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European court rules against parents of missing Madeleine McCann

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday against the parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann, saying that Portugal had given them a fair hearing in their libel battle against a former Portuguese policeman.

Reuters

Aboriginal man takes public housing eviction to Human Rights Commission alleging racism

Federal court order prevents West Australian man and his family from being evicted while his complaint is being heard

The Guardian - AU

China faces pressure at United Nations after Xinjiang report

As Beijing seeks to avoid further censure over its policies against the Uighurs, calls grow for tougher action.

Al Jazeera

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On sidelines of UN, a push for China's abuses to be punished

Diplomats and human rights advocates speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly are calling for forceful action on China's alleged persecution of ethnic minorities

The Independent UK

Paul Bongiorno: Now the Queen is laid to rest, it’s time to right historic wrongs

Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Special Envoy for Reconciliation Pat Dodson are on a reset mission to the United Nations in New York.

The New Daily

Dublin judge Siofra O'Leary elected as first female President of European Court of Human Rights

It's also the first time an Irish judge has been elected to the role

Dublin Live

Iran rights group says two killed in protests, no official confirmation

The Iranian human rights group Hengaw said two men were killed on Monday in protests against the death of a Kurdish woman after her arrest by Iran's morality police, but there was no immediate official confirmation of the report.

Reuters

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Qatari ambassador faces LGBT-rights appeal before World Cup

Qatar’s ambassador to Germany has been urged to abolish his country’s death penalty for homosexuality at a human rights congress hosted by the German soccer federation two months before the Middle East country hosts the World Cup

The Independent UK

Editorial: Yeshiva University should let an LGBT club form on campus

Yeshiva University is an Orthodox Jewish institution of higher education in New York — a city with a human rights law intended to ensure that in all but truly private settings, people are protected from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, national origin and sexual orientation.

Tribune News Service

West weighs calling for China Uyghur abuses inquiry at UN

Battle over influence at Human Rights Council, with Beijing warning of ‘politicisation of human rights’

The Guardian - UK

The ethics of mind-reading

Tapping into someone’s thoughts may soon be technologically possible. Our institutions are ill-equipped to deal with the resulting human rights violations.

360info

Saudi Crown Prince will no longer attend Queen’s funeral after human rights outcry

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is no longer expected to attend the Queen’s funeral on Monday, according to a Foreign Office source.

Evening Standard

Jordan steps up curbs on political dissent - HRW

Jordanian authorities have in the last four years intensified persecution and harassment of political opponents and ordinary citizens using a string of laws to silence critical voices, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday.Authorities used vague laws to detain, interrogate and harass journalists, political activists, members of political parties and independent…

Reuters

China values UN relationship despite human rights criticism

As world leaders gather in New York next week for the annual U.N. General Assembly, China is also focusing on another U.N.-related meeting in Geneva

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Britain's heaviest man vows he'll call police if nurses won't let him have fizzy pop

Britain's heaviest man, who is on a liquid restriction diet, reportedly threatened to call the police after nurses took away his beloved fizzy drinks, and says this goes against his "human rights"

Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s Vice President Wang Qishan to Attend Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan will attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral at the invitation of the British government, the ministry of foreign affairs said on Saturday. The BBC reported on Friday that the Chinese delegation visiting London for the queen's Monday funeral would not be allowed to view her coffin at…

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A Complaint To The Human Rights Commission’s Been Lodged About LGBTQI+ Inclusion In The Census

"Our national census should count every one of us properly."

Asharq Al-Awsat

Five Syrian Soldiers Killed in Israeli Strike on Damascus

An Israeli airstrike near Damascus airport killed five Syrian soldiers on Saturday, Syrian state media said. "The aggression led to the death of five soldiers and some material damage," Syria's official news agency Sana quoted a military source as saying. The strike carried out at approximately 00:45 am (2145 GMT…

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Salon

Anna Sorokin calls immigration "broken"

"There’s no such thing in ICE as the United States Constitutional right to legal representation," Sorokin says

The Guardian - AU

‘Fearless’ trans activist Brenda Appleton honoured by Liberty Victoria

Colleagues hail quiet but forceful style that allowed her to engage across political divide on birth certificate reform

Reuters

Ukraine says over 1,000 people tortured, killed in Russia-occupied areas -Interfax

The Ukraine parliament's human rights commissioner on Friday said more than 1,000 people had been tortured and killed in Russian-occupied areas of Kharkiv region, Interfax news agency said.

Reuters

U.N. rights office calls for urgent halt to arms sales to Myanmar

Countries should do more to prevent revenues and arms from reaching a military in Myanmar that is ruling by repressing and terrorising its people, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday.

Reuters

UN rights team in Ukraine plans to visit collective grave site

A spokesperson for the U.N. human rights office said on Friday that it plans to send monitors to a Ukrainian city recaptured from Russian forces where authorities say they have found a mass grave containing 440 bodies.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Independent Int’l Commission of Inquiry: Syria Still Unsafe for Return of Refugees

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria released its twenty-sixth report on Wednesday, with the commission submitting the report to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on September 22. The report documents serious violations of fundamental human rights and international humanitarian law across Syria. The Syrian Network for Human…

AAP

Human rights fight over census questions

The lack of a census question about sexual orientation and assumptions about family make-up breached human rights, a NSW parent claims.

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