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US soldiers could be liable for war crimes in Gaza. Will they be prosecuted?

Human Rights Watch says US military personnel could face criminal prosecution for assisting Israel’s war in Gaza

The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2025

Amnesty calls on governments to reign in Big Tech. But as Trump’s tech threat looms, will they?

The report said AI is ‘the next phase’ of tech giants’ global ‘dominance’.

Euronews · Aug 29, 2025

Why are there growing calls for Britain to quit the ECHR – and would it make a difference?

Here, The Independent takes a look at what the ECHR is, why some people think we should quit and why others say leaving may bring more problems than it solves

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

'Really dangerous': Liberty chief blasts Labour over human rights law tinkering

LABOUR’S tinkering with European human rights laws is “really dangerous”, according to the head of a leading civil liberties group.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2025

EU's and Spanish migration policies ‘exacerbate’ rights abuses in Mauritania - HRW report

Human Rights Watch says EU's and Spain’s outsourcing of migration control to Mauritania has worsened abuses against asylum seekers, including torture, rape and mass expulsions. The report links these violations to a €210 million 2024 migration deal aimed at curbing departures to the Canary Islands.

Euronews · Aug 27, 2025

EU urged to uphold human rights, as Mauritania accused of abuse of migrants

Mauritania’s role as a key transit hub for African migrants seeking passage to Europe has come into sharp focus, following renewed claims by the NGO Human Rights Watch of abuse by its security forces.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 27, 2025

Musk brands Reform UK leader Farage 'weak sauce' after illegal immigration crackdown pledge

On Tuesday, Farage vowed to pull the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights and start mass deportations of anyone who arrived in the country illegally.

Euronews · Aug 27, 2025

Israeli drone strikes kill six Syrian soldiers in Damascus suburb, reports claim

Syrian state media and the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the latest drone strikes on Tuesday in the southern Damascus suburb of Kiswah killed six soldiers.

Euronews · Aug 27, 2025

First Thing: UN demands justice over Israel’s double bombing of Gaza hospital

Human rights office says attack, which killed 20 people, raises questions about the targeting of journalists. Plus, painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentina

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025

A royal pardon frees a Thai woman serving a 43-year prison term for defaming the monarchy

A woman in Thailand, sentenced to a prison term of more than four decades on a charge of royal defamation, has been released by a royal pardon after serving just under one-fifth of her term

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025