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UK plans to rewrite human rights law; critics cry foul

The British government has unveiled plans for a Bill of Rights it says will strengthen free speech and the power of Parliament

The Independent UK

Julian Assange: Priti Patel’s extradition order shows government’s ‘totalitarian bent’, says wife

Decision to send Wikileaks founder to US part of push to ‘weaken’ civil liberties, says Stella Moris

The Independent UK

Brexit: Ministers warned against trade deal with Gulf states over ‘appalling’ human rights record

Trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan kicking off talks in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

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Labour peer slams 'shameful' Tories for ignoring Scotland in human rights plot

THE UK Government is accused of showing a “shameful” disregard for Scotland as it moves to “ransack” human rights.

The National (Scotland)

Britain launches free trade talks with Gulf countries

Britain will launch talks over a new free trade deal with six Gulf states including Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and charities warned it not to ignore human rights in its latest bid to grow non-EU ties after Brexit.

Reuters

Hong Kong plunges lower in global human rights index

Region now on par with Saudi Arabia in some indicators – and coming closer to converging with China

The Guardian - UK

UK to bring in new Bill of Rights after migrant deportation defeat

Britain will begin legislating on Wednesday for a new Bill of Rights to give the government the power to ignore rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which last week blocked ministers' plans to send migrants to Rwanda.

Reuters

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Britain will stay in European human rights court, says minister

Britain will remain under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday, days after the court blocked the government's move to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Reuters

Two Chinese activists face trial over civil society summit

Two men are accused of ‘subverting state power’, as new human rights index ranks China last.

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia Reiterates Support to Sudan’s Stability

The Saudi government reiterated on Tuesday the Kingdom’s support to stability in Sudan. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Jeddah. The government underscored the Kingdom's speech at the United Nations Human Rights Council during which it expressed its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wednesday briefing: The government is planning to replace the Human Rights Act. What does that mean?

In today’s newsletter: plans to abolish the Human Rights Act are picking up steam. Archie Bland explains the rights that will be gained – and lost

The Guardian - UK

Anti-protest laws are an affront to democracy. They have no place in Australia

We are unique among liberal democracies in lacking robust legal protection for human rights

The Guardian - AU

El Salvador extends state of emergency for third time to curb gangs

El Salvador extended a controversial state of emergency to combat gangs for the third time on Tuesday, prompting criticism from human rights organizations over the suspension of constitutional protections.

Reuters

Dominic Raab denies assault on Human Rights Act is ‘racist’ and risks fresh Brexit clash

Exclusive: Deputy prime minister accuses critics of lacking ’common sense’ and inflating risk of clash

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

No 10 to set out sweeping plans to override power of human rights court

Proposal to replace Human Rights Act with bill of rights is effort to make government ‘untouchable’, say critics

The Guardian - UK

What would a British bill of rights look like?

Plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a UK-focused alternative will be presented this week

The National (Scotland)

Dominic Raab claims he's strengthening 'freedom' with human rights changes

THE Tories are pushing ahead with a "power grab" on human rights as they promise to stop “trivial claims from wasting judges’…

Daily Mirror

Tories will block courts from ruling on human rights violations in 'dangerous power grab'

Boris Johnson is accused of 'ransacking' Brits' human rights as he plans to stop some human rights cases being heard in the High Court - and overrule European judges entirely to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

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The Independent UK

European decisions halting Rwanda deportations could be ignored under Raab plans

The Deputy Prime Minister wants the successor to the Human Rights Act to assert British courts do not always need to follow case law from Strasbourg.

Reuters

U.N.: Executions, trial procedures in Iran of deep concern

Top U.N. officials voiced deep concern on Tuesday about human rights violations in Iran amid reports of rising numbers of executions, including of minors and Afghan migrants for drug-related offences.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Violated Rights of Syrian Refugee by Expelling Him, Says ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had unlawfully repatriated a Syrian refugee after forcing him to sign a document that said he was returning voluntarily. The Strasbourg-based court ordered Turkey to pay around 12,250 euros ($12,940) including costs and expenses to Muhammad Fawzi Akkad,…

Reason

Biden's Middle East Trip Pits Human Rights Against Realpolitik

U.S. officials want to reset relations with Saudi Arabia and Israel amid rising gas prices and new security challenges

The National (Scotland)

Human rights body finds no 'concrete' concerns over GRA reform impact

Witnesses to a Holyrood committee told MSPs that the proposed reforms will not impact the rights of women and girls in areas such as single sex…

The Conversation

From AIs to an unhappy elephant, the legal question of who is a person is approaching a reckoning

Happy the elephant’s story is a sad one. She is currently a resident of the Bronx Zoo in the US, where the Nonhuman Rights Project (a civil rights organisation) claims she is subject to unlawful detention. The campaigners sought a writ of habeas corpus on Happy’s behalf to request that…

The Guardian - UK

Raab urged to let parliament scrutinise Human Rights Act replacement

Letter from 150 organisations adds to MPs’ concern about the bill of rights bypassing pre-legislative process

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