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Singapore hangs man for trafficking 1kg of cannabis

Family of Tangaraju Suppiah had pleaded for clemency, saying he had not had adequate legal counsel in fighting the case.

Al Jazeera

Iranian security forces have ‘illegally killed, sexually assaulted and tortured children’

Secondary school student says she was beaten and whipped while interrogated and her clothes were set on fire when security forces pushed her onto a lit gas range

The Independent UK

UN urged to reject antisemitism definition over ‘misuse’ to shield Israel

More than 100 Israeli and international civil society groups warn IHRA definition could curb work of UN bodies

The Guardian - US

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Vietnam accused of abducting blogger from Thailand

Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Vietnam of kidnapping a blogger critical of the communist government who was living as a refugee in Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Twitter starts removing blue tick mark from non-paying users

Famous figures including Pope Francis and Bill Gates lose blue tick as Elon Musk pushes paid service.

Al Jazeera

‘Legacy blue checks’ disappear from Twitter as Musk’s changes take effect

Checkmark denoted accounts verified for authenticity, which can now be bought for an $8 a month subscription called Twitter Blue

The Guardian - US

4 protesters against China's COVID policy released on bail

An activist says officials in Beijing have released four women on bail who were arrested for joining rare nationwide protests in late November against China’s tough anti-coronavirus policy

The Independent UK

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LIV Golf coincides with 'egregious' abuses in Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch warns

As South Australia prepares to host the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, a human rights watchdog condemns the tournament as a blatant example of "sportswashing" amid a period of "egregious" human rights abuses.

ABC News

12-year-olds can't buy cigarettes — but they can work in tobacco fields

Child labor rules in agriculture are looser than those in other industries, even for tasks that are dangerous. For all tobacco laborers, but especially kids, the work can cause nicotine poisoning.

WEKU

Home Office’s Windrush payout scheme needs urgent reform, study finds

Human Rights Watch says claimants’ rights are being violated, with high obstacles to making claims and low awards

The Guardian - UK

Calls to ‘strip’ Home Office of Windrush compensation administration

A report from a humans rights organisation said the administration of the compensation scheme should be handed to an independent body.

The Independent UK

Palestinian Authority blocks registration of legal aid group

The Palestinian Authority has blocked the registration of a legal advocacy group representing critics and opponents detained in Palestinian jails, a move condemned as the authority’s latest effort to stifle civil society in the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK

US seeks jailed Vietnam blogger’s release before Blinken visit

The US called on Vietnam to release blogger Nguyen Lan Thang, who was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for anti-state activities, ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s weekend visit for talks in Hanoi.

Bangkok Post

Hours before Blinken visit, US condemns Vietnam's jailing of activist

Hours ahead of a visit to Hanoi by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the United States on Thursday condemned Vietnam's jailing of a prominent political activist and said ties could only reach their full potential if the country improved its human rights record.

Reuters

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Two Prominent Chinese Rights Activists Jailed for Over a Decade

The heavy sentences of lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi are longer than Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo’s 11-year jail term.

Bangkok Post

China jails 2 prominent human rights lawyers for over 10 years

Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers, including one who had called for leader Xi Jinping to resign, have been jailed for over a decade, an advocacy group and one of the men's wives said Monday.

Al Jazeera

China jails two human rights lawyers for ‘subversion’

Human rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi are sentenced to more than 10-year jail after a closed-door trial.

ABC News

Family of Australian man jailed in Vietnam calls on governor-general to raise his case during visit marking 50 years of diplomatic ties

The governor-general is in Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam, and human rights groups are calling on him to raise the plight of political prisoners in the communist South-East Asian nation.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Let him go’: Joe Biden calls on Russia to release US journalist

Human Rights Watch describes arrest of WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich as ‘depraved cynical move’ designed to silence critical voices

Reuters

Israel is on 'rampage' against human rights, new HRW chief says

Israel's government is "on a rampage" against human rights, the new head of Human Rights Watch said on Thursday and urged the United States and other allies to do more to hold it accountable for alleged abuses and persuade it to change course.

Reuters

Explainer-Can ICC's Philippines drugs war probe make progress if Manila cuts contact?

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said this week he would cut off contact with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it rejected his government's request to suspend a probe into thousands of killings during his predecessor's "war on drugs".

The Conversation

Why is Canada rejecting evidence of Israeli apartheid against Palestinians?

For the past two months, hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens have been demonstrating against proposed judicial reforms by the country’s new far right-wing government that could seriously threaten their human rights.

Radio France Internationale

Amnesty says West's response to Ukraine reveals 'double standards' on rights

In its annual report for 2022, rights group Amnesty International criticises the West for double standards regarding human rights abuses around the world. Amnesty underlines the silence of western governments on Saudi Arabia's rights record, widespread repression in Egypt, and Israel's treatment of Palestinians.

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda scheme would ‘completely erode’ UK’s standing on world stage

New Human Rights Watch head Tirana Hassan says UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers is ‘cheap politics’

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Bills intended to shame and scare transgender students are despicable

Republican lawmakers across the nation have introduced more than 400 bills to restrict the rights of LGBTQ people in the current legislative cycle, according to Human Rights Watch. One of them is Assembly Bill 1314, an odious proposal by California Assemblymembers Bill Essayli, R-Corona, and James Gallagher, R-Yuba City, to…

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