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Pakistan rights activist Imaan Mazari-Hazir, ex-lawmaker Ali Wazir arrested

Police in Islamabad say both were ‘wanted for investigation’, following overnight arrest.

Al Jazeera

Ambushes and teargas: Zimbabwe opposition suffers as election arrives

Reports of growing repression cast doubt on credibility of polls in country struggling with corruption, inflation and poverty

The Guardian - UK

George Soros foundation’s retreat from Europe could ‘turn off the lights’ for human rights

Activists fear the billionaire’s legacy will be lost as his Open Society Foundations curbs its activities across the EU

The Guardian - UK

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Pakistani police want to arrest man over death of daughter in Surrey

Lawyers have said Pakistan’s government is ‘unlikely’ to block a UK extradition request in connection to Sara Sharif’s death.

The Independent UK

UN condemns recent gang attacks in Haiti as Kenya deploys recon mission to troubled nation

U.N. human rights officials are denouncing what they called the “extreme brutality” of gangs in Haiti as thousands flee several neighborhoods in the country’s capital this week amid a surge in violence

The Independent UK

Yasin Malik’s wife’s appointment to Pakistan Cabinet is an indication of a sabotage plan in Kashmir: BJP leader

The Bharatiya Janata Party said that Pakistan’s decision to appoint Mushaal Hussein Mullick as a Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on human rights. was “an indication of a sabotage plan in Kashmir”. Ms. Mullick is the wife of jailed Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Yasin Malik.

The Hindu

Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov

Russian courts have ordered the liquidation of a human rights organization that preserved the legacy of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov and have ordered the detention of a prominent election monitor

The Independent UK

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‘Fighting a huge monster’: mine battle in Guatemala became a playbook for polluters

Indigenous defenders opposing the Marlin mine were criminalised by a corporation and its state allies

The Guardian - UK

H&M will stop operations in Myanmar following allegations of worker abuse

The Swedish retailer, which said it would "phase out" operations in Myanmar, has about 42,000 employees in the country across several factories.

Fortune

UN says N Korea expanding military programmes while people suffer

First discussion of isolated country’s human rights in six years draws anger from Russia and China.

Al Jazeera

HRW, UN raise alarm over rape accusations against Sudan’s RSF

New York-based Human Rights Watch says it documented 78 victims of rape between April 24 and June 26.

Al Jazeera

UN: North Korea is increasing repression as people are reportedly starving in parts of the country

The U.N. rights chief says North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens

The Independent UK

Rights group and UN experts single out Sudanese paramilitary with accusations of sexual violence

Sudan's powerful paramilitary has been singled out by a leading rights group and 30 United Nations experts with accusations of rape and sexual violence against women

The Independent UK

"Maybe they just don’t care": System Of A Down's Serj Tankian calls out Imagine Dragons for ignoring his pleas to cancel a scheduled show in Azerbaijan, which he claims will help "whitewash" brutal human rights abuses in the country

System of a Down's Serj Tankian attacks pop-rock superstars Imagine Dragons over what he perceives as their "disregard" for a "humanitarian catastrophe" in Azerbaijan

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The Independent UK

Watch live: UN officials discuss North Korea human rights abuses for first time since 2017

Watch live as the United Nations Security Council meets publicly on Thursday, 17 August, to discuss human rights abuses in North Korea in a move requested by the United States, Albania and Japan.

The Independent UK

Sunak speaks to Saudi crown prince amid reports of autumn visit

The Prime Minister has been warned that he should not be ‘rolling out the red carpet’ to Mohammed bin Salman.

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Vice took millions from Saudi Arabia – but has its deal backfired?

In today’s newsletter: As the upstart media company faces bankruptcy, it has developed strong ties with the country, leaving some to question what compromises companies are willing to make to do business

The Independent UK

‘Slow progress’ in improving lives of disabled people, says human rights body

A report noted ‘gaps in meaningful engagement between governments and disabled people across many parts of the UK’

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Al Jazeera

China urged to tackle online racism targeting Black people

Human Rights Watch says racist tropes ‘common’ across Chinese social media, and that platforms and government must act.

The Independent UK

Slow progress on efforts to improve lives of disabled, says human rights body

A report noted ‘gaps in meaningful engagement between governments and disabled people across many parts of the UK’.

The Guardian - UK

Ministers’ failures mean disabled people in UK face growing poverty risk – report

Watchdog says little progress made on recommendations of 2016 report that said government violated disabled people’s rights

Al Jazeera

H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies

A human rights group tracked 156 cases of alleged worker abuse in Myanmar garment factories at various brands.

The Conversation

World Bank freezes loans to Uganda because of anti-gay laws. But it doesn't mean it's becoming a human rights watchdog

Many people may be tempted to view the World Bank’s recent announcement that it will freeze new loans to Uganda because of the country’s vicious anti-LGBTIQ+ law as a harbinger of the Bank taking a more progressive approach to human rights issues.

The Guardian - UK

Chinese social media filled with anti-black racist content, says watchdog

Analysis by Human Rights Watch finds the country’s major platforms ‘do not routinely address’ pervasive online racism

The Guardian - US

Family of academic detained in Egypt accuse US of breaking pledge to help

Salah Soltan, a US green card holder and critic of Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi, claims he faces death in Cairo jail and urges Biden to act

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