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U.N. rights chief says she urged China to review counter-terrorism policies

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Saturday that she had urged the Chinese government to review its counter-terrorism policies to ensure that they comply with international human rights standards.

Reuters

UN Experts: Libya's Security Threatened by Foreign Fighters

Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia’s Wagner Group which has violated international law, UN experts said in a report obtained by The Associated Press. The experts also accused seven Libyan armed groups of systematically using unlawful detention to punish perceived opponents,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algerian dissidents: Victims of crackdown, or outlaws?

An Algerian military officer-turned-democracy activist has been deported from Spain and charged in Algeria in a case that human rights groups see as another sign of an ever-expanding crackdown on dissent

The Independent UK

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Google Cloud Chief Clarifies Aramco Deal Is Not For Oil Production

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Cloud head Thomas Kurien clarified that its deal with oil giant Saudi Aramco did not include oil production, Bloomberg reports. “We work with Aramco system integration division, not with the oil-and-gas division,” Kurian said. Google’s critics, including its employees, have claimed that providing cloud tools to oil-and-gas…

Benzinga

Ethiopian rights body seeks release of 16 detained journalists

Ethiopia's state-appointed human rights body called on Friday for the release of 16 journalists and media personnel after new arrests in recent days in the capital Addis Ababa and the restive region of Amhara.

Reuters

Marcos era survivors call for truth as new Marcos rises

Ferdinand Marcos Jr will become president on June 30 amid concern the brutality of his father’s regime is being erased.

Al Jazeera

Pontins in human rights probe after 'blacklisting 40 common surnames' - see list

The owner of Pontins, Britannia Jinky Jersey Limited, has been accused of using an "undesirable guests" list of names including Boylan, Corcoran, Doherty to stop Gypsies and Travellers attending

Daily Mirror

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Pontins facing human rights investigation over alleged gypsy and Traveller discrimination

Pontins owner Britannia Jinky Jersey Ltd last year entered into a 12-month legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Liverpool Echo

Pontins under investigation over treatment of Travellers

Equality watchdog accuses firm of failing to comply with deal to eradicate discrimination

The Guardian - UK

UN official expresses concern on rights in Afghanistan

The United Nations’ special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan has expressed concern over the deterioration of rights in the country and called on the ruling Taliban to reverse new restrictions on women

The Independent UK

U.N. rights envoy says Taliban must reverse restrictions on Afghan women

The United Nations rights envoy in Afghanistan said on Thursday the country faces "severe" human rights challenges and called on Taliban authorities to reverse growing restrictions on women and investigate attacks against religious minorities.

Reuters

Discrimination Complaints Have Been Launched Over Citipointe College’s Fkd Anti-LGBTQIA+ Contract

Five complaints have been launched with Queensland's Human Rights Commission.

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Government admits spying on MPs’ emails was unlawful

Green Party politicians demand ‘public confession’ after settlement reached in European Court of Human Rights

The Independent UK

Investigation launched into Pontins over alleged discrimination against Traveller families

THE UK’s human rights watchdog has started an investigation into Pontins after continued concerns over alleged discrimination against Traveller…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Wife of Swedish Man Detained in Iran Fears her Husband Will be Executed Soon

The wife of Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmedreza Djalali, convicted of espionage in Iran and sentenced to death, said she fears her husband will be soon executed, pleading for stronger action from the European Union. Vida Mehrannia told AFP in an interview from Stockholm that she fears that unless the EU were…

ABC News

Citipointe Christian College referred to Queensland Human Rights Commission over controversial enrolment contract

Families launch a discrimination complaint with the Queensland Human Rights Commission against Brisbane's Citipointe Christian College after an "unthinkable" enrolment contract denounced homosexuality and stipulated students could only enrol on the basis of their "biological sex".

The Times of India

Protests against Manipur activist’s arrest in Delhi

IMPHAL: Police on Wednesday fired tear gas and mock bombs in Churachandpur district headquarters to disperse a large number of people who had gathered there to protest against the arrest of one Mark Thangmang Haokip, president of Manipur chapter of International Human Rights Association (IHRA).

The Guardian - AU

Citipointe college referred to Human Rights Commission over withdrawn student enrolment contracts

Queensland school says it has now abandoned anti-gay and anti-trans contracts and ‘statement of faith’

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Citipointe referred to Queensland HRC

Parents and ex-students of Citipointe Christian College will file complaints with Queensland's Human Rights Commission over the school's enrolment contracts.

The Independent UK

Gambia to investigate fugitive ex-dictator Jammeh for abuses

Gambia’s government is setting up a special prosecutor’s office to investigate for severe human rights violations and potentially charge former dictator Yahya Jammeh, who fled into exile in 2017 after 22 years in power

Foreign Policy

Why Israel Is Afraid of Palestinian Funerals

Shireen Abu Akleh was neither a terrorist nor a dissident. But Israeli authorities treated the journalist’s funeral as a threat to their security.

The Times of India

Bihar: NHRC takes suo-motu cognizance of Hooch tragedy in Aurangabad and Gaya

PATNA: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday took suo-motu cognizance of media reports that at least six persons have died and twelve fallen ill after they consumed spurious liquor in Aurangabad and Gaya districts of Bihar.

The Times of India

Bihar: NHRC takes suo-moto cognizance of hooch tragedy in Aurangabad and Gaya

The Conversation

Foreign companies exiting Russia echo the pressure campaign against South Africa's racist apartheid system

McDonald’s provided many Russians with their first taste of capitalism three decades ago. Now, the global fast-food giant is exiting the country. Starbucks is also on its way out.

Reuters

Germany says its policy on China is under development

Germany is concerned about the human rights situation in China's Xinjiang region, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, urging China to be transparent.

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