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At U.N., Amal Clooney pushes for Ukraine war crimes justice

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged countries at the United Nations on Wednesday to focus on international justice for war crimes in Ukraine so evidence does not sit in storage - as it has done for victims of Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria.

Reuters

Boris Johnson’s endorsement of JCB is shameful

Letters: Amnesty International’s report JCB Off Track gives evidence that the company’s equipment has been used in the destruction of Palestinian homes, writes Stuart Penny

The Guardian - UK

Report: Minneapolis police engaged in pattern of illegal racial discrimination

MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in a pattern of racial discrimination in violation of the state's civil rights law, according to a scathing report published Wednesday morning by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.

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State wraps probe of Minneapolis police after Floyd killing

Minnesota’s Department of Human Rights is set to announce findings from its investigation into whether the Minneapolis Police Department had a pattern of racial discrimination in policing

The Independent UK

Malaysian authorities start 'witch hunt' for Rohingyas fleeing migrant detention centre

Nearly 500 Rohingya refugees fled a detention centre where they were being held in Malaysia on April 20. Dozens of videos show them running along the highways, panicked. Most were later arrested by police. However, on April 26, Malaysian authorities called on the local population to find the 61 Rohingya…

France 24

I see people at the margins of UK society. They live in fear of hunger and exploitation

The undocumented migrants using my food bank have little support and no safety net, says the human rights activist and film-maker Lynda Ouazar

The Guardian - UK

Disappeared: a daughter’s 40-year search for her father, taken by Guatemala’s military dictatorship

The family of Emil Bustamante López has filed a case with the UN human rights committee, looking for answers

The Guardian - US

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Dominic Raab vows to end terrorist ‘no-go areas’ inside jails

Mr Raab also promised legal reforms to stop terrorist prisoners using the Human Rights Act to claim the right to socialise among the rest of the prison population

Evening Standard

Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club Cancels Human Rights Awards for Fear of Legal Risks

Some journalists see the choice to ax the awards as an act of self-censorship antithetical to the organization’s purpose.

The News Lens

Priti Patel's 'police state' law against noisy protests passes after bitter year-long fight

The Police, Crime, Courts and Sentencing Bill has passed its final hurdle after a bitter tussle in the House of Lords - where it was branded a 'slippery slope of the erosion of fundamental human rights'

Daily Mirror

Chaos, gang violence again erupt in Haiti. Even the nation’s disarmament chief is a target

Chaos and violence is once more erupting in Haiti, where armed clashes between warring violent gangs are once more forcing residents to flee their homes under a hail of bullets.

Miami Herald

Newcastle United evening headlines: Jordan Henderson makes Liverpool rotation reveal and Magpies sent transfer message

A look at the latest Newcastle United headlines

Chronicle Live

Democrats call out India for buying Russian oil and weapons - Roll Call

Senators also warned the secretary of State to call out global human rights abuses as the U.S. focuses on threats posed by Russia and China.

Roll Call

‘Steps taken to ensure basic facilities at KSRTC station’

Response in case registered by Human Rights Commission

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Reuters

UN rights team in China ahead of Xinjiang visit

The U.N. human rights office has sent an advanced team to the Chinese city of Guangzhou where they are quarantining ahead of a visit to the Xinjiang region, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Opposition MPs raise concerns over human rights in India amid trade deal talks

Labour MP Zarah Sultana criticised the Prime Minister for visiting a JCB factory during his visit.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle United supporters 'more aware' of Saudi Arabia's human rights issues

Saudi Arabia's investment into Newcastle United immediately put the club under a microscope

The Independent UK

US panel calls on Biden to sanction India over sliding religious freedom under Modi

Delhi has in previously pushed back against the US panel’s reports, calling it an ‘organisation of particular concern’

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The Independent UK

To leave or not to leave? Twitter users debate leaving the platform amid Elon Musk takeover

The Tesla founder has described himself as a ‘free-speech absolutist’

The Conversation

Hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in Ukraine waters – the legal rights of this profession are barely up to standard

While the world’s eyes have been on civilian casualties, forced displacement and potential war crimes on Ukrainian land, the plight of hundreds of seafarers trapped in commercial ships for the past several months has gone mostly unnoticed. They have been stranded in the main Ukrainian ports of Mariupol, Kherson and…

Salon

Lawyer who took on Chevron finally free

Steven Donziger spent nearly a thousand days in jail or on house arrest. Amnesty says it was corporate retaliation

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco's Minister of Health Vows Steps to Curb Immigration of Doctors

Morocco's Minister of Health Khalid Ait Taleb said his ministry is working to curb the immigration of doctors and medical professionals as the kingdom grapples with a shortage of medical staff. Responding to a question at the parliament on Monday, the minister noted that these procedures include improving the working…

The Independent UK

Head of Human Rights Watch to resign after nearly 3 decades

The longtime leader of Human Rights Watch says he will step down this summer as executive director

Reuters

Human Rights Watch chief to step down after nearly three decades

Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth said on Tuesday he would step down at the end of August after running the global rights watchdog for nearly three decades.

The Guardian - AU

First Nations challenge over approval of Clive Palmer’s coalmine begins in Queensland

Case centres on whether proposed Galilee Coal Project would harm climate and limit human rights

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