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Julian Assange: Australian government urged to show ‘courage’ against US over charges

Jennifer Robinson, a human rights lawyer who represents Assange, says ‘the future ahead for Julian is grim’

The Guardian - AU

Assange 'suffering profoundly' in prison

Human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson says Julian Assange will not survive a drawn-out legal process to secure his release without government intervention.

AAP

Hamilton Hospital chief accuses Victorian government of attempting to gag funding pleas

The head of a regional Victorian health service has accused the state government of attempting to gag his funding pleas after he publicly stated conditions in his hospital failed "basic human rights".

ABC News

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Oakland police want to arm bomb-defusing robots with lethal shotguns

Human rights advocates worry about use of armed robots

The Independent UK

UN finds Russia responsible for 'vast majority' of potential war crimes in Ukraine

A United Nations commission found Russian forces were responsible for the "vast majority" of human rights violations in the early weeks of the war in Ukraine, including attacks on civilians that were potential war crimes.

Reuters

Jurgen Klopp is right. It is wrong to describe criticism of state-owned clubs as xenophobic

The Liverpool boss lamented the challenge of competing with ‘three clubs in world football who can do what they want financially’

The Independent UK

Ales Bialiatski, a life of peaceful struggle for human rights in Belarus

A co-laureate of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, the human rights activist Ales Bialiatski is the fourth person in the history of the Nobel to receive this award while in prison. With this symbolic yet powerful gesture, the Nobel committee recognised Bialiatski’s 35 years of work upholding human rights in…

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As many as 23 children killed during Iran protests, UN rights office says

As many as 23 children have been killed in ongoing mass protests in Iran, a spokesperson for the United Nations human rights office told a briefing in Geneva on Tuesday.

Reuters

Germany Divided on How to Approach Iran

Internal conflict is growing in Germany over how to deal with Iran, where human rights violations are rampant against the backdrop of demonstrations that the country has been raging for weeks. Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s Foreign Minister, had vowed upon taking office last year that she would promote a foreign policy…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Senator's human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt

A veteran senator's objections over Egypt's human rights record have trimmed a symbolically significant $75 million off annual U.S. military aid to that country

The Independent UK

At least 93 cases of migrant worker abuse found in Qatar in year before World Cup

Fifa has been warned that the window of opportunity to push for lasting change in a region is quickly closing following findings from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

The Independent UK

EU border agency Frontex accused of covering up human rights violations in Greece – the allegations explained

A classified report by EU anti-fraud office Olaf has accused Frontex, the EU border agency, of covering up human rights violations in Greece. The report was made public by German media. It comes after a months-long investigation into allegations that Greek border officials were conducting pushbacks – preventing people from…

The Conversation

Beleagured NHS Trust denies claims it 'breached human rights' by banning patient's phones

"We fear these decisions are driven by the Trust’s desire to control communications about Edenfield rather than in the interests of patients."

Manchester Evening News

NSW’s refusal to allow UN inspectors in prisons ‘raises questions’, human rights commissioner says

Lorraine Finlay says state government’s decision means Australia is ‘failing to live up to the promises it made to the world’

The Guardian - AU

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UN rights chief 'deeply troubled' by escalation of the war in Ukraine

Recently appointed United Nations rights chief, Volker Turk, voiced alarm at the escalating conflict in Ukraine when he arrived at his post in the Swiss capital Geneva on Monday, insisting that civilians must be protected.

Reuters

New UN rights chief urges halt to drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine

The new United Nations human rights chief, who took office on Monday as Russian drones struck the Ukrainian capital, said attacks on civilians in Ukraine had to stop.

Reuters

Senator blocks $75 million in U.S. military aid to Egypt over rights concerns

Egypt has missed out on an additional $75 million in American military aid after a senior Democratic U.S. senator blocked the funding over concerns about Cairo's human rights record including holding political prisoners.

The Conversation

The UN says access to a healthy environment is a human right. Here's what it means for Australia

The United Nations recently declared that access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a universal human right.

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AAP

Terrorism laws raise concerns about rights

Human rights and legal experts say orders banning citizens entering Australia if they're suspected of becoming a terrorist are unnecessary and go too far.

The Independent UK

‘Lives will be lost’ if benefits and wages do not rise in line with inflation

The most vulnerable are “paying the price” of world events, Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, will say.

The Independent UK

UK charity championed by Countess of Wessex accepted £5m from Qatar despite human rights concerns

Exclusive: Orbis UK has been given millions of pounds in recent years by Qatar state body

The Guardian - UK

‘I write what they tell me to’: Iran’s crackdown on journalists intensifies

Independent media and human rights groups report arrests and physical assault as authorities try to suppress news of protests

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Forces, HTS Launch Joint Patrols in Afrin

The Turkish forces redeployed in Jindires in Afrin and al-Bab city in the northern countryside of Aleppo, within the areas of operations Olive Branch and Euphrates Shield. The areas are under Turkish control along with the factions of the so-called Syrian National Army loyal to Ankara. The Syrian Observatory for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Harris, Blinken, Sullivan Hail Iran Protests

Vice President Kamala Harris and other top US leaders on Friday hailed women leading protests in Iran as they met Iranian activists. Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan each met with Nazanin Boniadi, the Iranian-born actress and human rights advocate. Harris voiced “support for…

The Guardian - UK

Blaze at Iran’s notorious Evin prison put out after fight and gunshots reported

Witness say special forces joined firefighters at prison blacklisted by US for human rights abuses

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