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‘Clear signs of authoritarianism’: Ecuador’s ‘iron fist’ leader seeks re-election

Voters go to polls on Sunday to give verdict on Daniel Noboa, whose crime crackdown has eroded human rights

The Guardian - US · Feb 6, 2025

Protests Across 50 States Against Trump Administration's Policies

Demonstrators in Georgia protest Trump administration's threats to freedoms and human rights, emphasizing concerns about democracy and lack of political ex...

Concerns grow over press freedoms in Cambodia after British journalist blacklisted from the country

Cambodia’s Interior Ministry confirmed Wednesday it had blocked a British journalist known for his reporting on human rights abuses and environmental issues from the country, an incident that comes amid growing concerns over press freedom in the Southeast Asian nation

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

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US Withdraws From UN Human Rights Body And UNRWA

President Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council and halts funding for Palestinian refugee agency over bias concerns.

I was a Guantánamo detainee. I’m horrified that Trump wants to keep immigrants there

This moral failure and sends a clear message – the government prioritizes deterrence over dignity and cruelty over compassion

The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2025

Trump would be ‘very happy’ to send ‘homegrowns’ to El Salvador’s prisons. It’s ‘incredibly illegal’

Immigration law experts and constitutional scholars are warning against the president’s threat to exile citizens in foreign jails

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

El Salvador wants to detain deportees, including U.S. citizens, in notorious 'tropical gulag' terror prison

Facility has been accused of inhumane conditions, torture, and arbitrary detention

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

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Trump Signs Order Withdrawing US From UN Bodies

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization.

International Business Times · Feb 4, 2025

El Salvador offers to hold deportees and incarcerated US citizens in its jails

Human rights groups alarmed as Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, meets with Nayib Bukele during overseas trip

The Guardian - US · Feb 4, 2025

Five things we’ve learned this week from Antoinette Lattouf’s alleged unfair dismissal case against the ABC

Journalist was cross-examined for five gruelling hours over two days, recounting heavier drinking habits and tearful conversations

The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2025

Rubio Secures Unprecedented Deal With El Salvador To House Criminals Deported From US

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that the deal includes an offer from Bukele to house dangerous criminals who are American citizens or legal residents, within Salvadoran prisons.

International Business Times · Feb 4, 2025

A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm

Over 40 Georgians have been jailed on criminal charges stemming from anti-government protests that have roiled the South Caucasus nation for weeks

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

Trump to withdraw US from UN Rights Council, extend UNRWA funds ban: Report

The US president is expected to sign the orders cutting ties with the UN agencies as Netanyahu visits the White House.

Al Jazeera · Feb 4, 2025

China bans Uyghurs from visiting ‘sensitive countries’ with large Muslim populations

Members of minority community can only travel to limited number of nations such as Kazakhstan for business, Human Rights Watch says

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

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Trump Cuts Funding To South Africa Over Land Policy Dispute

President Trump's decision to halt funding to South Africa sparks controversy over land expropriation law concerns and human rights violations against whit...

AAP · Feb 3, 2025

Kids have 'no hope' with tough on crime policies

Tough on crime policies do not work, a senate inquiry has been told as advocates call for oversight of state and territory youth justice legislation.

The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2025

Exonerated environmental defenders to face murder retrial in El Salvador

Critics decry ‘politically motivated’ decision to revisit civil war-era charges against leaders of anti-mining campaign

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2025

Zakia Jafri: Human rights activist and Gujarat riots widow dies aged 86

Human rights campaigner Zakia Jafri spent 20 years trying to hold political figures, including Narendra Modi, accountable for 2002 massacre

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025

The world at war: the flashpoints that the west ignores

While all eyes are on the Middle East and Ukraine, brutality still reigns in many other regions suffering many other conflicts

The National (Scotland) · Feb 2, 2025

Scottish Government urged to 'look seriously' at lack of human rights in Highlands

'THE report resonates with people in islands and islands, because they feel heard, listened to, taken seriously,” Angela O’Hagan, the chair of…

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government

Newslaundry · Feb 1, 2025

Hafta letters: Paywall content, crowd at Kumbh, development of Ahmedabad

NaveenTime-sensitive letter.Great work. Keep upping the game. I want to know: There is so much hype on electoral bonds and Hindenburg report. I want to know why no one is talking about, following up and its consequences. I understand the rest of the media, I want to know why Newslaundry isn’t…

Latin Times · Jan 31, 2025

Mexico Files Complaint Over Alleged Human Rights Violations During U.S. Deportation Flights

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that while the majority of unlawful migrants are treated fairly, two cases of violations were brought to her attention

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025

EU warns Pakistan that duty-free exporter status depends on progress in human rights, media freedom

The European Union has warned Pakistan that its status as a duty-free exporter to the bloc will continue to depend on the progress the country makes in addressing concerns about civil and labor rights and freedom of speech

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025

Iran's record execution rate casts shadow on death penalty reprieve for Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi

Activist stands convicted of ‘inflaming the situation’ during 2022 protests in Iran

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