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Uganda starts charging people under extreme anti-LGBTQ law, raising execution fears

Two men in Uganda are the first to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality" under a harsh new law that carries the death penalty. Their cases highlight the threats for LGBTQ+ people in Uganda.

WEKU

At least 183 killed in clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region

At least 183 people have died in violent clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region since July, according to the United Nations.

Radio France Internationale

NHRC sends notice to UP government over Muzaffarnagar student ill-treatment case

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a teacher of a private school allegedly referred to the faith of one of her students and ordered his classmates to beat him. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The U.N. says at least 183 people have been killed in Ethiopia over Amhara region unrest since July

The United Nations human rights office says at least 183 people have been killed in clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region since July as Amhara fighters resist efforts by the federal government to disband them

The Independent UK

3 activists are acquitted of defaming a Thai poultry company accused of violating labor laws

Three Thai human rights activists have been acquitted of criminally defaming a poultry company with social media posts that supported other activists who had accused it of abusive labor practices

The Independent UK

Cleverly China visit: can UK pull off tricky diplomatic balancing act?

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visits China on Wednesday hoping to tread a fine diplomatic line between calling out Beijing over human rights abuses and posturing over Taiwan and seeking greater cooperation on economic ties and climate change.

The Week

UN warns hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia roped into online scams

The U.N. human rights office is reporting that criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in unlawful online scam operations, including false romantic ploys, bogus investment pitches, and illegal gambling schemes

The Independent UK

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Queensland is not only trampling the rights of children, it is setting a concerning legal precedent

Last week, the Queensland parliament voted to override its own human rights law in order to enable children to continue to be detained in police watch houses and adult detention facilities.

The Conversation

‘Slow murder’: Hundreds of prisoners stage Bahrain’s largest hunger strike

Advocates say that prisoners are protesting against dire conditions – and that the government’s reforms are not enough.

Al Jazeera

Suella Braverman restates wish for UK to leave European court of human rights

Home secretary calls the court ‘politicised’ and refuses to rule out mass tagging of asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

Australia’s federal whistleblowing laws have not protected anyone since inception, analysis shows

Human Rights Law Centre says there has ‘not been a single successful case’ brought by a whistleblower under federal laws designed to protect those who speak out

The Guardian - AU

Queensland government repeatedly ignored warnings two years ago of youth prison overcrowding

More than 20 organisations issued warnings long before government’s ‘urgent’ move to override human rights protections for children on remand

The Guardian - AU

Scottish Government criticised at UN meeting on rights of disabled people

THE UN has been told of a “lack of progress” in improving the lives of disabled Scots – as human rights champions accused the Scottish…

The National (Scotland)

Xi urges more work to ‘control illegal religious activities’ in Xinjiang on surprise visit

Visit was Chinese president’s second to the region since crackdown on Uyghurs began almost a decade ago

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Climate change threatens the rights of children. The UN just outlined the obligations states have to protect them

Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, it’s a human rights crisis. And the humans to be most affected by climate catastrophe are the youngest ones: children.

The Guardian - UK

Children’s voices must be heard on climate crisis, says UN rights body

The Committee on the Rights of the Child urges governments to respond to young people’s concerns about environmental threats

Evening Standard

Afghanistan: Taliban bars women from visiting popular national park

Decree by all-male Government ministry latest crackdown on women’s human rights in Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

Children reaching UK in small boats sent to jail that houses adult sex offenders

Human rights group finds growing number of cases of minors held among prisoners

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The National (Scotland)

'No easy task' to reform Scotland's justice sector for women and minorities

IT will be “no easy task” to tackle the structural inequalities in Scotland’s justice system and improve women’s experiences, a human rights…

The Guardian - AU

‘I’ll never forget’: after 32 days without sunlight in a Queensland watch house, Nick’s hair was falling out

At 17 years old, Nick spent more than a month under conditions likened to that of farm animals and in breach of his human rights. Here’s his story

The Hindu

Trial proceedings against ‘GROW’ Vasu begins at Kunnamangalam court

The trial proceedings against human rights activist A. Vasu, also called ‘GROW’ Vasu, who was recently remanded in judicial custody in connection with an old criminal case, commenced at the Kunnamangalam Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on Friday

The Hindu

CSI Mysuru’s 25 anniversary

CSI Mysuru celebrates 25th anniversary with Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra inaugurating and Dr. Hema S. delivering keynote address. Talks on various topics including diabetes, menopause, heart failure, hypertension and renal artery stenosis. Zulqarnain appointed Joint Secretary of KPCC Human Rights wing.

Evening Standard

Bereaved Londoners among families take legal action over care home pandemic deaths

Relatives are arguing the State failed to protect them under the Human Rights Act and have issued legal claims for damages for distress caused

The Guardian - UK

Tory frustration with Nadine Dorries grows as former party whip calls for clarity – as it happened

John Penrose is the latest MP to voice their frustration after Dorries said she was quitting but then failed to do so

The Independent UK

Bereaved families take legal action over care home pandemic deaths

Relatives are arguing the State failed to protect them under the Human Rights Act and have issued legal claims for damages for distress caused.

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