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India's 'vegetarian nationalism': Hindu fundamentalists target meat eaters

Across India, measures targeting meat consumption have amplified since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected in 2014, from the closure of meat shops to increasing the jail term for cow slaughtering. Hindu extremists are leading this wave of "vegetarian nationalism". Butchers in the state of Haryana, who are predominantly Muslim,…

France 24

Women's rights exist only on paper in Nigeria: Five core issues a new president needs to address urgently

Violence against African women and the widespread violation of their basic human rights is shaped by societal and cultural barriers. In Nigeria, women’s rights appear to be protected. The country is a signatory to many international conventions and norms such as the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of…

The Conversation

UN chief points to ' massive' rights violations in Ukraine

The head of the United Nations says Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has triggered “the most massive violations of human rights” in the world today

The Independent UK

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UN chief slams 'climate-wrecking' firms at human rights body

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is stressing the importance of legal challenges against “climate-wrecking corporations” like fossil-fuel producers

The Independent UK

Treasury Secretary Yellen on surprise visit to Kyiv to reaffirm US support

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit to highlight US economic support on Monday as a deadly Russian drone attack targeted the western Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi. The UN Human Rights Council convened for its annual session in Geneva as the UN chief warned that…

France 24

Qld youth justice reforms 'would cause more crime'

Top Queensland legal bodies have criticised the lack of consultation on the Palaszczuk government's youth justice bill, saying it's likely to cause more crime.

AAP

US ‘will stand with Ukraine as long as it takes’, says Treasury secretary on visit to Kyiv – as it happened

Janet Yellen, on surprise visit to Ukrainian capital, says US and allies discussing strategies to ensure Russia pays for devastation of war

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'Massive' violations in Ukraine a focus as UN human rights body meets

The U.N. rights chief condemned Russia's "senseless" invasion of Ukraine on Monday at the start of a Human Rights Council session at which countries want to strengthen scrutiny of Moscow's alleged war crimes and raise China's treatment of Muslim Uyghurs.

Reuters

House urged to support law to end torture

Human rights groups are calling on the House of Representatives to vote against an executive decree postponing the enforcement of key provisions of the law against torture and enforced disappearance, saying the delay is a violation of the constitution.

Bangkok Post

The battle to keep Ukraine connected to the internet amid Russian missile attacks

Ukraine's access to the internet is under attack from Russian rocket strikes. The people are fighting back with death-defying repair crews and truckloads of satellite internet.

ABC News

Queensland human rights commissioner says police must watch for vigilante activity

Police have repeatedly warned against vigilantism but there are growing concerns that recent heightened debate might increase risk

The Guardian - AU

Hongkonger Anna Kwok on Human Rights

Right now, Hongkongers have lost their avenues to speak because of the national security law imposed by the new government.

Reason

Russia, Iran sending top envoys to UN's human rights council

The latest session of the Human Rights Council opens Monday with the U.N. secretary-general joining three presidents to speak, and foreign ministers from countries including France, Germany and Iran set to attend

The Independent UK

Clinical psychologist warns Daniel Duggan’s detention conditions ‘extreme and ‘inhumane’ as wife launches UN complaint

Former US marine’s segregated, maximum security imprisonment is unjustified, wife says

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Evening Standard

School pupils ‘flip tables and break fences’ in protest at toilet rule change

Furious children and parents say the decision has “taken away their human rights”

Reuters

Dozens detained by Russian police on Ukraine war anniversary - rights centre

Dozens of people were detained by police in Russia on Friday for actions to commemorate the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, in some cases just for placing flowers, a human rights group said on Friday.

The Independent UK

Amnesty International criticise ‘glaring omission’ of human rights issues in football’s White Paper

The White Paper published on Thursday has promised checks on owners and directors will be more robust under the new regulator.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Admits Executing Political Prisoner Amid Condemnations by Human Rights Organizations

London, Tehran: Iran on Wednesday secretly executed a political prisoner who had been convicted of killing a police officer in 2018 and of being a member of an opposition Kurdish party, rights groups revealed. This came two days after activists reported the execution of another political prisoner. On Thursday, the…

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Iraqis Fear Resurgence of Assassinations

Iraqi lawmakers and human rights experts have warned against the resurgence of assassinations in the country. Last week, a colonel was assassinated in Ramadi for unknown reasons. On Tuesday, the renowned cardiologist in Diyala, Dr.

Al Jazeera

Unbeaten, unbowed: Leila de Lima marks six years in detention

Former Philippines senator and outspoken critic of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte sees hope for freedom.

AAP

Qld premier unmoved by youth crackdown rights concerns

The Queensland Human Rights Commission says the premier hasn't responded to letters about her controversial bill to crackdown on child offenders.

The Guardian - UK

Shamima Begum has shown up courts’ deference to this government. It’s a worrying new era

The Independent UK

New independent regulator won’t intervene on issue of state ownership

State ownership was described as a ‘matter for the foreign office’ despite a warning from human rights groups that it leaves English football ‘open to the worst type of manipulation’

Daily Mirror

Lawyer angry at 'appalling' Shamima Begum decision after ex-ISIS member refused passport

Human rights lawyer Shoaib M Khan said the ruling was "disappointing" as Shamima Begum is still stuck in a camp in northern Syria, following the news that she would not be able to get British citizenship back

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: He's in hospice care now. But Jimmy Carter is still changing the world

I badly wanted to cast my first presidential ballot for Jimmy Carter in 1976, but I wasn't old enough to vote.

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