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Liz Truss 'delaying human rights report due to Rwanda criticism'

LIZ Truss has been accused of delaying an annual report on human rights because it is likely to criticise Rwanda’s human rights record.

The National (Scotland)

US lawmakers meet detained Philippine opposition leader

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, who was once banned from the Philippines by former President Rodrigo Duterte, has met a long-detained Filipino opposition leader, whom he says was wrongfully imprisoned under Duterte and should be freed

The Independent UK

Liz Truss accused of holding up human rights reports over Rwanda criticism

It comes while scheme to deport asylum seekers to central African country has been put on hold

The Independent UK

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Houthis Anger Yemenis by Turning School Books into Commercial Commodity

Houthis turning a government institution for printing school textbooks into a black market has spurred widespread anger among human rights activists, teachers and parents in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and other areas run by the group. A few days ago, the Houthis’ self-proclaimed Ministry of Education turned the book printing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Liz Truss accused of delaying human rights report over criticism of Rwanda

Publication of Foreign Office annual report on global rights was due before parliamentary summer recess

The Guardian - UK

Mexico calls disappearance of 43 students a 'state crime'

Mexican officials on Thursday called the 2014 disappearance of 43 students a state crime that was covered up by the government, in another damning assessment of the previous administration's actions regarding one of Mexico's worst human rights atrocities.

Reuters

Mexico records deadliest year yet for journalists, with 18 murders so far -report

MEXICO CITY - This year will be the deadliest on record for journalists in Mexico, with 18 killed so far, human rights organization Article 19 said in a report Thursday.

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Fight ramps up to prevent Canadian companies’ abuses abroad

Advocates are urging Canada to do more to hold Canadian companies accountable for human rights violations abroad.

Al Jazeera

Ramla Ali sees Saudi Arabia as ‘very progressive’ ahead of historic Jeddah fight

The British-Somali fighter will take part in the first women’s bout in the country on the undercard of the Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua bill

The Independent UK

Rights leader warned Congress about Haiti gangs. But the problem has only gotten worse

When the number of gang-involved massacres in Haiti stood at five a few years ago, the head of a leading human rights group warned U.S. lawmakers about the Caribbean nation’s exploding crises of gang violence and firearms trafficking.

Miami Herald

Israel shuts down NGOs, kills Palestinian in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man in Nablus and shut down the offices of seven civil society organisations.

Al Jazeera

US arms companies under pressure from Mexico lawsuit

As mass shootings continue in the US, does Mexico’s lawsuit against gun corporations have a chance?

Al Jazeera

High Court forces government to reveal parts of Rwanda human rights assessments after secrecy bid

Judge rejects attempts by Foreign Office to redact material on alleged abuses that was already public

The Independent UK

Reports: Israel carried out Gaza strike that killed 5 minors

A Palestinian human rights group and an Israeli newspaper are reporting that an explosion in a cemetery that killed five Palestinian children during the latest Gaza flare-up was caused by an Israeli airstrike

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Sarah Everard vigil protester sues Met police after conviction

Dania Al-Obeid brings human rights claim after being found guilty of breaching Covid restrictions without court hearing

Asharq Al-Awsat

Reports: Israel Carried Out Gaza Strike That Killed 5 Minors

A Palestinian human rights group and an Israeli newspaper reported Tuesday that an explosion in a cemetery that killed five Palestinian children during the latest flare-up in Gaza was caused by an Israeli airstrike and not an errant Palestinian rocket. It was one of a number of blasts during the…

The National (Scotland)

Ministers 'warned of Rwanda's torture record before policy announced'

MINISTERS pushed ahead with controversial plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda despite being specifically warned about the regime’s record of…

The Conversation

Operation Condor: why victims of the oppression that swept 1970s South America are still fighting for justice

Between 1976 and 1978, an extrajudicial campaign of violent repression was waged by South American dictatorships against political dissidents and exiles who spoke out against domestic repression and military rule.

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‘Very concerned by ongoing detention of Siddique Kappan’: UN special rapporteur

Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, has said she is "very concerned" by the ongoing detention of journalist Siddique Kappan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

H&M Returns to Alibaba’s Tmall, 16 Months After Xinjiang Controversy

Swedish fashion giant H&M's (HMb.ST) official store on Alibaba's (9988.HK) Tmall e-commerce platform has re-opened, 16 months after the Chinese site took it down following the brand's criticisms of human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The re-opening was first noticed by Chinese netizens and confirmed by a Reuters search of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria is World’s Worst Country in Recruiting, Using Children in Armed Conflict

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) commented on a report by the UN Secretary-General on children, considering it a main source of information for violations against children in Syria through cooperation and partnership with the UNICEF’s Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM). The UN report said Syria is reportedly the…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The US needs a national plan for racial justice

The United States is in the hot seat on the global stage to answer for its human rights track record in fighting racial discrimination at home. That stage is the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a body of international human rights experts who monitor compliance with…

Tribune News Service

Taliban’s rule batters Afghanistan year after US departure

A year after the Taliban swept across Afghanistan, sparking a chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces, the country’s dire economic and human rights outlook has only worsened.

The Times of India

Human Rights Forum demands cancelling of public hearing to mine quartzite in Anakapalli district

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Human Rights Forum (HRF) demanded that the environmental public hearing for two proposals to mine quartzite, scheduled to be held on August 18 at Dalivalasa and Gavarapalem villages under K Kotapadu mandal of Anakapalli district, be cancelled forthwith. All permissions accorded for mining quartzite to the two project…

Axios

Afghanistan in anguish one year after U.S. withdrawal

On Aug. 15, 2021, "the Afghanistan we knew was gone and it wasn't going to come back."

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