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Briton jailed in Dubai for 16 years ordered to sign document claiming his human rights are being upheld

Exclusive: Imprisoned British businessman Ryan Cornelius has appealed to the Foreign Office for help after his Dubai jailers tried to force him to sign a document claiming his human rights were being upheld, we can reveal

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Venezuela Releases Detained Free-speech Advocate

The head of a leading Venezuelan human rights group was released from detention Thursday, his NGO said, after nine days in custody following a crackdown on critics of President Nicolas Maduro.

International Business Times

Hate crimes, surveillance and social cleansing fuels rights concerns in France

France saw mounting human rights challenges in 2024, including a sharp rise in hate crime and controversial surveillance during the Paris Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch has said in its annual World Report.

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Sean Brown murder has left ‘indelible stain’ on British state, court hears

A barrister for the GAA official’s family urged judges to reject a Government bid to overturn a court order compelling it to hold a public inquiry.

Evening Standard

Israeli Bombardment Kills Palestinian Human Rights Worker And Family In Gaza

Tragic deaths of a Palestinian human rights worker, his wife, and daughters in an Israeli bombardment in Gaza spark outrage and calls for justice.

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Australia 'reversing' human rights for children: report

An advocacy group has accused the federal and state governments of violating human rights for children, Indigenous people and asylum seekers in the past year.

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Bangladeshi and British politics collided to bring down Tulip Siddiq

After allegations of corruption, the former government minister’s family legacy now lies in tatters in both countries, says author Salil Tripathi

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Elianne was standing up for friend ‘doing what she thought was right’

The teenager had planned to become a human rights lawyer, police who investigated her killing said.

Evening Standard

A brave girl stood up to her friend’s violent ex. Minutes later she was murdered in front of horrified friends

An aspiring human rights lawyer, Elianne Andam’s family said the ‘vibrant’ and ‘beautiful’ beautiful girl ‘would have changed the world’ but her life was stolen

The Independent UK

Biden showed ‘double standard’ on human rights amid Israel’s Gaza war: HRW

Human Rights Watch’s annual report says liberal democracies were generally ‘not reliable’ on human rights.

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2024 witnessed ‘absolute failure’ of west to lead fight for human rights, says watchdog

Leading democracies have stood by while allies have committed atrocities or supported perpetrators, Human Rights Watch chief says ahead of annual World Report

The Guardian - UK

UK accused of undermining democratic rights with climate protest crackdown

British director of Human Rights Watch attacks ‘dangerous hypocrisy’ of government

The Guardian - UK

Judge wrong to order public inquiry into murder of GAA official, court told

The Government is challenging a High Court ruling that compelled it to establish a public inquiry into the killing of Sean Brown in 1997.

The Independent UK

Lawyer for Ugandan opposition politician ‘arrested and tortured’

Eron Kiiza, who was representing regime opponent Dr Kizza Besigye, was assaulted and sentenced to nine months’ jail, say colleagues

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Director Of Independent Commission For Human Rights In Gaza Killed

Director of ICHR in Gaza killed in Israeli airstrike, along with 12 family members. Escalating violence in the region.

The Conversation

The Human Rights Commission has handed down a report on racism at Australian universities. Here’s why it fails

Just before universities closed for the year in 2024, the Australian Human Rights Commission released its Interim Report on Racism at Australian Universities.

The Guardian - AU

I owe Alaa Abd el-Fattah my life, which is why I am going on a hunger strike to help free him

If anybody represents the very British values of democracy, respect for human rights, justice and due process, it is the Egyptian activist

The Independent UK

UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad

The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong civil war, now that former leader Bashar Assad has been ousted and sent into exile

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Mali’s military junta has made homosexuality a crime – what the new law says

A bloodless coup in 2020 saw the military take control of Mali. Since then there have been growing reports of a declining human rights record in the west African country.

The Guardian - US

Afghans evacuated by US in chaos of withdrawal are languishing in foreign camps, documents reveal

Exclusive: records show evacuees with pending applications to enter US ‘forced to remain in limbo’ in at least 36 countries, some in ‘untenable conditions’

The Independent UK

A Moroccan activist is sentenced to prison over protests against earthquake response

A well-known Moroccan activist who led protests decrying the government’s earthquake response was sentenced to prison in a case that human rights advocates condemned as politically motivated

The Guardian - UK

No human rights concern would stop UK selling F-35 parts for Israel, say NGOs

Campaigners argue the British government has concluded that parts for the jets must be supplied in all circumstances

AAP

Rights advocate committed to trial despite 'weak' case

A human rights advocate and two co-accused have been committed to stand trial over their alleged kidnapping and assault of a man in a park.

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Nuclear engineers abducted in Pakistan, Human Rights activist raises alarm

Prominent human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has raised serious concerns regarding the reported abduction of 16 nuclear engineers from a uranium mining site in Lakki Marwat, located in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in China

A group of Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists who say the men are at risk of abuse and torture if they are sent back

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