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Australia holding people in immigration detention for average of 689 days, says Human Rights Watch

At least 117 people have been detained for more than five years

The Independent UK

Australia holding people in immigration detention for record 689 days on average, report finds

Human Rights Watch says the average is 12 times longer than the US, showing ‘how completely alone Australia is in the world’

The Guardian - AU

Report finds the US deported Cameroonian asylum-seekers to torture back home

Cameroonian asylum-seekers warned in late 2020 that if they were deported from the United States, as was imminently scheduled, they would be imprisoned and abused by their government back home.

Tribune News Service

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African migrants deported in Trump era suffered abuse on return, report finds

A Human Rights Watch report found Cameroonian asylum-seekers forcibly flown back home suffered imprisonment, torture and rape

The Guardian - US

Rights Group Slams Lebanon for 'Flawed' Murder Probes

Human Rights Watch accused Lebanon on Thursday of "flawed" assassination probes and urged donors to review millions of dollars in aid to security forces in a country where crimes often go unpunished. "The unsolved murders and shoddy homicide investigations are a reminder of the dangerous weakness of Lebanon's rule of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Investigations into politically sensitive murders in Lebanon flawed-HRW

Flawed investigations and procedural violations in four politically sensitive murders highlight how donor funding and training for Lebanon's security forces and judiciary have failed to secure the rule of law, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

Reuters

Kazakh protesters beaten, tortured after unrest - HRW

Kazakh security forces cracking down on unrest last month have arbitrarily arrested peaceful protesters, ill-treated and tortured detainees, and interfered with detainees' access to lawyers, Human Rights Watch says.

Reuters

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Amnesty Joins Rights Groups in Accusing Israel of Apartheid

Amnesty International said Tuesday that Israel has maintained “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians going all the way back to its establishment in 1948, one that meets the international definition of apartheid. With the release of a 278-page report compiled over a period of four years, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Calls on Amnesty Not to Release Apartheid Report

Israel on Monday called on Amnesty International not to publish an upcoming report accusing it of apartheid, saying the conclusions of the London-based international human rights group are “false, biased and antisemitic.” Amnesty is expected to join the New York-based Human Rights Watch and the Israeli rights group B'Tselem in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lives of LGBTQ+ Afghans ‘dramatically worse’ under Taliban rule, finds survey

Human Rights Watch reports cases of mob attacks, gang-rape and death threats, with LGBTQ+ people living in fear and unable to flee

The Guardian - UK

Top Human Rights Watch investigator allegedly hacked with Pegasus spyware

Allegation marks latest example of how NSO clients have used powerful surveillance tool to target campaigners and journalists

The Guardian - US

EU-Egypt counterterror forum bid ‘affront’ to human rights: HRW

Human Rights Watch urged the European Union to ‘seriously reconsider its move’ amid Egypt’s human rights record.

Al Jazeera

Thousands of children living in ‘unimaginable’ conditions in temporary housing

Families reported developing respiratory health issues due to substandard iving conditions

The Independent UK

Children in London growing up in substandard housing that violates their rights, says report

Thousands of children in London are growing up in substandard and uninhabitable temporary accommodation which violates their rights, a report has found.

Evening Standard

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