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Nottinghamshire public venues could become 'heat banks' for those struggling with energy bills

Liz Truss says that she will offer more support to help people pay their energy bills

Nottingham Post

Sri Lanka refuses international human rights investigation

Sri Lanka says it will not accept any international investigation imposed by the U.N. Human Rights Council into alleged rights abuses during the country’s long civil war

The Independent UK

‘Our people are still trapped’: Uyghur exiles demand action on abuses

Campaigners criticise failure of UN report to label China’s crackdown on Muslim minorities genocide

The Guardian - UK

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UK ministers ignored evidence Rwanda violated human rights, court told

African country went back on list of destinations for ‘migration partnership’ after civil servants had ruled it out, judges hear

The Guardian - UK

High Court battle to defeat Tories' 'inhumane' Rwanda policy begins

A HIGH Court challenge against the Government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is set to begin.

The National (Scotland)

China collecting DNA samples from across Tibet, says rights group

Human Rights Watch claims new evidence of a systemic DNA collection drive across Tibet as part of a ‘crime detection’ program

The Guardian - AU

Illegal Fishing, Worker Abuse Claims Leave a Bad Taste for Bumble Bee Seafood

A new report by Greenpeace East Asia has found that Bumble Bee Seafoods and its parent company, Fong Chun Formosa Fishery Company of Taiwan, are sourcing seafood from vessels involved in human rights abuses as well as illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing practices.

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Alcohol restrictions are 'dehumanising', says former West Australian of the Year Tracy Westerman

Tracy Westerman accuses West Australian authorities of having "a love affair with restricting human rights" as they consider a ban on most takeaway alcohol in the Kimberley and Pilbara.

ABC News

Most Aussies want federal human rights act

Three in four Australians want a national human rights act and a majority want different cultures and ethnic groups to do more to fit in, a poll suggests.

AAP

Victorian Liberal MP urges UN to investigate youth justice facilities over ‘serious breaches’ of human rights

Matt Bach has written to UN subcommittee about the ‘systematic’ isolation of youth detainees he says contravenes international law

The Guardian - AU

‘Harmful and unwelcome’ UK Bill of Rights will interfere with the constitution

THE Scottish Government has issued a lengthy attack on highly controversial legislation to replace the Human Rights Act, warning it is “harmful…

The National (Scotland)

US Forces Establish Third Military Base in Syria's Qamishli

US forces established a third military base in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah on Saturday, a war monitor reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the new military base was set up in Naqara village, three kilometers southwest of Qamishli city in Hasakah province. The two other…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bill of Rights ‘harmful and unwelcome’, says Scottish Government

The Bill of Rights would make the UK Supreme Court the ultimate arbiter of human rights law in Scotland.

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office 'belligerent' as SNP MP hires top law firm in battle to access secret polling data on the Union

TOP human rights lawyers have been hired by an SNP MP as he continues his legal battle with the UK Government over secret polling on the union.

The National (Scotland)

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Argentina 1985 review – rousingly-acted junta trial dramatisation

Venice film festival 2022: Ricardo Darin anchors this courtroom drama as the chief prosecutor bringing military leaders to justice for human rights abuse

Dynamite News

International: Violence against women rampant in Pakistan; safety, security remain a concern

Violence against women in Pakistan has become a problem that cannot be neglected, as it has become a social norm in the households. Read more on Dynamite News:

Bangkok Post

Saudi 'snitch app' raises alarms

BEIRUT: A Saudi app that lets ordinary people “play the role of a police officer” may have alerted authorities to the tweets of a student whose sentencing to 34 years in jail has drawn international condemnation.

The Independent UK

Torture prevention experts condemn UK’s ‘degrading’ and ‘discriminatory’ Rwanda migrant scheme

Priti Patel’s policy branded ‘punitive and discriminatory’ by human rights professors

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Daily Mirror

More scenes of torture and murder of Ukrainians will emerge in months, experts fear

Sources are understood to be "particularly concerned" about filtration camps amid reports of torture and murder, with a report by Human Rights Watch highlighting sickening treatment of people in Donetsk

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand’s shadow foreign affairs spokesperson faces criticism for response to UN report on Uyghurs

Gerry Brownlee says report on human rights violations in Xinjiang recognises China is ‘dealing with a terrorist problem’

Daily Mirror

11 times Boris Johnson hasn't seemed all that bothered about endangering democracy

As Boris Johnson's lawyer complains that the investigation into his conduct is unfair, and his allies complain it could endanger democracy - here's a rundown of just some of the times Mr Johnson appeared to be less bothered about all that

Reuters

Dutch failing to give basic care to asylum seekers - human rights body

Europe's leading human rights body has warned the Netherlands that it is failing to uphold the most basic rights for asylum seekers arriving in the country.

The Independent UK

India's top court grants bail to activist in 2002 riots case

India’s Supreme Court has granted bail to a prominent human rights activist who has spearheaded a campaign to hold officials responsible for deadly 2002 anti-Muslim riots in western Gujarat state

The Independent UK

Rights body urges Dutch to improve migrants reception

Europe’s top human rights body is calling on the Netherlands government to drastically improve reception conditions for asylum seekers

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Says UN Human Rights Expert is 'US Puppet'

Pyongyang on Friday accused the newly appointed UN special rapporteur on North Korean human rights of being a "puppet of the US" and making "unpardonable reckless remarks" against the regime. The accusations came as the new rapporteur, Elizabeth Salmon, visited Seoul on her first trip since being appointed to the…

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