free speech rights of all Americans.

Al Jazeera

PM hits out at ‘condescending’ opponents of Rwanda asylum seekers scheme

The Prime Minister defended the faltering flagship policy as he prepared to fly to Kigali.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to head to Rwanda – but won't address his deportation policy

BORIS Johnson is to head to Rwanda – but he will avoid facing up to his Government’s much-criticised policy on deporting asylum seekers to the…

The National (Scotland)

If it’s not the asylum seeker policy, why is Boris Johnson in Rwanda?

The Prime Minister will meet with the Prince of Wales after Charles was reported as branding the relocation scheme ‘appalling’.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s Rwanda showdown with Charles - as by-election danger mounts back home

It will be the first time the pair have met since explosive reports the Prince of Wales branded the policy “appalling”

Daily Mirror

Prince Charles is attending his first CHOGM as future Commonwealth head, but the UK's Rwanda deal could make it awkward

Inspired by Australia, the United Kingdom is trying to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda for offshore processing. Prince Charles is reportedly opposed to the idea, and it could make this week's Commonwealth leaders meeting in Rwanda uncomfortable for the future king.

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The Guardian - UK

Eritrea women’s team footballers still in hiding after escaping in Uganda

Five members of Eritrea’s Under-20 women’s team who escaped after playing in a tournament in Uganda last year remain in hiding, the Guardian understands

Reuters

Migrant rights defenders in Greece treated like criminals, says UN expert

Human rights defenders in Greece, particularly those documenting the treatment of migrants and refugees, face smear campaigns and are treated like criminals, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

‘False narrative’: campaigners say British bill of rights could undermine free speech

Organisations including Index on Censorship condemn government’s claim a bill would boost freedom of expression

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Raab’s bill of rights: liberty bent to prejudice

Editorial: Plans to make universal rights subordinate to ministerial opinion and political whim mark a backwards step for British democracy

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The Guardian - AU

Greens MP calls for inquiry into botched NSW police operation against Blockade Australia

Greens upper house member Sue Higginson says ‘even inconvenient’ protesting plays a vital role in democracy and police was extremeMP calls for inquiry into botched NSW police operation that led to Blockade Australia raid

Evening Standard

What is the British Bill of Rights that would replace the Human Rights Act?

The government says the UK would remain committed to the European Convention on Human Rights.

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: Should we be worried about new ‘bill of rights’?

The Government has officially announced its proposals to replace the Human Rights Act in the UK with a new bill of rights.

The Independent UK

Bill of Rights ‘shocking and unnecessary’, warns Scottish Government minister

The proposed legislation was published by UK Justice Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday.

The National (Scotland)

Senior Irish senator tells Holyrood GRA will not put women at risk

THE leader of the Irish senate has insisted the idea women would be more under threat from male violence if reforms to gender recognition…

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda is a brutal, repressive regime. Holding the Commonwealth summit there is a sham

Uniting heads of government in Kigali exposes a gaping hole in the association’s values, says author Michela Wrong

The National (Scotland)

Legislation to allow Rwanda flights will 'remove everybody's human rights'

THE UK Government has been accused of “removing everybody’s human rights” as it unveiled new legislation which will allow it to go ahead with…

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