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Spanish chief prosecutor will investigate deadly Melilla incident

The Spanish chief prosecutor ordered on Tuesday a probe to clarify the circumstances that led to the death of at least 23 migrants trying to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla last Friday amid clashes with Moroccan and Spanish security forces.

Reuters

Killings, kidnappings, stripping girls naked part of Cameroon separatist abuses, HRW says

Killing and attacking civilians, attacking education facilities, kidnapping workers, stripping schoolgirls naked and beating them are just a few of the abuses Cameroonian separatists have carried out on the civilian population in the Anglophone regions, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.

Radio France Internationale

Need an abortion? Better hope you have a generous boss

It’s great that US companies are offering to reimburse employees who have to travel for a termination. But access to abortion should be a civil right, not a corporate perk, says Arwa Mahdawi

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UN: More than 300,000 civilians killed in Syria's conflict

The United Nations says the first 10 years of Syria’s conflict, which began in 2011, killed more than 300,000 civilians

The Independent UK

Liz Truss unable to name any occasion she has challenged a Gulf state on human rights

’You can’t remember one?’ foreign secretary asked – despite pledge to ‘hold those who violate human rights to account’

The Independent UK

War has killed 1.5% of Syria's population: U.N. estimate

The U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday that 306,887 civilians had been killed in Syria during the conflict since March 2011, or about 1.5 % of its pre-war population, in what it said was the highest estimate yet.

Reuters

Spanish PM blames traffickers, migrants for deaths at border

Spain’s prime minister is defending the way Moroccan and Spanish police repelled migrants last week as they tried to cross the shared border into the north African enclave of Melilla

The Independent UK

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‘The Punisher’: Rodrigo Duterte’s violent reign as Philippines president to end

Analysis: Duterte’s popularity remains undented among people in poorer areas despite attacks on human rights, rule of law and media

The Guardian - UK

US Eyes Biden, Xi Meeting in Next Weeks, Sees Growing Convergence on China

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to speak in the next few weeks, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday, citing growing convergence among NATO and G7 members about the challenge China poses. The Group of Seven rich democracies will address China's non-market…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK risks ‘facilitating human rights abuses’ with Gulf trade deal, MPs warn

Cross-party group of MPs sounds alarm after government ditches human rights as negotiating objective

The Independent UK

Human rights collective seeks Teesta Setalvad’s release

‘India will have to face questions at U.N. meet’ on its handling of rights defenders’

The Hindu

Are the kids alright? Why Canada must urgently step up to ensure children's rights

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child recently issued its long-awaited concluding observations on Canada’s compliance with international human rights law regarding children.

The Conversation

Ukraine's richest man sues Russia at Europe's top human rights court

Ukraine's richest man filed a lawsuit against Russia at Europe’s top human rights court on Monday, seeking compensation over what he has said are billions of dollars in business losses since Russia's invasion.

Reuters

Phil Shiner denies fraud charges over Iraq War claims

He entered not guilty pleas to three counts of fraud at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

The Independent UK

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Tribune News Service

Editorial: A devastating defeat for the rights of women

Overturning Roe v. Wade is not the first time the Supreme Court has driven a dagger into the heart of human rights and further divided a deeply troubled nation. But not since the 19th century have there been other decisions so dreadfully indefensible and consequential.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran-Backed Militia Arrests 30 Syrian Fighters

Iran-backed militias continue to arrest local fighters who refuse to participate in combing operations in the Deir Ezzor countryside desert. The militias arrested at least 28 Syrian members amid reports of apprehending others who refused to comb the al-Bokamal desert down to al-Salihiyah and al-Suwayyah. The sources of the Syrian…

Reuters

Separatist violence increases in English-speaking parts of Cameroon - HRW

Separatists fighting to carve an independent state out of Cameroon's English-speaking regions have increased the number of violent actions this year, including killings, kidnappings and attacks on schools, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.

The Guardian - AU

Australian Muslim group lodges complaint against Twitter for failing to remove ‘hateful’ content

Complaint to Queensland Human Rights Commission accuses platform of not taking action against posts that ‘vilify’ Muslims

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The Guardian - UK

Women with children in UK face deportation to Nigeria and Ghana

Human rights campaigners raise range of safety concerns over planned removal of people on Home Office charter flight this week

The Independent UK

Melilla border ‘stampede’ death toll rises to 37 as police accused of ‘aggressive violence’

More than 2,000 migrants stormed the area on Friday and around 500 managed to get into a border control area

The Hindu

U.N. official seeks Teesta Setalvad’s release

“Teesta is a strong voice against hatred and discrimination. Defending human rights is not a crime,” says U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor

The Independent UK

Teesta Setalvad: Police arrest activist who sought accountability for Modi’s role in Gujarat riots

Move comes after India’s Supreme Court cleared Modi of any wrongdoing related to Gujarat riots in 2002, when he was state’s chief minister

Al Jazeera

Teesta Setalvad who fought for 2002 Gujarat riot victims arrested

Rights group say arrest of Setalvad, who campaigned for the 2002 Gujarat riot victims, will have a ‘chilling effect’.

The Hindu

State Human Rights Commission orders against construction license renewal in Kannur

Renewal halted for resolving grievances of a neighbour

Bangkok Post

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa: Journalism is 'at an existential moment'

Lies, laced with anger and hate, spread faster than facts, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa has told this year's DW Global Media Forum in Bonn.

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