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Coalition senators split in voting on Ralph Babet motion on abortion – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Somalia takes historic step towards universal suffrage after 55 years

Somalia's cabinet approved a bill that, if confirmed by parliament, will revert the country's election system to universal suffrage for the first time in decades, ending a process of indirect voting.

Radio France Internationale

Volunteers leave water at border for migrants as 90 have died in Arizona desert so far this year

Thousands have died and gone missing at border in last three decades

The Independent UK

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Who is Thomas Kwoyelo, Ugandan LRA rebel commander guilty of war crimes?

Kwoyelo is the first member of the Lord’s Resistance Army militia group to face trial in Uganda.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza

The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire

The Independent UK

Human Rights Watch Report: Israeli Soldiers Kill Civilians In Gaza

Recent reports highlight Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza and Saudi Arabia's condemnation of Hamas leader's killing in Iran, raising regional tensions.

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Chad Military Accused Of Deaths In Prison Custody

Human Rights Watch reports deaths and mistreatment of detainees in Chad's Koro Toro prison following protests. Chad's political landscape faces scrutiny ov...

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Chad's military was responsible for deaths of detainees after protests in 2022, a rights group says

Human Rights Watch says Chad’s military was responsible for the deaths of several detainees who were arrested after protests in October 2022

The Independent UK

Miss South Africa finalist faces xenophobic abuse over Nigerian heritage

Human Rights Watch says anti-immigrant rhetoric soared in South Africa ahead of this year’s election

The Independent UK

Guinea court sentences ex-dictator Camara to 20 years over 2009 stadium massacre

More than a decade after the brutal 2009 massacre and mass rapes of demonstrators at a Conakry football stadium shocked the world, a Guinean court on Wednesday sentenced former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara to 20 years in jail for crimes against humanity.

France 24

Tanzania's Maasai relocation scheme slammed in new HRW report

A Human Rights Watch report says Tanzania is forcibly evicting tens of thousands of Maasai from their ancestral lands, claiming that government rangers beat some members of the community with impunity.

Radio France Internationale

Cameroon releases activist arrested over TikTok posts, lawyer says

Cameroon on Wednesday provisionally released an activist imprisoned after he posted videos on TikTok urging democratic change ahead of 2025 presidential elections, his lawyer said.

Radio France Internationale

WED PM - Cameroon arrests activist over TikTok posts, says HRW

Cameroon has imprisoned an activist who posted videos on TikTok urging democratic change ahead of 2025 presidential elections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

Radio France Internationale

Rich countries are paying poorer ones to manage their refugee crises: 3 reasons this is dangerous

In recent years, western nations have been sending asylum seekers who arrive at their borders to other countries. This is a practice known as offshoring. The UK has become the recent poster country of this practice.

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Human Rights Watch Accuses Sudan Paramilitary Of Sexual Violence

Human Rights Watch accuses Sudan's paramilitary group of sexual violence against women, urging UN intervention in the conflict.

The Independent UK

Paramilitaries gang rape girls as young as nine in Sudan, report warns

Human rights organisation accuses paramilitary group of perpetrating sexual violence against women and girls in war-torn country

Radio France Internationale

Human rights in Niger 'in free fall' a year after coup, rights groups say

Military authorities in Niger have committed numerous human rights violations a year after seizing power in a coup, according to a report published Thursday by three international NGOs.

The Guardian - UK

Labour must drop challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant, says human rights chief

Yasmine Ahmed of Human Rights Watch says the UK should not challenge the international criminal court’s right to seek justice for alleged war crimes

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The Guardian - US

The ICJ has demolished Israel’s claims that it is not occupying Palestinian territories

The Israeli government has long stressed that there was no Palestine whose land it could occupy and that the territories are ‘disputed’. The court has rejected this

The Independent UK

Trump says he’d like to take Kim Jong-Un to a baseball game as he boasts about their friendship

Trump became the first sitting president to visit North Korea in 2019

Al Jazeera

Why does Israel step up its attacks when Gaza ceasefire talks advance?

Israel has a history of deploying this tactic to apply pressure on its opponents and act with impunity, experts say.

Al Jazeera

Hamas rejects HRW accusation of war crimes in October 7 attack

Rights group says in new report Palestinian armed groups committed crimes against humanity in assault in Israel.

The Independent UK

War crimes committed in 7 October attack by Hamas ‘designed’ to kill civilians, rights group says

Human Rights Watch says slaughter of civilians ‘planned and not isolated acts’ in more than 200-page report

Latin Times

Humanitarian groups are reporting that CBP One app is being used by cartels to target migrants

The app which allows asylum seekers to schedule appointments with border officials may be exposing migrants to dangers

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Human Rights Watch Report: Hamas Committed War Crimes

Human Rights Watch report accuses Hamas-led groups of war crimes in southern Israel attack, including crimes against humanity and sexual violence allegations.

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