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Archie Battersbee's life support to be withdrawn Saturday morning

A last-ditch plea to the European Court of Human Rights to intervene in the case was rejected tonight

Manchester Evening News

Facial recognition trackers for some migrants branded ‘wicked’

HUMAN rights organisations and politicians have criticised plans by the Home Office and Ministry of Justice to roll out “facial recognition…

The National (Scotland)

Proving war crimes isn't simple – a forensics expert explains what's involved with documenting human rights violations during conflicts, from Afghanistan to Ukraine

The United Nations reports that at least 5,237 Ukrainian civilians have been killed in the Ukraine war – but other estimates place this figure at more than 10,000.

The Conversation

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The UN just declared a universal human right to a healthy, sustainable environment – here's where resolutions like this can lead

Climate change is already affecting much of the world’s population, with startlingly high temperatures from the Arctic to Australia. Air pollution from wildfires, vehicles and industries threatens human health. Bees and pollinators are dying in unprecedented numbers that may force changes in crop production and food availability.

The Conversation

ExxonMobil bid to end Indonesia lawsuit found ‘meritless’

US judge dismisses oil and gas giant’s arguments for avoiding trial over alleged human rights abuses in Indonesia.

Al Jazeera

Human rights lawyer criticises police over arrest of young Motherwell fan

The 15-year-old was restrained face down and knelt on during an incident last weekend.

Daily Record

Commentary: Why I am steering clear of LIV Golf tournament

Should Chicago-area fans of professional golf boycott the Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf Invitational being held at Rich Harvest Farms in September?

Chicago Tribune

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People planning for pregnancy overcharged, discriminated against, obsetricians' group claims

A national obstetricians' group wants the Human Rights Commission to intervene so people are no longer charged the highest rate for pregnancy care.

ABC News

Passenger kept from boarding after Jetstar’s refusal to assist with wheelchair makes discrimination complaint

Exclusive: Complaint lodged with human rights commission after man turned away at gate of Sydney airport flight

The Guardian - AU

Amnesty accuses Ukraine of basing troops in residential areas, angering Kyiv

Human rights group Amnesty International accused Ukraine on Thursday of endangering civilians by basing troops in residential areas during Russia's invasion in a report that Kyiv likened to Russian propaganda and disinformation.

Reuters

China has a new global development initiative, but who will actually benefit from it?

China’s well-publicized Belt and Road Initiative to invest in infrastructure projects in other countries has helped it expand its political influence around the world. But a newer, lesser-known development program has launched with apparently similar objectives.

The Conversation

Archie Battersbee's mum ends fight for treatment and wants 'dignified' death in hospice

This morning, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee submitted an application to move him to a hospice after the European Court of Human Rights rejected their 11th-hour bid to postpone the withdrawal of treatment

Daily Mirror

Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters

An international human rights group says Sri Lanka’s government is using emergency laws to harass and arbitrarily detain protesters who are seeking political reform and accountability amid the island country’s economic crisis

The Independent UK

Two years after Beirut blast, lawsuits raise hopes for justice

Legal cases abroad are giving survivors hope for justice, but they say an independent UN probe remains essential.

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Reuters

European court refuses to intervene in case of British boy on life support

Europe's human rights court on Wednesday refused a request from the parents of a 12-year-old British boy with brain damage to intervene in a decision to remove life support.

Reuters

Mexican journalist killed amid rising media death toll

A Mexican journalist was killed in the central state of Guanajuato while working at his family's bar, human rights organization Article 19 reported Wednesday, the latest fatality in a deadly year for the country's media.

Daily Record

European Court of Human Rights denies Archie Battersbee's family's latest appeal

Sky News reports that the European Court of Human Rights says it will not interfere with the decisions of the national courts to to block the withdrawal of 12-year-old Archie's life-support.

Wales Online

Archie Battersbee parents lose new court bid to postpone life support withdrawal

The European Court of Human Rights has refused an application by his parents

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Daily Mirror

Archie Battersbee: Human rights court rejects mum's appeal to keep life support on

The decision from the the European Court of Human Rights comes after Archie Battersbee's parents made an 11th-hour attempt to stop doctors from turning off the schoolboy 's life support

The Independent UK

Archie Battersbee’s parents given until 9am for bid to move son to hospice or life support will end

ECHR application was expected to be Archie’s family’s last chance to keep him on life support

Asharq Al-Awsat

Groups Ask UN to Investigate Beirut’s Massive 2020 Blast

Lebanese and international organizations Wednesday called on the UN Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the Beirut port blast two years ago, as a domestic probe continues to stall. The call by groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International came as the Lebanese investigation has…

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak's extremism plans 'risk criminalising independence supporters'

RISHI Sunak’s plans to treat those who “vilify” Britain as extremists could criminalise supporters of Scottish and Welsh independence, a…

The Conversation

The US and Rwanda: how the relationship has evolved since the 1994 genocide

One of the primary points of discussion between Antony Blinken and Rwandan president Paul Kagame in the US secretary of state’s upcoming visit to Kigali will be the renewed tensions between Rwanda and its neighbours, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The Independent UK

Groups ask UN to investigate Beirut's massive 2020 blast

A group of Lebanese and international organizations have called on members of the U.N. Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the Beirut port blast two years ago

Evening Standard

Archie Battersbee's mother: I will fight until the bitter end

The mother of Archie Battersbee has vowed to fight for her son “til the bitter end” as the family wait to hear from the European Court of Human Rights after making a last-ditch bid to postpone the withdrawal of his life support.The 12-year-old has been in a coma since he…

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