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This election, many adults with disabilities won't be allowed to vote. That should change

This Saturday, most Australians over 18 will vote in the federal election. The right to participate in elections is enshrined in international and domestic human rights law.

The Conversation

Limbs in the Loch killer fails to get taxpayer cash in fight to prove his ‘innocence’

The murderer, who dismembered his teenage victim's body, has moaned that his human rights were being affected after the Scottish Legal Aid Board rejected yet another application for public cash.

Daily Record

US charges one American, four Chinese officials with spying

A U.S. citizen and four Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with spying on Chinese dissidents, human rights leaders and pro-democracy activists residing in the United States, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Human rights groups ask FIFA for £355 million to help migrant workers in Qatar

The money being sought is equal to the World Cup prize money fund, Amnesty says.

The Independent UK

NGO group says FIFA should pay £356m reparations to Qatar migrant workers

A group of NGOs has said Fifa should pay reparations of at least £356m to migrant workers whose human rights have been compromised by the Qatar World Cup

The Guardian - UK

Fifa urged to offer Qatar World Cup workers $440m compensation package after new Amnesty International report

Migrant workers in Qatar should be provided with a remediation programme to ‘provide redress and prevent further abuses from taking place’, according to a coaltion of human rights groups

The Independent UK

US Congress must understand ‘trauma’ of Nakba, Rashida Tlaib says

US legislator, who introduced resolution to recognise Palestinian displacement, tells Al Jazeera ‘Nakba hasn’t stopped’.

Al Jazeera

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HRW documents ‘apparent war crimes’ by Russian forces in Ukraine

Leading US-based rights group says Russian forces had subjected civilians to summary executions, torture in two regions.

Al Jazeera

US Charges Chinese Agents, American Citizen with Spying

The United States said Wednesday it had charged four Chinese intelligence officers with helping an American citizen spy on prominent critics of China. Together all five conspired to silence Chinese dissidents, pro-democracy activists and human rights leaders, New York prosecutors said in a statement. The US citizen -- 73-year-old Shujun…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian soldiers 'encouraged Ukrainian cancer patient to hang himself' new report claims

A new report from Human Rights Watch features a catalogue of "abhorrent, unlawful, and cruel" war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin's forces since the invasion began in February

Daily Mirror

UN experts say mass eviction of Palestinians a possible war crime

UN experts alarmed by Israel High Court’s ruling on Masafer Yatta and the risk of forcible transfer of Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

U.S. official meets Tibetan delegates in Dharamshala

U.S. Special Coordinator on Tibet Uzra Zeya is also expected to meet with the Dalai Lama

The Hindu

Human Rights Watch documents 'apparent war crimes' by Russia in Ukraine

A leading human rights watchdog said on Wednesday it had documented further cases of "apparent war crimes" by Russian troops in two regions in Ukraine.

Reuters

HRW decries ‘serious human rights violations’ in Burundi

The rights group says authorities have responded to attacks nationwide with a heavy-handed approach.

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The Conversation

The rights of refugees in Africa are under threat: what can be done

In April 2022, 70 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were reportedly detained and then deported by the Zimbabwe government. Once back in the DRC, their government rejected 15 of them, who were sent back to detention facilities in Harare. The incident raises legal questions around human rights…

The Independent UK

Human rights expert urges Home Secretary not to extradite Julian Assange

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights warned that extradition would have a ‘chilling effect’ on media freedom.

France 24

Sri Lanka's economic crisis: 'It's not looking good' for Rajapaksa family

Sri Lanka is in the grip of its worst economic crisis in decades, facing depleted petrol reserves, food shortages and a chronic lack of medical supplies. More than a month of mainly peaceful protests against the government's handling of the economy turned deadly last week when supporters of the former…

Al Jazeera

Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s health worsens in Egyptian prison

Egypt rights body urges authorities to transfer activist to better facility, as his family calls for his release.

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Human Rights Watch documents more accounts of Russian war crimes against Ukrainian civilians

A new Human Rights Watch report documents claims of torture, summary execution and other abuses of civilians by Russian forces in north-eastern Ukraine.

The Hindu

NHRC flags pollution effect on human rights

In advisory, it urges Centre and States to take action

WEKU

Mexico's official list of missing people passes 100,000, with few cases ever solved

Mexico marks a grim milestone: The number of people officially listed as disappeared now exceeds 100,000. Many are victims of drug cartels, journalists, human rights advocates and Indigenous people.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Calls on Tehran to Halt Imminent Execution of Dual Iranian-Swedish Doctor

The UN human rights office has urged Iran to halt the execution order of Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali and reverse his death sentence. "We are deeply alarmed by the imminent execution in the Islamic Republic of Iran of Swedish-Iranian doctor, and academic Ahmedreza Djalali," UN rights office spokeswoman Liz Throssell…

The Hindu

U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibet Uzra Zeya to visit India and Nepal

Washington U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues Uzra Zeya will travel to India and Nepal this

Reuters

UN rights office urges Iran to halt imminent execution of Swedish-Iranian academic

The U.N. human rights office's spokesperson on Tuesday urged Iran to halt the imminent execution of Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali and reverse his death sentence.

Reuters

North Korea COVID outbreak could have 'devastating' impact on human rights -UN office

Measures taken in North Korea to fight the first reported COVID-19 outbreak could have "devastating" consequences for human rights in the country, a spokesperson for the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday.

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