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Salvadoran lawyer and Bukele critic Ruth López arrested

Rights group have condemned the move and have expressed concern that the attorney's whereabouts are still not known.

Euronews

'Underclass of Australians': youth crime laws slammed

The United Nations has taken aim at a state government's youth crime crackdown, saying it threatens to create an "underclass of Australians".

AAP

Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested

Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago

The Guardian - US

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El Salvador Arrests Rights Lawyer Helping Deported Migrants

Police in El Salvador have arrested a prominent human rights lawyer with an organization helping families of imprisoned Venezuelan migrants who were deported by the United States, authorities said Monday.

International Business Times

Ecuador to host Indigenous summit seeking enforcement of court's human rights rulings

Indigenous leaders from across Latin America are gathering in Sarayaku, Ecuador, to discuss enforcing Inter-American Court rulings affirming their territorial rights

The Independent UK

Kremlin outlaws Amnesty International amid ongoing crackdown on dissent

Russian authorities branded the leading human rights NGO an "undesirable organisation," criminalising cooperating or supporting the group.

Euronews

Moscow outlaws Amnesty International for ‘Russophobia’ amid Ukraine war

Amnesty International said the decision taken by Moscow is part of its ‘broader effort to silence dissent’.

Al Jazeera

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Seven countries in Latin America where human rights are taking the biggest hit

Latin America is undergoing one of its most profound human rights crises in decades. The region’s civic space is shrinking rapidly, from mass surveillance and arbitrary arrests to political repression, enforced disappearances and impunity for state violence.

The Conversation

Tens of thousands protest in The Hague to demand Dutch government action on Gaza war

Human rights groups and aid agencies — including Amnesty International, Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders — estimated the peaceful crowd at more than 100,000 people.

Euronews

Labour must not rubber-stamp torture policy, say campaigners

Policy review of intelligence-sharing with foreign countries risks leaving ‘very serious flaws’, say NGOs and MPs

The Guardian - UK

What the last Trump presidency can teach us about fighting back

History shows that if western governments mount a defense, the human rights movement will survive this rough patch

The Guardian - US

Palestine campaign used police to silence my Hamas criticism – Peter Tatchell

The Metropolitan Police said the human rights campaigner was arrested in ‘error’ at a march in London on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Voices: The Tories ‘sliding into oblivion’? Keir Starmer should be careful what he wishes for

COMMENT: Mocking the Conservative Party may win applause, but it also helps Nigel Farage dominate the stage, writes John Rentoul. The prime minister should be trying to prop Kemi Badenoch up instead of boosting Reform

The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino under pressure to release details of Gulf trip with Donald Trump

Gianni Infantino should account for his trip alongside Donald Trump to the Qatar and Saudi Arabia this week, according to Human Rights Watch

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Evening Standard

Campaigners take step in legal action over toilet guidance after gender ruling

Good Law Project said on Friday that it had sent a pre-action letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission over its guidance.

The Independent UK

Gaza children are sent back to war zone following medical care after Jordan rejects requests to stay

Seventeen Palestinian children and their caregivers were recently sent back to Gaza after receiving medical treatment in Jordan

Al Jazeera

‘Xenophobic’: Neighbours outraged over Mauritania’s mass migrant pushback

Governments of Senegal and Mali are angry at how their nationals are being treated in the northwest African nation.

The Conversation

Saudi Arabia has big AI ambitions. They could come at the cost of human rights

This week, on his tour of the Middle East, United States President Donald Trump unveiled a suite of new deals with Saudi Arabia.

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International Business Times UK

Rangers from Prince Harry's Charity Accused Of Raping and Abusing Indigenous People in Congo

Prince Harry's conservation charity has been accused of committing human rights abuse against the land's indigenous people including, rape, beatings, and waterboarding.

TechRadar

Australian Human Rights Commission leaks docs and personal information in browser-indexing mishap

Hundreds of private documents have been exposed.

The Independent UK

Fifa in breach of own human rights rule by holding World Cup in Saudi Arabia, say lawyers

The 2034 World Cup will be hosted by Saudi Arabia despite their poor human rights record

The Guardian - UK

Fifa breaching own human rights rules over Saudi Arabia World Cup, lawyers say

A former Fifa adviser is party to an official complaint saying the governing body must ensure the 2034 host nation corrects its failings

The Guardian - US

We are human rights lawyers. Our new report is clear: Israel perpetrates apartheid

We conclude that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, including mass killing, arbitrary detention and torture, meets the legal threshold for the term

International Business Times

To Achieve Peace, Syria Must Punish All Crimes: Rights Lawyer

Lasting peace in Syria depends on the country building a strong judicial system giving justice to the victims of all crimes committed during the Assad era, a prominent Syrian human rights lawyer told AFP. "We believe that the Syrians who paid the heavy cost to reach this moment will not…

Euronews

Europe ‘lagging’ behind on human rights by not recognising right to healthy environment, experts say

There is now a robust legal framework to tackle serious environmental crimes, but experts say the Council of Europe missed a chance to protect human rights.

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