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Uganda's new anti-LGBTQ+ law could lead to death penalty for same-sex 'offences'

People in same-sex relationships in Uganda now face the possibility of life in prison after the country’s parliament unanimously passed its 2023 anti-homosexuality bill. The legislation, which Amnesty International has called “appalling”, “ambiguous” and “vaguely worded”, establishes a range of harsh penalties for same-sex “offences” – including the death penalty…

The Conversation

NGOs, MPs and academics call for withdrawal of UK’s illegal migration bill

More than 60 signatories write to PM before Tuesday’s debate, warning bill will ‘cost lives’

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war exposed human rights ‘double standards’

Amnesty International publishes annual report highlighting the state of human rights in more than 150 countries.

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Critics claim Paris using 2024 Games to introduce Big Brother video surveillance

France’s National Assembly is due to adopt a law on Tuesday ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Article 7 is the most controversial aspect of this law, as it will allow AI video surveillance to be used to detect abnormal behaviour. Human rights organisations and the French left…

France 24

Death penalty and high conviction rates: A deep dive into Japan's criminal justice system

At 87 years old, Iwao Hakamada is on the verge of finding true freedom, more than 50 years after being sentenced to death for murders he says he did not commit. Tokyo's high court ordered a retrial this month, acknowledging that key evidence that led to his conviction had likely…

France 24

UN, Amnesty join calls for Museveni to reject Uganda's anti-gay legislation

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni faced calls on Wednesday from the United Nations and rights groups to reject an "appalling" anti-gay bill passed by parliament. Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved the bill outlining harsh penalties for anyone who engages in same-sex activity.

Radio France Internationale

Amnesty petitions govt to release activists

Amnesty International Thailand has joined other activists in handing a petition with the signatures of 8,517 people to caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, urging police to withdraw accusations against all political activists.

Bangkok Post

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Withdraw review of Prevent anti-radicalisation strategy, ministers urged

Civil society groups, community leaders and academics say ‘ideologically led’ review of programme should be rejected

The Guardian - UK

Iran’s Baloch population leads anti-regime protests six months after Mahsa Amini’s death

Six months after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, protests have dwindled in many parts of Iran. But in Sistan and Baluchestan province on Iran’s eastern border, hundreds of protesters still gather every week after Friday prayers, despite crackdowns by authorities.

France 24

Amnesty International: Iran Forces Have Tortured Child Protesters

Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, against child protesters as young as 12 to quell their involvement in nationwide protests, Amnesty International reported Thursday. Such acts include beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence, it said. Before releasing them, state agents often…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Five years after Rio councilwoman slain, questions and hope

Supporters gathered Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro to mark five years since the assassination of Black, bisexual councilwoman Marielle Franco amid hope that investigations into her death will accelerate under Brazil’s new leftist president

The Independent UK

Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi and Mozambique, killing more than 200 people

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by heavy rains that triggered floods and mudslides in southern Africa. The death toll is expected to rise.

WEKU

Cyclone Freddy kills more than 200 people across Malawi and Mozambique

The most affected regions remain inaccessible so the full extent of the damage is so far unknown

The Independent UK

Hundreds dead as Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi, Mozambique

The devastating Tropical Cyclone Freddy which has ripped through southern Africa in a rare second landfall has killed at least 216 people in Malawi and Mozambique since Saturday night, with the death toll expected to continue to rise

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Al Jazeera

Police use of rubber bullets maiming thousands globally: Amnesty

Rights group says a global Torture-Free Trade treaty is urgently needed to regulate the trade in policing equipment.

Daily Mirror

Gianni Infantino under fresh pressure over Qatar compensation ahead of FIFA congress

Amnesty International has delivered a petition with more than a million signatures ahead of Thursday meeting in Rwanda following criticism that Fifa is yet to specify details around "legacy fund"

Daily Mirror

Saudi Arabia execute dad-of-eight after torturing him into false confession

Hussein Abu al-Khair, 57, was a driver for a wealthy Saudi and was arrested by authorities in 2014 for allegedly carrying amphetamine pills across the border from Jordan

The Independent UK

Fifa faces fresh calls to compensate World Cup migrant workers

Amnesty International has handed Fifa a letter signed by over one million people demanding for migrant workers who suffered human rights abuses to be compensated

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The Guardian - UK

Saudi Aramco’s $161bn profit is largest recorded by an oil and gas firm

Amnesty International hits out at ‘shocking’ annual figure reaped through sale of fossil fuel

Zenger

Online Tourism Companies Accused Of Anti-Israel Bias

Though Judea and Samaria are considered “disputed” under international law, certain companies, including Expedia and Tripadvisor

France 24

Thai activists facing royal defamation charges end 50-day hunger strike

Two young Thai protesters facing royal defamation charges announced Saturday they were ending their marathon hunger strike following doctors' fears they could suffer organ failure.

Radio France Internationale

Rights group Amnesty calls on Ethiopia to end social media blackout

Amnesty International has called on the Ethiopian authorities to restore access to social media networks including Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, as a blockade of some internet platforms enters its second month.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Activists march through Istanbul to mark International Women’s Day

Watch live as demonstrators march through the streets of Istanbul to mark International Women's Day (IWD).

The Independent UK

Premier League criticised over Newcastle’s Saudi state ownership links

Daily Mirror

8 times Suella Braverman can't explain how 'cruel' Channel migrants plan will work

The Home Secretary floundered on where she will detain asylum seekers, when she will begin deporting them and how much it will cost - and when the Government's controversial Rwanda flights will begin

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