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UN Concerned Over Iran’s Violent Crackdown on Teachers

A group of independent human rights experts appointed by the United Nations raised concerns on Wednesday over a “violent crackdown” on teachers and other civil activists by Iranian authorities. "We are alarmed at the recent escalation of arbitrary arrests of teachers, labor rights defenders and union leaders, lawyers, human rights…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN human rights chief could not speak to detained Uyghurs or families during Xinjiang visit

Michelle Bachelet says she was supervised by China officials throughout six-day visit that critics have called a propaganda coup for Beijing

The Guardian - AU

Rwanda – live: UK may pull out of European human-rights deal, says No 10

Home secretary insists she will press ahead with implementing policy

The Independent UK

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More than 100 million people displaced worldwide, UN refugee agency says

The UN refugee agency says the world has reached a "dramatic milestone", with more than 100 million people around the world now forced to flee their homes due to persecution, war and human rights violations.

ABC News

Patel seeks to curb modern slavery claims as Rwanda plan labelled ‘government by gimmick’

After cancellation of Africa flight, home secretary tries to stem slavery claims from refugees hoping to stay in UK

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson warned his threat to quit human rights treaty risks stability in Northern Ireland

All European states except Russia and Belarus are signatories to the convention drawn up after the Second World War

The Independent UK

Renewed calls for national guidelines on using facial recognition technology after CHOICE investigation

Experts say there is a "huge gap" in laws surrounding facial recognition programs, potentially exposing Australians to data harvesting or being wrongly identified as criminals.

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Malta activists protest, seek to decriminalize abortion

Abortion rights activists have filed a legal protest in Malta’s courts demanding the legalization of abortion

The Independent UK

Volkswagen asks for more time in Brazil human rights probe

Volkswagen asked for more time to review reports alleging human rights violations tantamount to "modern slavery" on a farm it owned in Brazil between 1974-1986, according to minutes of an administrative hearing on the probe seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

Reuters

Priti Patel wants another Rwanda flight in WEEKS despite pleas for her to wait

Home Secretary Priti Patel is drawing up plans for another Rwanda flight for asylum seekers within weeks - and sources insisted it could come before a full High Court hearing into whether the policy is legal

Daily Mirror

Above international law? UK stands by Rwanda deportation scheme

What does today's Britain stand for? Do illegal migrants deserve to be deported thousands of kilometres away to a country they have never been to? An eleventh-hour ruling from the European Court of Human Rights is for now halting the maiden flight in a scheme to send them to Rwanda.…

France 24

Tortured Star Wars gags fail to free Starmer from boredom paradox

While Labour leader’s sci-fi sequence fell flat at PMQs, his ‘Conservative Corbyn’ joke was near suicidal

The Guardian - UK

UK withdrawal from ECHR would leave 'gaping hole' in Scotland Act

THE UK withdrawing from Europe’s framework on human rights would leave a “gaping hole” in Scotland’s legislation and increase pressure…

The National (Scotland)

Albanese government urged to keep focus on human rights as it rebuilds relationships in Asia

Thawing diplomatic relations with China shouldn’t mean ‘taking a backwards step with Beijing’, Human Rights Watch says

The Guardian - AU

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The National (Scotland)

Scottish refugees give damning verdict on 'cruel, inhumane' Rwanda policy

REFUGEES living in Scotland have said the Tory government’s plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda are “cruel” and would not put them off…

The Conversation

Rwanda deportations: what is the European Court of Human Rights, and why did it stop the UK flight from taking off?

A flight chartered to send asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda as part of a new government policy was grounded following an intervention by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The plan to deport asylum seekers for processing in Rwanda is intended, the government says, to deter people…

The Independent UK

Rwanda deportations policy: the different parties’ positions side-by-side

Asylum seekers were given some breathing space by the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Labour accuses Priti Patel of ‘shambles’ over cancelled Rwanda flight

After ruling by Strasbourg court, No 10 refuses to rule out withdrawing from European convention on human rights

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Radio France Internationale

Rwanda's transnational repression under the spotlight, as UK deportation blocked by EU court

A last minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights blocked the British government from sending a plane carrying failed asylum seekers to Rwanda. Amid the contraversial migrant deal signed between London and Kigali, a recent report published by the Washington-based think-tank Freedom House, has called out Rwanda as…

The Independent UK

No 10 not ruling out human rights convention withdrawal after Rwanda flight blow

Downing Street said all options were on the table, including pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Hindu

India a global security power: U.S. top diplomat

‘I spoke to the Congress yesterday [June 8], and they want to talk about the India relationship because they see this is the anchor in the Indo Pacific. This is the way that we guarantee security, not only for Asia, but for the United States and for the rest of…

The Independent UK

What happens next after first Rwanda deportation flight grounded?

European Court of Human Rights makes eleventh-hour intervention leaving hated immigration policy stalled on the tarmac as defiant government promises new legal challenge

The Independent UK

‘All options on the table’: Downing Street confirms Boris Johnson considering withdrawal from human rights treaty

All European states except Russia and Belarus are signatories to the convention drawn up after the Second World War

Reuters

Saudi pro-government commentators relish Biden's about-face on kingdom

Saudi pro-government commentators are gloating over U.S. President Joe Biden's planned visit next month, saying the U.S. leader's about-turn on his vow to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" reflected the kingdom's importance in global affairs.

The Independent UK

Patel vows to push ahead with Rwanda plan despite legal battles

Home Secretary Priti Patel defended the policy after the first flight was effectively blocked by the European Court of Human Rights.

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