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Exclusive: Israel blasts EU report accusing it of breaching human rights in Gaza

In a letter seen by Euronews, Israel rejects the review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement which indicates Israeli violations of human rights in Gaza. The Israeli foreign ministry states that “Israel is engaged in an existential struggle by defending against the shared enemies of the West."

Euronews

Dining across the divide: ‘He didn’t believe women still face discrimination in the workplace’

They had different views on gender equality. Could they agree on the European convention on human rights?

The Guardian - UK

The Scottish universities accepting millions from organisations linked to China

Scottish universities have accepted millions of pounds from Chinese organisations with alleged links to the military, human rights abuses and…

The National (Scotland)

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EU review ‘paints grim picture’ of Israel’s actions in Gaza, Irish premier says

EU countries including Ireland had called for an agreement with Israel to be reviewed to see if human rights clauses had been breached.

Evening Standard

What next after EU finds ‘indications’ that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations?

Report, which is a leaked unpublished draft, is expected to be presented to the Israeli government

The Guardian - UK

EU cites ‘indications’ Israel is breaching human rights obligations over conduct in Gaza

Leaked document marks significant moment in relations with ally but stops short of calling for immediate sanctions

The Guardian - UK

EU review indicates Israel breached human rights in Gaza

A review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement has found "indications" that Israel breached its human rights obligations with actions in Gaza.

Euronews

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Refugee numbers reach record high as global aid funding drops

Aid and human rights agencies gathered on Friday under the umbrella of World Refugee Day to call for solidarity with people forced to flee their homes due to war, persecution or famine at a time when global funding for aid is dropping.

Radio France Internationale

Executions, forced labour and starvation persist in North Korea, UN official says

Increased repression post-pandemic in the isolated country, says human rights expert

The Independent UK

European rights watchdog raises concerns over freedom of speech in Germany amid Gaza protests

The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner has raised concerns that German authorities have curtailed the use of Arabic language and cultural symbols during Gaza protests and have allegedly used excessive force against demonstrators.

Euronews

Iran executed at least 975 people last year, the highest number since 2015, UN report says

A new United Nations report says that Iran carried out executions at “an alarming rate” last year with at least 975 people killed

The Independent UK

Echoes of Brexit as Starmer is pressed to seize initiative on human rights

Labour MPs fighting Reform want action and a European renegotiation looks unappealing. How would the PM sell a third way?

The Guardian - UK

Shabana Mahmood says UK will seek reform of human rights convention

Justice secretary says ‘public confidence in the rule of law is fraying’ but she wants to protect ECHR by changing it

The Guardian - UK

ECHR must be reformed to restore ‘fraying’ public confidence – Lord Chancellor

Shabana Mahmood told the Council of Europe in a speech in Strasbourg the ECHR ‘must evolve’ to respond to new realities.

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The Independent UK

Why Keir Starmer risks making the same mistake as David Cameron when it comes to Europe

ANALYSIS : After the former prime minister’s failed attempts to reform the EU in order to see off the threat of Eurosceptics within his party, Archie Mitchell asks whether Keir Starmer will come to regret opening the door to reforming the ECHR

Euronews

Exclusive: Iran conflict to derail EU review of Israeli association agreement

Senior EU officials say a suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement is "unlikely" now that Israel is in a new conflict with Iran, despite likelihood EU's own report will show evidence of Israel breaching its human rights clause in relation to Gaza.

The Conversation

Expansion of marriage rights to same-sex couples also expanded access to the psychological benefits that come with tying the knot

Marriage and the ability to start a family are human rights. Ten years ago, on June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Obergefell v. Hodges case extended the right to marry to same-sex couples.

The Conversation

China positions itself as a stable economic partner and alternative to ‘unpredictable’ Trump

After the second world war, the US and its western allies created a set of international agreements and institutions to govern attitudes to mutual defence, economics and human rights. For decades this created stable alliances and predictable economic plans.

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The Guardian - UK

DWP says transitional payments scheme for those losing Pip ‘one of most generous ever’ – as it happened

Department for Work and Pensions publishes text of bill cutting benefits and claims three-month transitional period is ‘one of most generous ever’

Euronews

Exclusive: EU visa rule change set to target Israeli citizens

Mechanism to suspend short-stay visa-free travel into the EU has been reformed to include human rights breaches, and Israel could be one of the first countries affected.

The National (Scotland)

Israel unleashes intense air strikes on Iran’s capital as death toll rises

INTENSE Israeli air strikes have targeted Iran’s capital in a conflict that a human rights group said had killed at least 585 people…

The Independent UK

The Latest: Israel strikes Tehran for a sixth day as Iranian casualties rise

Explosions were heard in Tehran early Wednesday as intense Israeli airstrikes again targeted Iran’s capital in a conflict that a human rights group said had killed at least 585 people across Iran and wounded 1,326 others

The Independent UK

Israeli strikes have killed nearly 600 in Iran, human rights group says

A human rights group says Israeli strikes have killed at least 585 people across Iran and wounded 1,326 others

Al Jazeera

UN fact-finding mission says Sudan conflict escalating, aid weaponised

The crisis in Sudan has become ‘a grave human rights and protection emergency’, the United Nations mission says.

The Conversation

B.C.’s mental health law is on trial — and so is our commitment to human rights

The British Columbia Supreme Court has begun hearing a long-awaited constitutional challenge to the province’s Mental Health Act.

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