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UN rights chief cites 'communication' about issues in China

The new U.N. human rights chief says his office has opened “channels of communication” to help follow up on concerns about the rights of minorities in China, including Uyghur Muslims and Tibetans

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman admits small boats bill may break human rights laws

‘This bill isn’t a solution, it’s a con,’ Yvette Cooper says as MPs question how law can be put into practice

The Independent UK

McCaul, Meeks trigger sanctions review for Chinese firm - Roll Call

House Foreign Affairs Committee leaders have triggered a sanctions review of a Chinese surveillance equipment maker.

Roll Call

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Indigenous leaders ask EU to scale up justice against mining abuses

A proposed EU law to prevent environmental and human rights abuses by multinationals has been cautiously welcomed by global Indigenous leaders seeking to highlight the damage done by extractive industries. However they say the text needs to go further if it is to protect Indigenous populations from mining companies.

Radio France Internationale

Sámi demonstrators end wind farm protest

Norway apologizes for its human rights violations, but intends to keep project operational

Salon

UN refugee agency ‘profoundly concerned’ by UK’s illegal migration bill saying it amounts to an asylum ban – as it happened

UNHCR says bill extinguishes the right to seek refugee protection in the UK for those who arrive irregularly

The Guardian - UK

Canberra woman suing Alexander Maconochie Centre says her human rights were violated in 'degrading' strip search

A former prisoner says it felt like she was being "pack raped" when officers removed her from her cell before a strip search that she says breached her human rights.

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Australian Human Rights Commission unveils proposed federal act

A proposal for Australia's federal human rights act would see religious freedom, expression, privacy and environment among 28 protections.

The New Daily

AHRC targets robodebt, Covid policies and indefinite detention in push for federal human rights act

New report says a Human Rights Act could have prevented ‘abandonment’ of Australians overseas in Covid pandemic

The Guardian - AU

Human rights commission unveils proposed federal act

Governments would have to consider 28 human rights in their decisions under a landmark proposal by the Australian Human Rights Commission.

AAP

Rishi Sunak’s small boats plans ‘push boundaries of international law’

The Prime Minister and Suella Braverman’s scheme is expected to approach the limits of the European Convention on Human Rights

Evening Standard

Activists urge human rights court to condemn El Salvador's abortion ban

Women's rights activists on Monday called for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to condemn El Salvador in a case brought a decade ago by a woman who died after being forced to carry a pregnancy, although the fetus could not survive.

Reuters

Legislators urged to raise Bahrain human rights at int’l assembly

Parliamentarians urged to raise severe restrictions on political freedom when they gather in Manama from March 11.

Al Jazeera

At least 5 Peruvian soldiers die after fleeing protests by river

Five soldiers have died after they tried to cross a river in Peru looking to escape from protests in a southern part the country, Peru's human rights watchdog said on Monday.

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The Independent UK

Sunak’s small boats plans ‘push boundaries of international law’

The Prime Minister and Suella Braverman’s scheme is expected to approach the limits of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Salon

Alaska: OK to discriminate against LGBTQ

Alaska’s civil rights agency quietly deleted language promising equal protections for LGBTQ Alaskans

Salon

Protests against Norweigian wind farm

Sámi land defenders say the windmills must be demolished

The Independent UK

Belarus hands exiled opposition leader 15-year jail sentence

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and four other opposition figures were tried in their absence in Minsk – on charges decried by human rights organisations

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The Independent UK

Women’s World Cup hosts urge Fifa to reject Visit Saudi sponsorship

Football Australia and New Zealand Football, the co-hosts of this summer’s tournament, have said they would not be ‘comfortable’ with the partnership due to human rights concerns

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Activates Air Defense System in Syria

The Iranian militias have given the green light to activate the air defense system composed of four batteries in Damascus to intercept any upcoming Israeli strikes, reliable sources in Syria said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) revealed that the militias’ leaders were ordered to limit their movement in…

The Guardian - UK

Anti-strike bill ‘fails to meet UK’s human rights obligations’, MPs and peers say

Joint committee warns that proposed laws are ‘not justified and need to be reconsidered’

The Independent UK

First ministerial candidate pledges to make Scotland international leader in human rights

Scotland’s health secretary is one of the three candidates running to replace Nicola Sturgeon

The National (Scotland)

Tory anti-strike law 'will breach European human rights rules', MPs warn

MPs and peers have urged ministers to think again about a controversial new strikes law, warning the legislation would likely put the UK in breach…

WEKU

Egypt sentences human rights activists to prison on terrorism charges

Human rights groups called the trial unfair. Egypt on Sunday sentenced 14 people, including rights activists, to prison terms ranging between five and 15 years on terrorism-related charges.

The Independent UK

Yousaf pledges to make Scotland international leader in human rights

Scotland’s Health Secretary is one of three candidates running to replace Nicola Sturgeon.

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