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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…

France 24

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

WEKU

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

Daily Mirror

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.

WEKU

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

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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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 Conversation

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

The Independent UK

Human Rights Watch chief to step down after nearly three decades

Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth said on Tuesday he would step down at the end of August after running the global rights watchdog for nearly three decades.

Reuters

El Salvador Detains 17,000 'Suspected Gang Members' Without Due Process

President Nayib Bukele extends “state of emergency” for El Salvador—allowing the police to continue to mass arrest people for little, if any, reason.

Reason

Texas Anti-Trans Laws Target Intersex People, Too

Bans on trans kids' healthcare ensure intersex people continue to be subject to medically unnecessary surgeries in infancy.

Texas Observer

“It’s been a nightmare, but I feel safe now”: US gives Cameroonians reprieve

Cameroonians living in the US who lived in fear of imminent deportation have been given an 18-month reprieve by the US government, according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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Moura massacre in Mali: Debunking claims that civilians were armed

In late March, the Malian armed forces and suspected Russian mercenaries allegedly executed about 300 people in Moura, a village in central Mali. Human Rights Watch opened an investigation into the matter, calling it a massacre. In order to discredit these findings, photos online claim to show hundreds of weapons…

France 24

UK to send asylum seekers to Rwanda: Opposition and NGOs condemn 'inhumane' deal

Rwanda has struck a £120 million deal with the UK to take in some asylum seekers who arrive in Britain illegally. Tens of thousands of people could be resettled under the agreement over the years. Refugee groups have slammed the move as unethical and expensive. Human Rights Watch tells us…

Al Jazeera

Florida becomes latest US state to restrict abortion access

Law banning abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy does not allow exemptions in cases of rape, incest or human trafficking.

Reuters

Mali massacre survivors say white mercenaries involved in killings

It was market day in the town of Moura in central Mali when Malian troops backed by white mercenaries descended in helicopters and opened fire on bewildered residents, according to witnesses' accounts.

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The Conversation

Outsourcing asylum seekers: the case of Rwanda and the UK

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 4 2022 that Britain would relocate some asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda. The plan was condemned by the opposition as well as human rights groups such as Amnesty International. The UK has settled on Rwanda after earlier reports that…

The Independent UK

Reports of sexual violence rise in Ukraine as UN hears rape used as ‘weapon of war’ by Russian forces

‘The brutality displayed against Ukrainian civilians has raised all red flags’, UN official tells security council

Radio France Internationale

HRW raises alarm after outbreak of cholera in Cameroon prison

Human Rights Watch on Saturday asked Cameroon to protect prisoners from a cholera outbreak, saying at least six inmates had died in the country's second largest jail since March.

Axios

Russia expels international human rights groups

It’s the latest step Russia has taken to undermine international watchdog organizations amid its invasion of Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

Russia kicks out Amnesty International

MOSCOW: Russia says it is shutting down the local offices of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch that have been working in the country for the past 30 years.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: UK’s Johnson meets Zelenskyy

Ukrainian and British leaders discuss a new package of financial and military aid, the UK government says.

ABC News

Ukraine-Russia war updates: White House says train station attack was 'another horrific atrocity' by Russia

A spokesperson for US President Joe Biden stops short of calling the deaths of dozens of people a war crime, but says the US will support "efforts to investigate exactly what happened".

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