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How 'dark underbelly' and forced labour is helping to fuel Australia's love affair with cheap solar

For millions of Australians, solar panels have been a ticket to cheap, clean power. But researchers and human rights activists warn there's a dark side to their supply and changes are needed.

ABC News

Cool response in Iceland as Rishi Sunak urges Europe’s leaders to back Rwanda plan

Prime minister uses summit address at Council of Europe in Reykjavik to talk of need to confront ‘illegal migration’

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak to plead with Europe in desperate attempt to make Rwanda flights happen

The PM is set to meet the head of the European Court of Human Rights, Siofra O'Leary in a desperate bid to get the deportation flights - branded a "gimmick" by critics - in the air

Daily Mirror

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Private equity: when big profits come at a heavy price for human rights

Private equity is an enormously powerful and wealthy industry that has a huge impact on the public and their human rights. As a sector, it holds around US$4.4 trillion (£3.5 trillion) in assets, while in the US, one in every 14 workers is employed by a company owned by a…

The Conversation

Russian court sentences Colombian man to 5 years in prison for 'fake news'

A Colombian man has been sentenced to five years and two months in prison for spreading "fake news" about the actions of Russian armed forces in Ukraine in a rare case of Russia applying its war censorship laws against a foreigner, independent Russian news outlet Mediazona reported on Tuesday.Alberto Enrique…

Reuters

Dominic Raab’s Bill of Rights under threat as new justice secretary acknowledges other ‘priorities’

Alex Chalk did not commit to pursuing law and told MPs he was ‘looking carefully at full range of department’s work’

The Independent UK

NHRC notice to States on increase in Child Sexual Abuse Material on social media

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that cited a 250-300% increase in the circulation of Child Sexual Abuse Material on social media in India

The Hindu

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Sunak’s push for European court reform on Rwanda flights knocked back

Council of Europe summit won’t be used to reform court rules, says host nation’s minister in blow for PM

The Independent UK

Silencing dissent: Journalists in Sudan face threats, raids

Media workers say they’re being intimated by warring forces on both sides for reporting human rights violations.

Al Jazeera

Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution

Many great legal minds have made important contributions to the development of the law, justice and constitutionalism in South Africa. One figure who stands out as a particularly influential jurist of the era is retired judge Yvonne Mokgoro. She was among the first justices of the country’s new constitutional court,…

The Conversation

Fighting rages in West Darfur as Sudan marks one month of warfare

Human rights groups and civilians say another wave of deadly attacks has hit West Darfur’s capital, el-Geneina.

Al Jazeera

European human rights summit to step up aid for Ukraine to counter Russian invasion

Europe's pre-eminent human rights organization is holding a two-day summit in Reykjavik starting Tuesday and will center on the war in Ukraine, one of its member states

The Independent UK

Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi to receive PEN America's Freedom to Write Award

The Iranian writer, journalist and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi will be honored at this week’s PEN America Literary Gala

The Independent UK

Ex-Children's Panel members and volunteers claim system violates human rights

Children’s Hearings Scotland Scandal alleged lives and careers are “being ruined” and that something must be done.

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Reuters

Mali rejects UN report on alleged execution of 500 villagers by troops

Mali's interim military government has rejected a United Nations human rights office report on the alleged execution of at least 500 people by Malian soldiers and unidentified foreign fighters during an operation last year.

Daily Mirror

Meet English striker who blazed a trail in Saudi Arabia before Cristiano Ronaldo transfer

Journeyman striker Gozie Ugwu moved to Jeddah as a free agent last summer and, despite concerns around the country's human rights record, has found himself enjoying the adventure

Bangkok Post

Some good news for freedom of speech

The World Press Freedom Day, concurrently May 3, was celebrated recently with a panel discussion at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand, which provided a fresh opportunity to catch up with news, especially on Thailand. It was also an occasion to reflect on international developments concerning the shrinking space for…

Zenger

Iran Secures Chair Of Technology Forum At UN Human Rights Council

The selection of Iran's ambassador to the UN, to serve as chair of the 2023 Social Forum led to a great deal of outrage.

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The Guardian - UK

Iran expected to execute three protesters over killing of police officers

Videos released of Majid Kazemi, Saeed Yaqoubi and Saleh Mirhashemi confessing, which families say were torture-induced

Radio France Internationale

Mali army, foreign fighters killed at least 500 people in March 2022: UN

The Malian army and foreign fighters executed at least 500 people during an anti-jihadist operation in Mali in March 2022, according to a much-awaited UN report released on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re against LGBT’: Erdoğan targets gay and trans people ahead of critical Turkish election

The scant progress for human rights is in peril ahead of polls as president’s ‘family values’ rhetoric stokes culture war

Reuters

Erdogan's opponents vow fresh start on Turkish human rights

President Tayyip Erdogan's opponents say they will repair the damage done to human rights during his rule, promising a new era for democracy and freedoms if he loses power in an election on Sunday.

Reuters

Norway concerned over human rights in China, PM tells visiting Chinese foreign minister

Norway's prime minister said on Friday he had expressed concerns about human rights in parts of China during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Oslo.

Reuters

Malian troops, foreign forces executed 500 people in village in 2022 - UN

Malian soldiers and unidentified "armed white men" likely executed at least 500 people, and sexually assaulted or tortured dozens of others during a five-day operation in the village of Moura in central Mali last year, the U.N. Human Rights Office said on Friday.

The Hindu

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