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Male Afghan TV anchors cover faces in solidarity with women after a Taliban order

Male anchors in Afghanistan are wearing masks on air in solidarity with their female colleagues. This is the latest Taliban order to threaten the freedoms and careers of Afghan women.

WEKU

HRW Says More Arrests in Iran amid Economic Protests

Iranian authorities have arrested several prominent activists on baseless accusations amid labor union strikes and ongoing protests against rising prices, since May 6, 2022, in dozens of small towns, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. Those arrested include a prominent sociologist and four labor rights defenders. News outlets close to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian soldiers 'held babies hostage and executed a boy on playground' report claims

The Human Rights Watch has uncovered a string of accusations of shocking war crimes said to have been carried out by Russian soldiers on Ukrainian civilians as the invasion began

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HRW documents ‘apparent war crimes’ by Russian forces in Ukraine

Leading US-based rights group says Russian forces had subjected civilians to summary executions, torture in two regions.

Al Jazeera

Russian soldiers 'encouraged Ukrainian cancer patient to hang himself' new report claims

A new report from Human Rights Watch features a catalogue of "abhorrent, unlawful, and cruel" war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin's forces since the invasion began in February

Daily Mirror

Human Rights Watch documents 'apparent war crimes' by Russia in Ukraine

A leading human rights watchdog said on Wednesday it had documented further cases of "apparent war crimes" by Russian troops in two regions in Ukraine.

Reuters

Human Rights Watch documents more accounts of Russian war crimes against Ukrainian civilians

A new Human Rights Watch report documents claims of torture, summary execution and other abuses of civilians by Russian forces in north-eastern Ukraine.

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Israel army reverses assertion Palestinian fire killed Abu Akleh

Israeli army chief Aviv Kochavi now says it was unclear who fired the shot that killed Shireen Abu Akleh.

Al Jazeera

Five things to know about the killing of Al Jazeera’s Abu Akleh

Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran journalist, was shot dead while reporting on an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

Abu Akleh’s killing highlights Israeli attacks on journalists

Shireen Abu Akleh’s death is only the latest attack on Palestinian, international journalists by Israel, say advocates.

Al Jazeera

The world reacts to the killing of Al Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh

Killing of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces triggers outpouring of condemnation and condolences.

Al Jazeera

Threat of being sent to Rwanda ‘harming health of UK asylum seekers’

Rights organisations say refugees going into hiding as Home Office admits LGBTQ+ people could face persecution in African country

The Guardian - UK

A selective concern for human rights

NZ has made a concerted effort to support the Ukrainian people. But why Ukraine, and not other situations where the application of the rule of law is equally urgent?

Newsroom.co.nz

U.S. would lag behind global abortion access if Roe v. Wade is undone, advocates say

Human rights organizations say there is an international trend toward expanding abortion access, as countries such as Mexico and Argentina have worked to decriminalize the procedure.

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The Guardian - UK

Russian mercenaries linked to civilian massacres in Mali

Exclusive: Internal Malian army documents show Wagner operatives took part in ‘mixed missions’

France 24

World Press Freedom Day: RSF reveals mixed rankings in Africa

In tonight's edition: Human Rights Watch accuses Russian private security forces invited into Central African Republic of killing civilians. We speak to the daughter of Rwandan opposition figure Paul Rusesabagina. The “Hotel Rwanda” hero's family has filed a $400 million lawsuit against Kigali over alleged kidnapping and torture. And our…

Radio France Internationale

Russian paramilitary forces accused of rights abuses in CAR

Human Rights Watch says there is “compelling evidence” that Russian paramilitary troops are committing serious rights abuses and killing civilians in the Central African Republic.

The Independent UK

Rights groups criticize El Salvador's mass gang roundups

Human rights groups are criticizing El Salvador’s massive arrests of suspected gang members

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Family of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero sues Rwandan government for kidnapping and torture

Paul Rusesabagina saved more than 1,200 people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The Rwandan government convicted him of terrorism in a trial that human rights groups call a sham.

Daily Mirror

Qatar 'covering up women being flogged for adultery cases ahead of World Cup'

Zina laws classify sex and pregnancy outside marriage as a crime and even rape victims can face prosecution, which involves floggings and jail, if a suspect claims sex was consensual

WEKU

Rape has reportedly become a weapon in Ukraine. Finding justice may be difficult

Widespread allegations of rape at the hands of Russian soldiers have been coming out of Ukraine. Experts say rape in conflict is often used to pursue strategic aims.

Evening Standard

UK to send investigators to Ukraine to gather evidence of war crimes, says Liz Truss

As of April 29, 2,899 civilians have died during the invasion, including 70 children, the UN reports

Asharq Al-Awsat

Human Rights Watch: 130 People Killed by Landmines in Libya

Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced that at least 130 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by landmines and abandoned or unexploded ordnance in Libya since the armed group called the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) withdrew from Tripoli’s southern suburbs in June 2020. From April 2019 to June 2020, fighters…

The Conversation

How burying the dead keeps the living human

Olena Koval found out that her husband was dead via text message. He was shot by Russian soldiers inside their home in Bucha while she was sheltering nearby, their neighbors told Human Rights Watch. In the days that followed, despite the brutal cold and her spinal disability, she made repeated…

The Independent UK

Head of Human Rights Watch to resign after nearly 3 decades

The longtime leader of Human Rights Watch says he will step down this summer as executive director

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