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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

HRW Condemns US' Use Of Solitary Confinement In Immigration Detention Centers

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Méndez said that solitary confinement lasting more than 15 days was a "form of torture."

Latin Times

UK delays decision on banning some arms sales to Israel amid Lebanon crisis

Decision likely to be delayed several weeks, while charities say UK government is facilitating ‘decimation of Gaza’

The Guardian - UK

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Warring parties committing ‘widespread sexual violence’ in Sudan: HRW

Sexual and gender-based violence so severe they led to death, says rights group.

Al Jazeera

Girls as young as nine gang-raped by paramilitaries in Sudan – report

Human Rights Watch accuses RSF militia of ‘countless’ cases of rape and torture in Khartoum in 15-month civil war

The Guardian - UK

HRW Report: Hamas Committed War Crimes In October 7 Attack

HRW report exposes war crimes by Hamas-led armed groups in the October 7 attack on Israel, urging accountability and adherence to international humanitaria...

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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.

Al Jazeera

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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

The Independent UK

Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7

A global human rights group says Hamas-led armed groups committed numerous war crimes during the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that precipitated the war in Gaza

The Independent UK

Thousands of children swept up in El Salvador mass arrests, rights body says

Human Rights Watch says ill-treatment of some minors arbitrarily held in gang crackdown amounts to torture

The Guardian - US

How Immigration Law Magnifies the Injustice Inflicted by the War on Drugs

Every year, thousands of U.S. residents are deported for drug-related activity, including minor offenses and conduct that states have legalized.

Reason

Repression in Venezuela ramp up as 2024 July election approaches, HRW says

Legal aid organization Foro Penal reported that there have been around 15,700 politically motivated arbitrary arrests in Venezuela during the past decade

Latin Times

Photos of Australian children used in dataset to train AI, human rights group says

Human Rights Watch found links to 190 photos of kids that were scraped off internet without families’ consent

The Guardian - AU

Honduras Far From Dismantling Ex-president's 'Narco-state': Experts

Honduras still has a long way to go to dismantle the "narco-state" that grew under ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, jailed this week for smuggling a deluge of cocaine into the United States, experts told AFP. Hernandez, 55, spent years in positions of power cozying up to kingpins from some of…

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AI tools are illegally training on real children, including for explicit material

170 photos of Brazilian children have been scraped without parental consent, Human Rights Watch said.

Radio France Internationale

Ugandan environmental activist freed after five days in detention

An environmental activist in Uganda who is opposed to a huge oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies has been freed after five days in detention, his employer said Monday.

Al Jazeera

Israel white phosphorous attacks on Lebanon harming people and ecosystem

More than 92,600 people have been displaced from their villages in south Lebanon by the attacks, according to the IOM.

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia accused of using forced labour ahead of Fifa World Cup decision

Union’s claim of ‘epidemic of migrant worker abuses’ could force Fifa to reject state as 2034 host if it fails to meet rights obligations

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The Independent UK

Rights group claims Israel has hit residential buildings with white phosphorous in Lebanon

A global human rights group claimed that Israel has used white phosphorus incendiary shells on residential buildings in at least five towns and villages in conflict-hit southern Lebanon, possibly harming civilians and violating international law, in a report published Wednesday

The Independent UK

Report says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans

An extensive report by Human Rights Watch says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of Tibetan villagers and herders, adding to state government and independent reports of efforts to assimilate them through control over their language and traditional Buddhist culture

International Business Times

Greek Court Drops Charges In Migrant Shipwreck Case

A Greek court on Tuesday dropped charges against nine Egyptians over one of the Mediterranean's worst migrant shipwrecks in which rights groups said they had been made scapegoats for the failures of the Greek coastguard in the deaths of more than 600 people.

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda denies entry to senior human rights researcher

Human Rights Watch says Clementine De Montjoye’s case raises fresh questions about UK’s asylum seeker scheme

Latin Times

Child migration through Darien Gap has increased by 40% so far this year, UN says

As many as 160,000 children could make the treacherous journey on their way up north, according to a new report

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden announces 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles

Increased levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to worsen trade tensions with Beijing. Plus, chaos on the set of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis

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Israeli Forces Accused Of Targeting Aid Workers In Gaza

Israeli forces targeted aid workers in Gaza, hindering humanitarian efforts and potentially committing war crimes, as reported by HRW.

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