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Opposition MPs raise concerns over human rights in India amid trade deal talks

Labour MP Zarah Sultana criticised the Prime Minister for visiting a JCB factory during his visit.

The Independent UK

Newcastle United supporters 'more aware' of Saudi Arabia's human rights issues

Saudi Arabia's investment into Newcastle United immediately put the club under a microscope

Chronicle Live

US panel calls on Biden to sanction India over sliding religious freedom under Modi

Delhi has in previously pushed back against the US panel’s reports, calling it an ‘organisation of particular concern’

The Independent UK

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To leave or not to leave? Twitter users debate leaving the platform amid Elon Musk takeover

The Tesla founder has described himself as a ‘free-speech absolutist’

The Independent UK

Hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in Ukraine waters – the legal rights of this profession are barely up to standard

While the world’s eyes have been on civilian casualties, forced displacement and potential war crimes on Ukrainian land, the plight of hundreds of seafarers trapped in commercial ships for the past several months has gone mostly unnoticed. They have been stranded in the main Ukrainian ports of Mariupol, Kherson and…

The Conversation

Lawyer who took on Chevron finally free

Steven Donziger spent nearly a thousand days in jail or on house arrest. Amnesty says it was corporate retaliation

Salon

Morocco's Minister of Health Vows Steps to Curb Immigration of Doctors

Morocco's Minister of Health Khalid Ait Taleb said his ministry is working to curb the immigration of doctors and medical professionals as the kingdom grapples with a shortage of medical staff. Responding to a question at the parliament on Monday, the minister noted that these procedures include improving the working…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Head of Human Rights Watch to resign after nearly 3 decades

The longtime leader of Human Rights Watch says he will step down this summer as executive director

The Independent UK

Human Rights Watch chief to step down after nearly three decades

Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth said on Tuesday he would step down at the end of August after running the global rights watchdog for nearly three decades.

Reuters

First Nations challenge over approval of Clive Palmer’s coalmine begins in Queensland

Case centres on whether proposed Galilee Coal Project would harm climate and limit human rights

The Guardian - AU

Youth coal mine fight reaches Qld court

Legal arguments expected to last six weeks have begun in the Queensland Land Court as opponents of a new coal mine mount a challenge on human rights grounds.

AAP

Xinjiang: UN team in China ahead of visit by human rights chief

Michelle Bachelet due to visit Uyghur region in May after United Nations long pushed China for ‘unfettered, meaningful’ access

The Guardian - AU

FCRA registration of human rights NGO cancelled

CHRI is an international NGO that works for human rights in Commonwealth countries

The Hindu

Human rights groups raise hate speech concerns after Musk's takeover of Twitter

Human rights groups on Monday raised concerns about hate speech on Twitter and the power that its takeover by Elon Musk would give the billionaire after the self-described "free speech absolutist" clinched a deal to take the social media platform private.

Reuters

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Court Gives Philanthropist Kavala Life in Prison

A Turkish Court on Monday sentenced prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala to life in prison without parole, finding him guilty of attempting to overthrow the government in connection with the 2013 mass anti-government protests. The court in Istanbul also sentenced seven other defendants to 18 years…

The Independent UK

Partner of Army veteran taking human rights case against British Government

Dennis Hutchings died after contracting Covid-19 while awaiting trial over a fatal shooting in 1974

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong’s human rights press awards scrapped over security law fears

Foreign Correspondent’s Club’s decision sparks outrage from journalists and resignations from press freedom committee

Newslaundry

'Don’t wish to unintentionally violate law': Hong Kong foreign correspondents club suspends rights award

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong has suspended its annual Human Rights Press Awards so as not to “unintentionally” violate any laws, according to a statement from the club president on Monday, news agency Reuters reported.

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Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club suspends top Asian human rights awards

Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) has suspended its annual Human Rights Press Awards so as not to "unintentionally" violate any laws, according to a statement from the club president on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Taking education into their own hands

Many Thai children learn the alphabet by rote memory -- A for Ant, B for Boy, C for Cat and so on. But for Wasin Pathomyok and Plengmontra Bubphamas, parents of a two-year-old daughter, they created an A to Z poster using a human rights theme. The idea of the…

The Hindu

Water bill sent by SMS should have water consumption data: SHRC

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Salon

Sanctions won't stop Putin — this might

All along, Putin has counted on the fact that Europe needs Russian gas. But that's also his Achilles heel

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Warns of Additional Challenges in Yemen

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that the absence of peace and a long-term ceasefire agreement in Yemen will pose additional challenges this year at all levels. The OHCA underlined in its 2022 overview on Yemen’s humanitarian needs that violations of international humanitarian…

Daily Record

Book on Boris Johnson's 1000 days in office would be filled with atrocities

Law breaking, mishandling, corruption, lies, u-turns and human rights abuses would fill the pages of the publication.

Daily Mirror

Dad says son 'worked to death' on £1 an hour by Qatar World Cup stadium firm

Sanjib Raya died of heart failure at 28 – same age as England captain Harry Kane. But his family say he was perfectly healthy before taking up the gruelling job.

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