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Experts slam ‘disproportionate’ NSW approach to pro-Palestine rallies as government threatens ‘full force’ of law

Human Rights Law Centre’s Alice Drury says response from police and government to rallies sets ‘very dangerous precedent’

The Guardian - AU

Rod Stewart turns down ‘lucrative’ Saudi Arabia gig ‘to shine light on injustices’ for women and LGBT+

Stewart, 78, previously revealed he had declined $1m to perform in Qatar because of the country’s human rights record

The Independent UK

Human rights experts warn against European crackdown on climate protesters

UK has led the way, with countries across the continent making mass arrests, passing draconian new laws and labelling activists as eco-terrorists

The Guardian - UK

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How criminalisation is being used to silence climate activists across the world

Guardian investigation finds growing number of countries passing anti-protest laws as part of playbook of tactics to intimidate people peacefully raising the alarm

The Guardian - UK

The late Mahsa Amini is named a finalist for the EU's top human rights prize

Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, has been named a finalist for the European Union’s top human rights prize

The Independent UK

Indigenous youth oppose energy project

Two years after a wind farm was ruled illegal in Norway, Sámi activists are still fighting for its closure

Salon

UN human rights body establishes a fact-finding mission to probe abuses in Sudan’s conflict

The U.N. Human Rights Council has voted to establish a face-finding mission to probe allegations of abuses in Sudan’s monthslong war

The Independent UK

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Gaza under siege: The 25-mile-long strip with 2.3 million ‘prisoners’

Universities and mosques have been targeted by airstrikes in the latest conflict to erupt between Israel and Palestine

The Independent UK

Russian authorities seek to fine a human rights advocate for criticizing the war in Ukraine

Russian authorities are seeking to fine a prominent human rights advocate on trial for criticizing the war in Ukraine, the latest step in a relentless crackdown

The Independent UK

I was in Israel when Hamas attacked – now we must reflect on the senselessness of killing and being killed

For the sake of those who have died, we need to heed the call for peace, says Daphna Baram, a Jerusalem-born former human rights lawyer

The Guardian - UK

Russia loses vote to rejoin UN’s top human rights body despite Putin’s charm offensive with stolen grain

Experts say fact Russia managed to secure more than 80 votes shows it still has some friends in international arena

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Blow for Putin as Kyiv repels frontline attacks on key village Avdiivka

Kyiv confirms escalation of Moscow’s military offensive actions on same front

The Independent UK

Russia fails in bid to return to UN’s Human Rights Council

Bulgaria and Albania win backing in secret vote for two Eastern European seats available on UN body.

Al Jazeera

Reading disabilities are a human rights issue — Saskatchewan joins calls to address barriers

As fall school routines settle down, for many families whose children struggle with reading, it could mean another year of stress and financial burden as they navigate school systems to advocate for support.

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The Independent UK

Major LGBT+ rights groups endorse Biden for re-election

‘Without question, the Biden Administration has been the strongest advocate for the needs of transgender Americans of any presidential administration in American history,’ executive director of the NCTE Action Fund

The Hindu

Human Rights Commission seeks remedial steps for potholed Eenchakkal-Vallakkadavu road

SHRC reg. case on Eenchakkal-Vallakkadavu road's deteriorating condition. Complaint filed by activist Ragam Rahim. PWD exec. eng. asked to report steps taken to resolve issue in 2 wks. Road dug for city gas project, tarring unscientific, leading to waterlogging & motorcyclists falling. Connects Eenchakkal to Vallakkadavu, Valiyathura, Beemapally & airport.

Radio France Internationale

Rights group accuses Rwanda of threatening, killing critics abroad

Rwanda's government has murdered, attacked and disappeared critics beyond its borders in a campaign of "extraterritorial repression" that must be challenged by the international community, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday.

The Independent UK

UN set to decide on Russia’s Human Rights Council membership as Putin ‘uses Ukrainian grain to buy votes’

Bringing Russia back onto the UN’s top human rights body will ‘signify a dangerous global drift into untrammelled violence against most vulnerable and innocent’, experts warn

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The Guardian - US

Corporations are paying for worker abuse audits that are ‘designed to fail’, say insiders

US and UK companies with foreign operations use audits to prevent worker abuse – but auditors say the checks aren’t working

The Independent UK

Canada and the Netherlands take Syria to top UN court. They accuse Damascus of widespread torture

The Netherlands and Canada are taking Syria's government to the United Nations’ highest court, accusing Damascus of massive human rights violations against its own people

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow’s bid to return to UN’s top human rights body fails after vote – as it happened

Albania and Bulgaria receive more votes at general assembly, after Russia was suspended from body last year

The Independent UK

Russia faces a tough fight to regain its seat in the UN's top human rights body

Russia faces a tough fight to regain a seat in the U.N.’s premiere human rights body in Tuesday’s election in the General Assembly, which voted last year to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: The global impact of UK supreme court’s ruling on Rwanda deportation plan

In today’s newsletter: A complicated legal battle over whether the UK government plan to send thousands of migrants to Rwanda could cause a fundamental shift in how asylum seekers are treated

Al Jazeera

Hamas says will kill hostages if Israeli attacks on Gaza civilians continue

Human Rights Watch terms Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant’s call for a ‘complete siege’ on Gaza a ‘war crime’.

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda accused of broad campaign of repression against dissidents

Human Rights Watch report detailing alleged abuses at home and abroad raises questions over UK government’s asylum plan

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