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Lawyer for Ugandan opposition politician ‘arrested and tortured’

Eron Kiiza, who was representing regime opponent Dr Kizza Besigye, was assaulted and sentenced to nine months’ jail, say colleagues

The Guardian - UK

Director Of Independent Commission For Human Rights In Gaza Killed

Director of ICHR in Gaza killed in Israeli airstrike, along with 12 family members. Escalating violence in the region.

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The Human Rights Commission has handed down a report on racism at Australian universities. Here’s why it fails

Just before universities closed for the year in 2024, the Australian Human Rights Commission released its Interim Report on Racism at Australian Universities.

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I owe Alaa Abd el-Fattah my life, which is why I am going on a hunger strike to help free him

If anybody represents the very British values of democracy, respect for human rights, justice and due process, it is the Egyptian activist

The Guardian - AU

UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad

The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong civil war, now that former leader Bashar Assad has been ousted and sent into exile

The Independent UK

Mali’s military junta has made homosexuality a crime – what the new law says

A bloodless coup in 2020 saw the military take control of Mali. Since then there have been growing reports of a declining human rights record in the west African country.

The Conversation

Afghans evacuated by US in chaos of withdrawal are languishing in foreign camps, documents reveal

Exclusive: records show evacuees with pending applications to enter US ‘forced to remain in limbo’ in at least 36 countries, some in ‘untenable conditions’

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A Moroccan activist is sentenced to prison over protests against earthquake response

A well-known Moroccan activist who led protests decrying the government’s earthquake response was sentenced to prison in a case that human rights advocates condemned as politically motivated

The Independent UK

No human rights concern would stop UK selling F-35 parts for Israel, say NGOs

Campaigners argue the British government has concluded that parts for the jets must be supplied in all circumstances

The Guardian - UK

Rights advocate committed to trial despite 'weak' case

A human rights advocate and two co-accused have been committed to stand trial over their alleged kidnapping and assault of a man in a park.

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Nuclear engineers abducted in Pakistan, Human Rights activist raises alarm

Prominent human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has raised serious concerns regarding the reported abduction of 16 nuclear engineers from a uranium mining site in Lakki Marwat, located in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in China

A group of Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists who say the men are at risk of abuse and torture if they are sent back

The Independent UK

Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility?

With 15 inmates remaining, advocates urge Biden to release more Gitmo detainees before he leaves office on January 20.

Al Jazeera

Kenya abductions: the powerful legal shields citizens and courts can use – expert

Kenya’s national human rights commission recorded 82 abductions or enforced disappearances between June and December 2024. Many of the people reported missing after the country’s anti-tax protests later resurfaced, but some have been found dead. Dozens of young Kenyans reported being snatched from their homes or the streets by armed…

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Kenya court rules that criminalising attempted suicide is unconstitutional

The judgment has been welcomed as an important shift in perceptions by human rights and mental health groups

Al Jazeera

Australia violated rights of asylum seekers held in Nauru, UN watchdog says

UN Human Rights Committee ruling covers cases involving 25 refugees who endured years of arbitrary detention.

The Independent UK

European Investment Bank to boost funds for Bangladesh as it weathers political turmoil

A senior official of the European Investment Bank says the regional lending agency is keen to double its funding for Bangladesh, but she expressed concern over human rights as the country endures a spell of political turmoil

The Independent UK

Australia asked to pay compensation for violating rights of asylum seekers in Nauru camps

UN watchdog finds refugees and asylum seekers suffered deterioration of physical and mental health in offshore detention camps

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Australia breached human rights treaty, UN body rules

Australia remains responsible for the arbitrary detention of refugees and asylum seekers in offshore processing facilities in Nauru, a UN committee has ruled.

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The UN says Australia violated human rights law, but it’s unlikely to change the way we treat refugees

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled that Australia breached international human rights law by detaining a group of young asylum seekers in immigration detention in Nauru.

The Guardian - AU

Australia violated rights of asylum seekers on Nauru, UN watchdog rules

United Nations human rights committee says decision should serve as warning to other nations considering outsourcing asylum processing

Latin Times

Venezuela's Opposition Leader María Corina Machado's Detention by Maduro Regime Faces Global Condemnation

The move to attack Machado heightened global concern over Venezuela's political crisis

Reason

The Great Joanne Eisen

Joanne Eisen and Paul Gallant advanced human rights globally by telling the stories of the victims of oppression

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Jimmy Carter's Legacy Of Racial Progress And Humanitarianism

Explore the legacy of Jimmy Carter, the 39th US President, in promoting racial equality and human rights.

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