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Paris's Human Rights Wall: A new public art space in French capital

This week in Paris, in conjunction with city authorities, Amnesty International is unveiling the Human Rights Wall, a new public art space whose inaugural work pays homage to six modern-day defenders of human rights around the world. Measuring 15 metres long and 5 metres high, the monumental piece will be…

France 24

Tigray atrocities continuing almost a year after ceasefire, UN experts warn

Ethiopian government is failing to protect its citizens from ‘grave’ human rights abuses, amid rising violence and hate speech – report

The Guardian - UK

Ethiopia conflict at a 'national scale' according to UN investigators

Violations of the peace treaty are widespread in Ethiopia, UN investigators said Monday.

Radio France Internationale

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What is the controversy over the EU migration deal with Tunisia?

Human rights abuses have led to concerns over agreement that was aimed at addressing issue of people-smuggling to Italy

The Guardian - UK

UN experts say Ethiopia's conflict and Tigray fighting left over 10,000 survivors of sexual violence

U.N.-backed human rights experts say that war crimes continue in Ethiopia despite a peace deal signed nearly a year ago to end a devastating conflict that also engulfed the country's Tigray region

The Independent UK

Human rights in Russia have 'significantly' worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says

An expert commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body says in her first report on Russia that the rights situation in the country has “significantly deteriorated” since President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine last February

The Independent UK

Australian state suspends human rights law to lock up more children

Experts fear ‘irreversible harm’ to children in Queensland after changes to justice system leave more in detention.

Al Jazeera

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Sudan’s armed rivals fight on another front, international legitimacy

The RSF’s bid for political legitimacy in Sudan takes a hit as US sanctions cripple its quest.

Al Jazeera

Iran cracks down on protests on Mahsa Amini’s death annivesary

Iranian authorities prevented Mahsa Amini’s family from commemorating anniversary of her death, rights groups say.

Al Jazeera

Mahsa Amini’s father detained on anniversary of death, rights group says

Iranian security forces briefly hold Amjad Amini amid crackdown on commemorative protests

The Guardian - UK

Egyptian court gives a government critic a 6-month sentence in a case condemned by rights groups

An Egyptian court has sentenced a fierce government critic to six months in prison over charges that stemmed from an online spat with a former minister

The Independent UK

EU faces human rights questions over Tunisia migration pact

The EU ombudsman has demanded that Brussels explain how it will ensure that its pact with Tunisia to curb migration will not breach human rights standards.

Radio France Internationale

Analysis: Concerns raised in Brussels over EU-Tunisia migration pact

European aid is increasingly being used to prop up autocratic leaders who restrict their citizens’ rights, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

20 Years of The Walrus: Investigative Journalism

Deep dives into missing persons cases, human rights issues, policing, and more

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The Independent UK

Families of Troubles victims launch legal challenges to Legacy Bill

The families have lodged judicial review proceedings challenging its compatibility with international human rights standards.

The Independent UK

Six families launch legal challenge to NI Legacy Bill

The families have lodged judicial review proceedings challenging the Bill’s compatibility with international human rights standards.

Al Jazeera

Bahrain activist Maryam al-Khawaja denied boarding on UK to Manama flight

Activist says she wants to meet her jailed father Abdulhadi al-Khawaja who is currently on hunger strike.

The Guardian - UK

Bahraini human rights defender denied travel to kingdom to visit jailed father

Maryam al-Khawaja fears her father, the political prisoner Abdulhadi al-Khawajar, will die soon after being denied medical treatment

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The Independent UK

Biden announces more Iran sanctions on anniversary of Mahsa Amini death

On the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, President Joe Biden has announced that the U_S_ will impose more sanctions on Iranian people and firms, “targeting some of Iran’s most egregious human rights abusers.”

The Independent UK

Daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain prepares to travel to island kingdom on Friday

A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain plans to return to the island kingdom Friday to press for the release of her father, even as she faces imprisonment herself

WEKU

In Iran, women's resistance defies state clampdown a year after Mahsa Amini's death

The death of a young woman in Iranian morality police custody sparked months of protests and a violent crackdown by the government. A year later, a more subdued defiance endures.

WEKU

Fewer North Korean defectors reach South Korea, and questions grow about unification

Just 67 North Korean defectors arrived last year. Inter-Korean dialogue and exchange have ground to a halt. Seoul's Unification Ministry has a new, hawkish head who wants to change the agency's role.

The Independent UK

Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China

A human rights lawyer who was arrested in Laos has been deported back to China despite pleas from rights groups and United Nations experts for his release

The Independent UK

The US says Egypt's human rights picture hasn't improved, but it's withholding less aid regardless

The Biden administration will withhold less military aid from Egypt over its human rights abuses this year

The Guardian - UK

Health of LSE academic detained in Azerbaijan at risk, say family

Son calls on UK to intervene in case of Gubad Ibadoghlu, critic of Azerbaijani government who was arrested there in July

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