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Pressure mounts on Starmer over small boat migrants and asylum hotels

The issue is top of voters’ concerns but there is little support for Sir Keir Starmer’s approach, a poll has suggested.

The Independent UK

Palantir’s tools pose an invisible danger we are just beginning to comprehend

Weaponized AI surveillance platforms threaten human rights around the world. Here’s how they work

The Guardian - US

State Department Report Warns of Escalating Violence and Human Rights Violations in Haiti

In 2025, between January and June, the number of victims remained high, with 3,137 people killed in violence involving criminal groups, self-defense groups, civilians, and state security forces.

Latin Times

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The Gambia’s new constitution has stalled again – 5 reasons why and what that means for democracy

The Gambia’s post-dictatorship democratic transition recently suffered a setback. The Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill, 2024 failed to pass its second reading in the national assembly.

The Conversation

Trump's Military Crackdown on Cartels Would Do More Harm Than Good, Human Rights Group Says

President Donald Trump reportedly approved a directive on Aug. 8 authorizing the use of U.S. military force against Latin American drug cartels, which his administration has labeled as foreign terrorist organizations.

Latin Times

Britain felt like a safer place to be trans in the nineties, says UK’s first transgender judge

Giving her first interview since she began the process of taking the government to the European Court of Human Rights, Dr McCloud tells Millie Cooke she no longer sees the UK as a ‘safe place’ for trans people

The Independent UK

El Salvador's Push to Take Anti-Gang Offensive Beyond Borders Raises Questions Over Due Process

With more than 800 Intepol red notices currently in circulation, El Salvador has four times as many active alerts as Argentina, the second-highest country in the region

Latin Times

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What will Uganda gain from accepting US deportees?

Analysts speculate that Uganda is seeking better trade deals and wants to be in Trump’s good books.

Al Jazeera

Female political prisoners in Belarus face abuse, humiliation and threats of losing parental rights

Human rights activists say female political prisoners in Belarus are often singled out for abuse and humiliation, threatened with losing their children, and having medical problems ignored

The Independent UK

Police Scotland using live facial recognition 'not justifiable', SNP members say

POLICE Scotland's consideration to use live facial recognition technology is “not justifiable” and would be a “radical departure” from the…

The National (Scotland)

Amnesty urges Lord Advocate to drop charges against Palestine Action protesters

AMNESTY International has called on the Lord Advocate of Scotland to drop all charges against those arrested for peacefully protesting in support of…

The National (Scotland)

$346 Mn US-Nigeria Arms Deal Sets Rights Groups On Edge

Rights groups are questioning a multimillion-dollar arms sale by the United States to Nigeria as security forces in the west African nation continue to be accused of killing civilians with impunity.

International Business Times

Analysis: Israel E1 settlement plan makes Palestinian state further away

Analysts warn E1 plan will fragment Palestinian lands, undermining the viability of a future Palestinian state.

Al Jazeera

State Department layoffs could hurt US companies’ ability to compete globally – an economist explains why

When more than 1,300 people at the U.S. State Department lost their jobs in a mass firing this summer, most headlines focused on what it meant for American diplomacy. But the layoffs are about more than embassies and foreign policy – they could also make it harder for U.S. companies…

The Conversation

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Evening Standard

Human rights group to seek to appeal against Israel jet parts export ruling

Al-Haq lost a legal challenge against the Government in June over the export of fighter jet parts that can be used by Israel.

The Independent UK

Met Police’s live facial recognition policy is ‘unlawful’, watchdog warns

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue

Evening Standard

Met Police facial recognition 'unlawful', says watchdog ahead of Notting Hill Carnival

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue.

Radio France Internationale

International NGOs report mass killings and sexual violence in eastern DRC

Two new reports from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reveal harrowing testimony of mass killings, sexual violence and forced displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), underscoring the human cost of the conflict despite ongoing peace talks.

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The Independent UK

Lawyer for activist Jimmy Lai defends free speech in landmark Hong Kong trial

A lawyer for Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai argues it’s not wrong to support freedom of expression and human rights

Euronews

Israel to call up 60,000 reservists ahead of new military operation in Gaza City

Israel is preparing a major military operation in Gaza City, calling up tens of thousands of reservists. Human rights groups warn of a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Latin Times

Human Rights Groups Urge Congress to Block Trump's Military Plans Against Latin American Cartels

More than 30 organizations are urging U.S. lawmakers to reject Trump's plan against Latin American cartels, arguing it would put civilians at risk and destabilize diplomatic ties in the region

Latin Times

Experts Criticize U.S. Report On El Salvador Human Rights Situation: 'Widespread Pattern Of State Abuse'

Some experts are criticizing a report issued by the Donald Trump administration over its claims regarding El Salvador

Euronews

Russians opposing the regime face uncertainty as Germany halts humanitarian visas

Alexey Moskalyov and his daughter Masha Moskalyova fled Russia after he was imprisoned for discrediting the army. Germany rejected their humanitarian visa, leaving their fate uncertain.

Newslaundry

Days after cops assault journalist, NHRC seeks report from Punjab DGP

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the assault of a journalist by two policemen in Gurdaspur’s Batala and sought a detailed report from the Punjab DGP within two weeks.

The Independent UK

South Sudanese exiles face uncertain future after release from prison in neighboring Sudan

The top U.N. human rights body has accused both the Sudanese Armed Forces and Darfur’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of detaining tens of thousands of people without charge since Sudan’s war broke out in 2023

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