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'Misnamed' Human Rights Act should be 'Criminal Rights Act', Suella Braverman claims

THE Human Rights Act was “misnamed” and could instead have been called the “Criminal Rights Act”, the Home Secretary has said ...

The National (Scotland)

‘Largest’ Ambedkar statue in North America to be unveiled on October 14

A 19-ft statue of B.R. Ambedkar, named "Statue of Equality", is set to be unveiled in Maryland on Oct 14. It is part of the Ambedkar International Center being built on 13 acres of land. It is the largest statue of Ambedkar outside India and is a symbol of equality…

The Hindu

Khashoggi was killed five years ago. Thanks to Trump and Biden, Saudi Arabia is stronger than ever

After the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the US vowed to hold Saudi Arabia accountable. Biden has done the opposite

The Guardian - US

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Monday at Tory conference 2023: highlights of the day

Annoyance about HS2, debate over the European convention on human rights and a sparse audience for the culture secretary

The Guardian - UK

China: Don't use human rights to 'contain' countries

China critiques universal human rights in favour of regional variations, suggesting New Zealand is wrong to be critical of human rights concerns in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and China more generally, writes Jason Young

Newsroom.co.nz

5 years after Khashoggi's murder, advocates say the lack of justice is dangerous

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in October 2018. Those involved in his killing have largely avoided consequences, and Saudi Arabia continues to crack down on its dissidents.

WEKU

Legal first as woman claims menopause discrimination made her quit job

Maria Rooney’s case supported by Equality and Human Rights Commission

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Woman sues former employer for ‘menopause discrimination’ in legal first: ‘I felt let down and betrayed’

‘I felt they had no compassion and understanding and awareness of the menopause,’ Maria Rooney says

The Independent UK

Anger and despair as Indonesian families mark year since football disaster

Some 135 people died after police fired tear gas into the stands of the Kanjuruhan Stadium.

Al Jazeera

Legal first as tribunal hears case of woman alleging menopause discrimination

Maria Rooney’s case is supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and will be heard at an employment tribunal in Leicester.

The Independent UK

Gove and Badenoch back keeping open option of quitting human rights convention

The possibility of leaving the convention was being aired as ministers struggle to meet their promise to ‘stop the boats’.

The Independent UK

Bolivian ex-president to pay damages to victims of military in landmark US case

Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada and former defence minister agree to pay for 2003 violence in which 60 protesters were killed

The Guardian - US

A European body condemns Turkey's sentencing of an activist for links to 2013 protests

A European governmental body has condemned the decision by Turkey’s Supreme Court to confirm the aggravated life sentence for activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala

The Independent UK

Rejected by US courts, Onondaga Nation take centuries-old land rights case to international panel

The Onondaga Nation has protested for centuries that illegal land grabs shrunk their territory from a 2.5 million acre expanse in upstate New York to a relatively paltry patch of land south of Syracuse

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Regulating media briefings by the police | Explained

With the Union Ministry of Home Affairs being ordered to prepare revised guidelines on media briefings by police personnel, we look at what the existing guidelines are and their shortcomings

Al Jazeera

Key US lawmaker calls to pause millions of dollars in aid to Egypt

Top Democrat on House foreign policy panel calls for withholding US assistance over Cairo’s human rights record.

The Independent UK

Leo Varadkar: I am prepared to take legal action against UK over legacy laws

The Taoiseach acknowledged taking a case to the European Court of Human Rights would have political implications.

AAP

'Harrowing' disability report reveals need for change

A royal commission has made 222 recommendations, including new laws to enshrine rights for those with disabilities.

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Roll Call

US aid to Egypt under new scrutiny after Menendez indictment - Roll Call

An indictment accuses Sen. Bob Menendez of receiving bribes and using his position from 2018 to 2022 to benefit the Egyptian government.

The Independent UK

Putin’s shameless UN charm offensive - with stolen grain from Ukraine

Russia is on a mission to grab a seat on the UN’s Human Rights Council - and to add insult to injury it’s using crops plundered from its illegal war to curry favour with potential backers, writes Arpan Rai

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump’s rivals accuse him of being ‘missing in action’ at Republican debate

Seven candidates faced off at Ronald Reagan library in Simi Valley, California, with frontrunner Trump again choosing to skip. Plus, how New York is breaking free of Airbnb’s clutches

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs criticise Suella Braverman’s ‘alarmist’ speech on migration

Two MPs distance themselves from home secretary’s talk of ‘existential challenge’ as she called for human rights reform

The Independent UK

4 environmental, human rights activists awarded 'Alternative Nobel' prizes

The Right Livelihood Award — known as the “Alternative Nobel” — has been awarded to two environment activists from Kenya and Cambodia, a human right defender from Ghana and a humanitarian group that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

The Guardian - AU

Why you will never hear an Australian leader call out Indonesia on West Papua

Australia is willing to turn a blind eye to human rights abuses in West Papua because alienating Indonesia is not worth the risk as China jostles for regional influence

The Guardian - UK

UN criticises France’s ban on its Olympic athletes wearing headscarves

Dress codes should not be imposed on women, spokesperson says, after Paris Games ban affecting French athletes

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