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Govt beefs up human rights compliance system

A new inter-agency mechanism will ensure greater transparency and accountability of whether Aotearoa is meeting its human rights obligations, Cabinet says.

Newsroom.co.nz

Philippines election: Marcos Jr set for landslide victory

Ferdinand Marcos, son of ex-dictator, takes unassailable lead over his rival Leni Robredo, unofficial count shows.

Al Jazeera

Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che: ‘I can breathe in the fresh air of freedom’

The rights activist and his wife talk about his five years in a Chinese jail and her efforts to secure his release

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Scrapping Human Rights Act risks violence and threatens women's safety, Tories told

SCRAPPING the Human Rights Act will open a “Pandora’s Box of dire consequences”, risking violence in Northern Ireland and endangering…

The National (Scotland)

Brexit: Boris Johnson warned he risks EU sanctions with assault on Human Rights Act

Measures are at heart of Queen’s Speech designed to show the UK is shaking off Brussels ‘fetters’ following Brexit

The Independent UK

UN rights session planned on Ukraine, to address Mariupol 'mass casualties'

The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Ukraine this week, an official said on Monday, after Kyiv called for a review of the situation there, including reports of mass casualties in Mariupol.

Reuters

Kate Forbes reveals project to improve quality of life for disadvantaged Scots

A NEW centre of expertise is being established in a bid to put human rights and equality at the heart of economic policy in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

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Consequences ‘dire’ if Human Rights Act ditched, more than 50 groups warn

Exclusive: PM is told tearing up act could endanger women and girls and damage peace in Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Norway slams Afghan Taliban edict demanding women cover up

Norway has slammed the latest Afghan Taliban edict demanding women cover up head to toe in public and warned that Afghanistan’s new rulers are “steering the country toward a humanitarian, economic and human rights catastrophe.”

The Independent UK

Dictator's son a front-runner as Filipinos elect next leader

Filipinos have begun voting for a new president with the son of an ousted dictator and a champion of reforms and human rights as top contenders

The Independent UK

Philippines faces stark election choice – dictator’s son or human rights lawyer?

Ferdinand Marcos Jr leads polls but analysts point to huge rallies of his opponent and the vice-president, Leni Robredo

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Raab vows shake-up of ‘bonkers’ human rights legislation

The Justice Secretary said his proposed changes would make it easier to deport foreign criminals.

The Independent UK

Iran Helps Nicaragua ‘Neutralize’ Effects of US Sanctions

Iran has pledged to supply Nicaragua with fuel, participate in oil exploration and consider investing in a refinery to “neutralize the effects of US and European sanctions and encroachments.” These sanctions target dozens of public sector officials and figures close to Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega who face charges related to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dictator’s son, rights lawyer vie for Philippine presidency

Voters in the Philippines will be choosing their next leader between the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and a human rights lawyer, the current Vice President Leni Robredo

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Israel destroys home of Palestinian accused of killing settler

Human rights groups regularly condemn Israel’s policy of home demolitions as collective punishment.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Rapporteur Visits Iran To Gather Information On Human Rights

Human rights groups on Friday warned Tehran will try to use an upcoming visit to Iran by a UN expert in order to avoid accountability for its human rights violations. Alena Douhan, the special rapporteur focused on the impact of unilateral sanctions, is scheduled to visit to Iran from May…

ABC News

Legal groups condemn NT government over plan to cap compensation for mistreatment in prisons

Human rights lawyers, Aboriginal justice groups and the NT Children's Commissioner condemn proposed changes that would limit damages for new cases of mistreatment inside prisons.

The Guardian - UK

Filipino inquiry finds big polluters ‘morally and legally liable’ for climate damage

Report on effects of Typhoon Haiyan says fossil and cement firms engaged in ‘wilful obfuscation’ of science

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The Hindu

Data | Tamil Nadu records most custodial deaths in South India

Despite a large number of custodial deaths being recorded in India, the National Human Rights Commission has not recommended prosecution in even one such case between 2016-17 and 2021-22 (up to Feb. 28)

Reason

Brickbat: Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

An investigation by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights has found that prosecutors are often reluctant to use bodycam video from officers in the Minneapolis Police Department in court because the officers' language is so offensive. "When MPD officers scream obscenities at community members, it makes it challenging for prosecutors…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty Accuses Libya’s SSA of Violations Against Migrants, Refugees

The Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) in Libya has slammed an Amnesty International report that accused the agency of carrying out arbitrary detentions of migrants and refugees as well as of human rights violations. In its statement, SSA pointed out that Amnesty’s report lacked the most basic standards of professional work,…

The Hindu

‘Kindly don’t patronize us, we know what to do’: Ambassador Tirumurti responds to Dutch envoy’s tweet on India’s abstention in UNGA on Ukraine

Since January this year, India has abstained on procedural votes and draft resolutions in the U.N. Security Council, the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council that deplored Russian aggression against Ukraine

Reuters

Philippines election a rematch of late dictator's son and rights lawyer

Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country's late dictator and the human rights lawyer who narrowly beat him in the 2016 vice presidential contest.

Reuters

Canada's indigenous individuals settle with Bank of Montreal over rights complaint

Two individuals in Canada from an indigenous group reached a settlement with Bank of Montreal over a human rights complaint that arose from them being handcuffed in 2019 when they tried to open an account with the bank, after its staff alleged fraud.

Salon

When Roe goes, so go public schools?

Following Alito's reasoning on Roe, public schools aren't in the Constitution — and Republicans are now salivating

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