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Senate tables bid to compel report on Israel's record in Gaza - Roll Call

The Senate avoided a direct vote on Israel's bombardment of Gaza by tabling a resolution seeking a report on the role of U.S. weapons.

Roll Call

Major human rights violations at Del Monte farm in Kenya, report finds

Exclusive: summary sent to UK supermarkets describes conflict between pineapple thieves and Del Monte security staff

The Guardian - UK

Sunak faces Tory meltdown as deputy chairs back Rwanda bill rebellion

Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith defy prime minister by supporting rightwing challenges to legislation

The Guardian - UK

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Ecuador is copying El Salvador’s war on gangs – but it will only add to the spiral of violence

Latin Americans besieged by organised crime may be willing to overlook a turn towards authoritarianism, but at what cost, asks Buenos Aires-based journalist Jordana Timerman

The Guardian - UK

Belarus political prisoner dies after authorities fail to provide him with medical care, group says

A human rights group says that a political prisoner has died in prison in Belarus after authorities failed to provide him with proper medical care

The Independent UK

It’s not only Israel on trial. South Africa is testing the west’s claim to moral superiority

Supporters of Palestine have long been told their position is fringe. But this case gives them legitimacy – and tests the limits of human rights, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

Following the Voice failure, Indigenous politicians are calling for the UN's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to be implemented. What is it and what would it mean?

The Voice referendum was a disappointing result for many, but there is hope that much of its vision could be achieved via a different path. The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs has presented a report to federal parliament calling for the implementation of the United…

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Sunak’s Rwanda treaty ‘unlikely to satisfy supreme court’, say legal experts

Legal bodies, academics and human rights groups say treaty risks undermining rule of law

The Guardian - UK

Lobby Group Fears NSW Rent Protections Could Breach The Human Rights Of… Landlords?

A NSW lobby group for landlords has invoked the United Nations Human Rights in defence of why proposed rent protections are bad.

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South Africa's legal team in the genocide case against Israel has won praise. Who are they?

South African justice minister Ronald Lamola led a top legal team to argue the country’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 11 January.

The Conversation

Keir Starmer flies on private jet to Qatar – ignoring pledge not to visit country

KEIR Starmer flew to Qatar on a private jet to meet the nation’s leaders – despite previously saying he would refuse to visit the country due to…

The National (Scotland)

People's rights are threatened everywhere, from wars to silence about abuses, rights group says

A leading human rights group says people's rights are being suppressed and threatened everywhere in the world, from wars to selective outrage about some abuses and silence about others

The Independent UK

Gaza daily deaths exceed all other major conflicts in 21st century: Oxfam

Human Rights Watch also says Israel’s war has included ‘acts of collective punishment that amount to war crimes’.

Al Jazeera

UK government admits Rwanda has ‘issues with its human rights record’

Assessment comes despite claims by Rishi Sunak that Rwanda is safe when making case for asylum policy

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The Conversation

Sara M. Saleh's memorable tales of exile, prejudice and resistance reflect the Palestinian experience

Sara M. Saleh is a writer and human rights lawyer. She has won two of Australia’s most prestigious poetry prizes: Overland’s Judith Wright Poetry Prize in 2020 and Australian Book Review’s Peter Porter Poetry Prize in 2021. She has published extensively in literary and poetry journals, and co-edited Arab, Australian,…

The Guardian - US

Starbucks sued over claims of labor and human rights violations in making of products

Lawsuit claims coffee chain procured materials from farms and cooperatives that have committed violations against workers

The Guardian - US

Press freedom groups urge Biden to hold Israel accountable for killings of journalists

Letter to US president says more reporters have been killed in Gaza war since October than in any single country over an entire year

AAP

Australia called out over refugee and Indigenous rights

Australia has been recognised as a vibrant democracy that protects human rights but has been urged to provide greater support to refugees and Indigenous people.

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2023 'Formidable' Year For Rights Suppression Globally, HRW Warns

The past 12 months marked a "formidable" year for suppression of human rights, with world leaders ignoring violations in Sudan and Gaza, and against marginalized groups like the Uighurs, a monitor said Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns

Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crises

The Guardian - UK

Blinded, sexually assaulted, silenced: the war over lithium, Argentina’s ‘white gold’

In the country’s ‘lithium triangle’ activists say Indigenous land protections have been removed and protests against mining violently repressed

The Guardian - UK

Israeli women and girls have suffered horrific sexual violence from Hamas. Where is the outrage?

The lack of condemnation of these appalling crimes is not only unjust – it is a sign of deeper biases that must be addressed, say ambassadors Deborah Lipstadt and Michèle Taylor

The Guardian - UK

Barcelona warn LGBTQ+ fans about ‘severe penalties’ in Saudi Arabia

Barça face Osasuna in the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh on Thursday, with the club advising supporters to be ‘respectful and prudent’

The Conversation

Why domestic politics will prevent a thaw in China-Canada tensions in 2024

China-Canada relations appear caught in a well-charted downward spiral in recent years amid tensions on various fronts that encompass human rights concerns, cybersecurity issues and, of course, disputes related to the arrests of Meng Wanzhou and the “two Michaels.”

Al Jazeera

Morocco to lead UN Human Rights Council despite South Africa’s disapproval

Secret vote held after 13 African members could not agree on a candidate, as some criticise Rabat’s rights record.

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