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Climate litigation is on the rise around the world and Australia is at the head of the pack

Australians relish being at the top of international league tables in sport. But few would know we’re a global champion when it comes to using the courts to hold governments and companies to account on climate change.

The Conversation

Singapore set to execute first woman in nearly 20 years, rights groups say

The announcement of the scheduled Friday execution of a woman comes as human rights groups say Singapore is out of step with the global trend of more countries moving away from capital punishment.

WEKU

France's TotalEnergies starts drilling for oil in Uganda

French oil giant TotalEnergies has started drilling oil wells in Uganda as part of the massive East African Crude Oil Pipeline project that has been opposed by environmental and human rights groups.

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Belarusian journalist sentenced to 6 years in prison for reporting on the opposition

A prominent journalist in Belarus has been sentenced to six years in prison, the latest step in a years-long crackdown on opposition figures, independent journalists and human rights activists

The Independent UK

Home Office ordered to change rules that restrict help for trafficking victims

Court rules all potential victims must be assessed for support, after policy removed this right for people with criminal convictions

The Guardian - UK

UN panel says it's concerned about human rights violations in Uganda in recent years

Human rights violations in Uganda in recent years ranging from the arrest of government opponents to extrajudicial killings have raised the concern of a panel of United Nations experts

The Independent UK

Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s $6bn spend on ‘sportswashing’

Exclusive: Billions deployed since early 2021 in a move critics say is an attempt to distract from human rights record

The Guardian - UK

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Stop violence, expedite reports on complaints, NHRC tells Manipur government

NHRC directs Manipur govt to ensure no further violence, provide compensation without discrimination. Seeks reports on steps taken to address issues faced by victims, promote harmony & prevent violence.

The Hindu

Matty Healy is not a ‘white saviour’ for showing solidarity with Malaysia’s LGBTQ+ people

The Kuala Lumpur regime will be delighted that the focus is on the 1975, rather than the human rights abuses the band condemned, says activist Peter Tatchell

The Guardian - UK

India police arrest 74 Rohingya refugees in latest crackdown

The refugees were living in six districts of Uttar Pradesh state ‘after crossing the border illegally’, police said.

Al Jazeera

Muslims protesting against LGBTQ+ pride are ignoring Islam's tradition of inclusion

Each summer, Pride is celebrated across the world in support of LGBTQ+ inclusion, diversity and human rights. Given the recent backlash against LGBTQ+ communities in Canada and elsewhere, Pride is more important than ever to promote visibility and challenge discrimination.

The Conversation

US sanctions Mali’s defence minister, officials over Wagner ties

US State Department accuses three Malian officials of facilitating the Russian mercenary group’s rise in the country.

Al Jazeera

Mali's army and suspected Russia-linked mercenaries committed 'new atrocities,' rights group says

Human Rights Watch says it has found evidence of new summary executions, lootings, forced disappearances and other abuses committed in Mali by the army suspected Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries

The Independent UK

Rights group says Mali army, foreign fighters executed civilians

HRW accuses Malian armed forces and fighters believed to be from Wagner Group of ‘executing’ dozens of civilians.

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France 24

Ghana's former sanitation minister arrested in corruption probe

A former government minister is investigated for corruption in Ghana. The inquiry comes after Cecilia Abena Dapaah reported her housekeeper for stealing a large sum of money, but prosecutors want to know where the money came from. Also in this edition: at least 30 people have been killed by a…

Reason

UN Human Rights Council Calls for Punishing Blasphemy (In This Instance, Quran Burning)

Jacob Mchangama (of Justitia, and now a Research Professor at Vanderbilt) has a detailed item about it; an excerpt: In 1950, Eleanor Roosevelt, serving as the first Chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, was involved in a bitter dispute about the limits of free speech. Stalin's Soviet…

Zenger

Hillel Neuer: The Man Challenging UN’s Anti-Israel Bias

Hillel Neuer battles anti-Israel bias at UN: A voice for human rights faces suppression

Al Jazeera

RSF atrocities pile up in Darfur after 100 days of Sudan fighting

The RSF and Arab militias are accused of killing lawyers, human rights monitors, doctors and non-Arab tribal leaders.

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The Guardian - UK

Ann Clwyd obituary

Veteran Welsh Labour MP and passionate campaigner for causes from the mining industry to the Kurdish people

The Guardian - UK

Hun Sen issues threat to Cambodians who spoiled ballots

Authoritarian ruler said voters who destroyed ballot papers will face legal action

The Times of India

NHRC seeks action on men eating woman's body part in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district

BHUBANESWAR: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action taken report from Mayurbhanj district collector in a matter related to eating of dead woman’s flesh by two men at a cremation ground in Mayurbhanj district on July 12. The petitioner alleged that the rights after death of the woman…

The Independent UK

Rights activists fear Tunisia deal will be model for bartering EU money for migrants' lives

Migrants in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax who are aiming to make Europe their new home are now sharing the burden and the blame for escalating tensions deeply tinged with racism amid the fears of European leaders who are trying to stanch the numbers of people arriving at their shores

The Independent UK

Pardoned Egypt activist says he plans to travel to Italy, continue human rights work

A high-profile Egyptian activist who was recently released from prison has said he plans to travel to Italy, where his case garnered significant attention, in the coming days

The Independent UK

UN expert decries the practice of taking boys from their mothers at detention camps in Syria

A U.N.-backed human rights advocate says hundreds of boys held in detention camps run by U.S.-backed forces in opposition-controlled northeastern Syria have been wrongly separated from their mothers on the “unproven” belief that they pose a security risk

The Independent UK

What are cluster bombs and why are they banned in some countries? - OLD

The US has sent the weapons to Ukraine – even as human rights groups oppose their use

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