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Civil society groups urge Meta investors to approve India human rights proposal

Three international civil society organisations on May 26 highlighted an upcoming proposal for Meta to evaluate its human rights situation in India.

The Hindu

Vietnam's human rights record is being scrutinized ahead of $15 billion climate deal

Environmental and human rights groups say Vietnam's crackdown on civil society will undermine an international climate program that's also aimed at boosting the country's economic development.

WEKU

Report: 20 of the world's richest economies, including the U.S., fuel forced labor

A report released by human rights organization Walk Free found that the number of people living in modern slavery, including forced marriage and human trafficking, has grown to 50 million since 2018.

WEKU

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In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy

Intervention without human rights goes by many names — involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, “coerced care,” forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms.

The Conversation

Noodle seller and democracy activist who went viral with Salt Bae parody jailed for five years in Vietnam

A Vietnamese court jails a noodle seller who went viral for a parody of celebrity chef Salt Bae, who had served a gold-leaf-covered steak to a powerful official, his lawyer said.

ABC News

Proposed UK laws are labelling refugees as criminals, says European report

Council of Europe committee warns new legislation risks breaching internal convention rights and the rule of law

The Guardian - UK

Alan Phillips obituary

Human rights adviser who in the 1970s proposed that aid to Chile should be reallocated to support humanitarian programmes

The Guardian - UK

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Commentary: Biden’s new border rule adds more barriers for refugees

The “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways” rule, the Biden administration’s new immigration order, is in many ways as draconian in rejecting asylum claims as the pandemic-era Title 42 that it replaces. The new rule stands to dangerously dismantle many of the protections our current laws afford. It is clear that the…

Tribune News Service

In-depth survey reveals joys, pains of being LGBTQ+ in the South

Joy Green is 30, queer, Black and proud of every one of the attributes that make up who she is.

Tribune News Service

United Nations watchdogs raise concerns about Nooksack evictions, again

SEATTLE — More than 5,000 miles separate Deming in Whatcom County, Washington, where the Nooksack River rushes out of the North Cascades, and the Palais des Nations in Geneva, where the United Nations Human Rights Council is headquartered.

Tribune News Service

Suella Braverman accused of fresh ministerial code breaches over undisclosed links to Rwanda

Exclusive: Home secretary was the director of a charity providing training to Rwandan government lawyers for five years

The Independent UK

Families ask human rights court to free jailed Tunisian opposition leaders

Daughters of Rached Ghannouchi and Said Ferjani demand justice amid continuing crackdown on dissent by President Saied

The Guardian - UK

Millions of Syrian refugees face fight to reclaim homes, says human rights group

Report by Syrian Network for Human Rights details laws giving Assad’s government powers to seize land

The Guardian - UK

Gypsy, Roma and Travellers suffer ‘persistent’ discrimination in UK

Council of Europe body finds ‘shocking’ levels of bullying in education system and threats to legal status and rights

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Hundreds of children charged for breaching bail in first two months of controversial Queensland law

State’s human rights commissioner says it is ‘troubling’ Palaszczuk government presents those numbers ‘as some sort of positive achievement’

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Ron DeSantis launches 2024 presidential bid to challenge Donald Trump; GDP growth may cross 7% in 2022-23: RBI Governor, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

AAP

Islanders take Barossa gas fight to lender Westpac

Westpac has denied claims it has contributed to potential human rights harms via syndicated loans secured by Santos for its Barossa gas project.

Al Jazeera

Canada and Saudi Arabia rekindle diplomatic ties after 2018 spat

Diplomatic rupture began in 2018, with tweets from Canada’s foreign ministry denouncing human rights in Saudi Arabia.

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The Independent UK

Issue of impartiality at BBC ‘almost unresolvable’ – Gary Lineker

The former England striker’s comments come as he received an award for his commitment to promoting human rights.

WEKU

Sudanese doctors should not have to risk their own lives to save lives

The conflict has devastated health care: attacks on hospitals, threats against medical staff. Three Sudanese-American doctors share stories from their colleagues — and map out a plan for the future.

The Independent UK

Nobel peace laureate transferred to brutal prison in Belarus, his wife says

The wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski says he's been transferred to a notoriously brutal prison in Belarus and hasn’t been heard from in a month

The Hindu

U.N.-recognised Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions keeps NHRC waiting over ‘political meddling’

The U.N.-recognised Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions has deferred accreditation of National Human Rights Commission, India (NHRC-India) over political interference in appointments, involving police in probes into human rights violations, and poor cooperation with civil society

Evening Standard

What is the Equality and Human Rights Commission? Chair investigated over bullying complaints

The head of the UK’s EHRC is currently under investigation after dozens of allegations from colleagues

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker accepts human rights award with call to show refugees more compassion

Match of the Day host was in Rome to receive a ‘Sport and Human Rights’ award from Amnesty International for ‘his strong commitment towards immigration and human rights issues’

Al Jazeera

Families of jailed Tunisian leaders approach Africa court

Families of detained opposition members in Tunisia have filed a case at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

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