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The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

Lawyer for Ecuadorian tribes fighting oil industry seeks Biden pardon

Steven Donziger and 34 congressmembers urge action on case that saw debilitating counterattacks from Chevron

The Guardian - US

Human Rights Lawyer Surprised By Leniency In Rapists' Sentences

Human rights lawyer criticizes lenient sentences for Gisèle Pelicot's rapists, aiming to deter appeals and protect victim.

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Human Rights Watch: Israel committing genocide in Gaza by restricting water

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Israel of causing the deaths of thousands of Palestinians by systematically restricting and targeting…

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Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel Of Genocide In Gaza

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of causing Palestinian deaths in Gaza by restricting water supply, leading to malnutrition and illness.

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First Thing: 51 men found guilty in Pelicot mass rape trial

French man jailed for 20 years over abuse of ex-wife Gisèle Pelicot. Plus, Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of genocide for restricting Gaza water supply

The Guardian - UK

Turkish drugs supplier wins human rights bid to stay in UK after Home Office U-turn

Theresa May originally decided not to deport the convicted drugs supplier, concluding he did not pose a danger

Evening Standard

Israel committing ‘acts of genocide’ by cutting off water in Gaza, HRW says

Human Rights Watch says Israel is intentionally cutting off water supplies and destroying infrastructure in Gaza.

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Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why?

Amnesty International claims Serbian activists’ phones hacked by police with spyware tools, raising privacy concerns.

Al Jazeera

Israel accused of act of genocide over restriction of Gaza water supply

Human Rights Watch says Israeli forces have acted deliberately to cut availability of clean water

The Guardian - UK

Racism rife at universities as many fear speaking out

Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, racism against foreign students and Indigenous people feeling diminished are under the Human Rights Commission's spotlight.

AAP

Man City lawyer claims human rights issues would ‘distract’ football watchdog

Lord Pannick’s comments came as the House of Lords continued its line-by-line scrutiny of the Football Governance Bill.

Evening Standard

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Vows To Continue Fight For Democracy

Narges Mohammadi, Iranian activist and Nobel laureate, persists in advocating for democracy and women's rights despite imprisonment and persecution by the ...

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Activist Tells Saudi-hosted UN Forum Of 'Silencing' Of Dissent

A Saudi human rights activist appeared via a video link Wednesday at a UN forum in the kingdom to denounce the "silencing" of dissent under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

International Business Times

Ghana's Supreme Court Dismisses Challenges To Anti-LGBT Legislation

Ghana's Supreme Court dismisses challenges to anti-LGBT bill, raising concerns about its impact on human rights in the country.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US violating law by funding Israel despite alleged human rights abuses, lawsuit says

Suit claims state department is deliberately bypassing the Leahy Law. Plus, New York grand jury charges Luigi Mangione with first-degree murder

Al Jazeera

EU research funds flow to Israel despite outrage over Gaza war

Israeli organisations, some linked to the military, have received more than $250m since the war on Gaza began.

The Independent UK

Palestinian families sue Biden administration over ‘failure’ to sanction Israel for human rights abuses

Gaza residents and their American families accuse the State Department of creating illegal loopholes on Israel’s behalf to evade federal law blocking aid to foreign militaries complicit in human rights abuses

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Lawsuit Alleges State Department Loopholes For Israel

Lawsuit alleges State Department exemptions for Israel, bypassing U.S. aid restrictions on human rights abuses. Ongoing debate over U.S. assistance to Isra...

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Al Jazeera

Palestinians sue State Department over US assistance to Israel’s military

Lawsuit accuses Biden administration of violating US law barring aid to military units involved in rights abuses.

The Guardian - US

US violating law to fund Israel despite alleged human rights abuses, lawsuit says

Suit claims state department is deliberately bypassing the Leahy Law by failing to sanction Israeli units accused of widespread atrocities in Palestinian territories

The Conversation

NZ’s government may ask the public to underwrite the risk of fossil fuel exploration – this could be unlawful

After reversing the ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration permits, New Zealand’s coalition government is now considering whether to share the risks of exploration with the fossil fuel industry.

The Guardian - US

‘The military has been inserted into the economy’: how the army became ubiquitous in Mexican life

Under the former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico’s army acquired a stake in air and sea ports, customs and luxury hotels

The Conversation

FIFA has a human rights policy, so how could it award Saudi Arabia the 2034 soccer World Cup?

Last week, FIFA officially awarded Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland Labor publicly criticised the LNP’s unprecedented youth crime laws – so why did it wave them through?

Labor’s capitulation on ‘adult crime, adult time’ and David Crisafulli’s abortion gag show both parties struggling to adjust to life on opposite sides of the chamber

Radio France Internationale

TotalEnergies accused of abuses linked to €10bn East African oil pipeline

Rights groups have accused France's TotalEnergies and Chinese oil company CNOOC of human rights violations and environmental damage linked to a €10 billion oil project in Uganda and Tanzania.

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