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Lawyer warns detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya is in critical condition

The lawyer for a prominent Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya says he is in critical condition

The Independent UK

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh to lead India delegation at first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance

India's Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, is leading a delegation to Geneva for the inaugural UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance. This crucial forum will review the first independent scientific assessment of AI's capabilities, risks, and opportunities. Discussions will cover AI's societal impact, bridging digital divides,…

The Economic Times

FIFA 2026: World Cup propels surveillance to new heights

The 2026 FIFA World Cup in Pennsylvania is under surveillance, with governments and private firms monitoring attendees' faces, movements, and devices. Over $1 billion in security funding fuels advanced tech like facial recognition cameras and AI-powered drones, raising significant privacy concerns. Civil society groups warn of potential human rights breaches,…

The Economic Times

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‘International law is our compass’ in global conflict, UN rights chief tells RFI

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk tells RFI that repression in Iran and drone warfare and sexual violence in Sudan show that civilians are paying the highest price for conflicts around the globe.

Radio France Internationale

‘The situation is terrible’: aid workers on life in Sudanese city pummelled by drone strikes

El Obeid becomes key battleground in war between Sudan’s armed forces and their paramilitary enemies, the RSF

The Guardian - UK

'Shortsighted leaders tend to repeat errors': Analyst warns Trump's Pakistan outreach may cost US dearly

According to the analysis, countries that become strategically important often face less international pressure over their internal affairs. It points to examples such as continued Western engagement with Pakistan and the European Union retaining Islamabad's GSP-Plus trade status despite allegations of human rights abuses, arguing that geopolitical interests have frequently…

The Times of India

‘My childhood stopped’: woman sues CPS after taking stepfather to abuse trial

Annie’s lawyers argue that prosecution was so badly executed it breached her human rights

The Guardian - UK

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More than 400 dead in DR Congo's Ebola outbreak

In tonight's edition, Ebola is spreading beyond its original hotspot in the DRC as a new case has been detected nearly 600 kilometers away. And another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan around the besieged city of al-Obeid, the UN says.

France 24

British couple on hunger strike in Iranian jail as human rights experts declare ‘medical emergency’

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The Independent UK

UN issues 'red alert' over human rights catastrophe in Sudan's El-Obeid

The UN on Friday warned that a "human rights catastrophe" was unfolding in Sudan's El-Obeid where experts have warned the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) may be about to stage an offensive. Civilians in the city have already been subjected to "siege-like conditions" for the past 18 months, UN rights chief…

France 24

As Sahel states withdraw from ICC, NGOs warn of ‘impunity’ over war crimes

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have initiated a year-long process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, a move human rights defenders say will leave victims of war crimes without access to justice.

Radio France Internationale

'Undermining freedom of belief': Speakers at UNHRC event call out Pakistan over safety of religious minority women

At a UN Human Rights Council meeting, the alarming issue of forced conversions and marriages affecting minority women in Pakistan was brought to light. Advocates and lawmakers expressed their outrage over violations of religious freedom, particularly concerning Hindu, Christian, and Baloch girls. They called for immediate global intervention, emphasizing that…

The Times of India

Self-immolation outside UN draws fresh attention to Tibet

A Tibetan activist's self-immolation outside the UN headquarters in New York has reignited global attention on Tibet's human rights crisis. Lobga Rangzen's desperate act, protesting Chinese rule and new assimilation laws, highlights the fading international focus on the issue. This tragic event, occurring after over 150 similar protests in Tibet,…

The Times of India

UN human rights chief sounds 'red alert' over violence around Sudan's el-Obeid city

The United Nations human rights chief is sounding a “red alert” about possible atrocity crimes in and near a strategic city in central Sudan

The Independent UK

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Euronews

UN to close its human rights office in Burkina Faso following junta's suspension

Junta chief captain Ibrahim Traoré has pursued anti-Western policies since seizing power in a coup in September 2022, while critical voices are met with repression.

The National (Scotland)

Major Scottish pension fund is invested in Israeli 'war bonds', filings show

A SCOTTISH pension fund, one of the largest in the UK, is invested in Israeli “war bonds”, The National can reveal ...

Reason

How the US Has - Mostly - Avoided the Dark Side of the World Cup

This year's World Cup has largely avoided the stadium subsidies, forcible displacement of people, human rights violations, and other evils historically associated with the event.

Latin Times

Venezuelan Political Prisoners Left Sleeping Outdoors, Trapped in Damaged Cells After Earthquakes, Families Warn

Relatives and human rights advocates are warning that dozens of political prisoners held at two of Venezuela's most notorious prisons, Ramo Verde and El Rodeo I, remain at risk after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes damaged prison infrastructure and exposed what they describe as dangerous living conditions.

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The Conversation

Immigration and asylum bill: why yet another attempt to overhaul the system won’t work

The UK government’s immigration and asylum bill puts forward a number of proposals to overhaul the asylum system. These include changes to how human rights are interpreted, and requiring refugees to pay back some of the support they receive. If passed, it will be the fifth immigration act adopted since…

The Guardian - UK

‘It was a massacre’: Haiti gangs carry out mass killings across the country

The Guardian has found evidence of a massacre that left at least 70 civilians dead as the country’s security forces struggle to control even the main roads to the capital

Radio France Internationale

Mali's war on civilians deepens as alliances shift, HRW says

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the army, allied militias and Islamist armed groups have all committed abuses with impunity since the attacks in northern Mali in April.

The Independent UK

A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren four months ago. We still don’t know the full story

The Feb. 28 attack on a primary school in southeastern Iran was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran

The Guardian - UK

Most asylum seekers rejected under tightened laws will remain in UK

Critics call proposed limits on asylum claims a ‘quick fix that will create long-term chaos’

Euronews

France's Emmanuel Macron speaks out against global rise in executions

"The death penalty has never made a society safer," Macron said during a speech at the ninth World Congress against the death penalty.

France 24

South Africa anti-migrant wave: UN's Türk urges people 'not to dehumanise'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In this wide-ranging interview, Türk presents a coherent vision of human rights as the essential framework through which to understand some of the defining global challenges of the 21st century. Rather than treating migration, climate…

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