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Swiss parliament rejects landmark European court ruling in blow to global climate action

Ruling by European Court of Human Rights said Swiss government was violating rights of senior citizens by not doing enough to tackle climate crisis

The Independent UK

Forcibly displaced population doubles to 120 million over the past 10 years

One in 69 people worldwide remains forcibly displaced by conflict, violence, persecution and human rights violations.

Al Jazeera

Russian forces ‘deliberately starved’ Ukrainians in Mariupol, new report claims

Russians targeted civilian food, water and medical facilities as tactic of war before capturing strategic port city in 2022, says report by human rights group Global Rights Compliance

The Independent UK

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Swiss lawmakers reject climate ruling in favour of female climate elders

Co-president of the KlimaSeniorinnen says declaration is betrayal of older women

The Guardian - UK

Ugandan oil pipeline protester allegedly beaten as part of ‘alarming crackdown’

Stephen Kwikiriza is one of 11 campaigners against EACOP targeted by authorities in past two weeks, rights group says

The Guardian - UK

Israel and Hamas have both committed war crimes since 7 October, says UN body

Parallel reports describe serious crimes during Hamas attack and Israel’s subsequent offensive in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Chiquita Brands Found Liable For Funding Colombian Paramilitary Group

Chiquita Brands ordered to pay .3 million for funding paramilitary group in Colombia. Verdict holds corporation accountable for human rights violations.

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IOC urged to help overturn French headscarves ban at Olympics

Human rights groups say prohibition has left Muslim athletes feeling ‘invisibilised, excluded and humiliated’

The Guardian - UK

Met police ‘using human rights laws to block trooping the colour protest’

Anti-monarchy group to challenge ’Kafkaesque’ move by force over Saturday’s event to mark king’s birthday

The Guardian - UK

Report by UN-backed experts cites crimes by Israeli forces, Palestinian militants starting 0ct. 7

U.N.-backed human rights experts say in a report published Wednesday that Israeli forces and Palestinian militants engaged in sexual and gender-based violence in much of the first three months of the conflict that began on Oct. 7 last year

The Independent UK

Azerbaijan accused of media crackdown before hosting Cop29

State reportedly arrested at least 25 journalists and activists in last year as it prepares for September climate summit

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Washington clears Azov brigade for US weapons and training

No evidence of gross human rights violations, says state department; formerly far-right group are heroes in Ukraine for Mariupol’s defence. What we know on day 840

The Guardian - AU

AI tools are illegally training on real children, including for explicit material

170 photos of Brazilian children have been scraped without parental consent, Human Rights Watch said.

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The Independent UK

French government accused of discrimination against its own athletes with Olympics hijab ban

Campaign groups including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch have spoken out against a hijab ban which will affect French athletes but not visiting competitors

The Guardian - US

US banana giant ordered to pay $38m to families of Colombian men killed by death squads

Landmark verdict against Chiquita marks first time major US company held liable for funding human rights abuses abroad

The National (Scotland)

Met Police cite human rights law in bid to stop anti-monarchy protest

The Met Police have been accused of seeking to use human rights legislation to block anti-monarchy protests at this weekend's Trooping the Colour.

Radio France Internationale

Olympic legend Tommie Smith comes to Paris to share stories of triumph and revolt

Such is the aura of the 1968 Olympic 200 metres gold medallist Tommie Smith that sports historians with multiple degrees melt in his presence and even grown women stand up and cry out for a picture with him because it's their birthday.

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U.N. Cites Possible War Crimes In Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

U.N. human rights office condemns potential war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in recent deadly raid, urging adherence to internatio...

The Guardian - UK

UK has issued 108 arms export licences to Israel since 7 October

Ministers have rejected calls to suspend arms exports to Israel despite claims they break international humanitarian law

The Independent UK

UN says Israeli forces, Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in deadly raid

The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend

The Independent UK

Justice secretary’s fight to protect the European Convention on Human Rights in Sunak’s Tory manifesto

Exclusive: Recording reveals justice secretary Alex Chalk’s bid to stop the Tories ditching the European Convention on Human Rights

Al Jazeera

Taiwan takes ‘pragmatic’ approach to keep formal allies amid China pressure

Taipei chooses pragmatism over ideology in relations with its diplomatic allies, but it might not be enough.

The Guardian - UK

‘I did not want to disappear in silence’: Chechen woman livestreamed attempted abduction by her family

Liya Zaurbekova is just one of a cohort of Chechen women who have tried to escape a deeply sexist and oppressive life

AAP

College regrets contract calling homosexuality 'sinful'

A religious school has expressed regret over a controversial gender contract sparking calls to fast track discrimination laws protecting diverse students.

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