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U.N. rights office cites growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

The United Nations human rights office said on Friday there was growing evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including signs of indiscriminate shelling and summary executions, while it said Ukraine also appeared to have used weapons with indiscriminate effects.

Reuters

New Zealand faces global pressure over move to let resident be extradited to China

MPs from around the world tell Jacinda Ardern that case of murder suspect Kyung Yup Kim could set ‘dangerous precedent’

The Guardian - AU

Mandela cited as judge declares Canberra jail breached inmate's human rights

The judge said basic human rights must be adhered to behind bars, whether a prisoner was Nelson Mandela or someone alleged to be a neo-Nazi.

The Canberra Times

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US detention of asylum seekers ‘inhumane and wasteful’: Report

Human Rights First says asylum seekers were jailed on average for 3.7 months after being allowed into the United States.

Al Jazeera

Rights Commission urges El Salvador to respect rights

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is calling on the government of El Salvador to respect human rights, after authorities declared a state of emergency and rounded up 14,000 suspected gang members

The Independent UK

ICC prosecutor rejects Venezuela delay request, will seek investigation

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan has rejected a request by Venezuela to delay an ICC probe into alleged human rights violations, according to documents released on Thursday, and he will seek to reopen a full investigation.

Reuters

Met’s decision to pause updates on partygate fines comes under fire

Human rights barrister Adam Wagner said that ‘deciding not to release information will itself influence the election’.

The Independent UK

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Rights group demands probe into Sri Lanka police shooting

A leading human rights group is demanding that Sri Lankan authorities conduct a prompt and impartial probe into a police shooting

The Independent UK

Terrorism biggest form of human rights violation: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister was addressing the 13th foundation day of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)

The Hindu

The Media Rumble interview: Christina Lee on the bias in media

On the sidelines of The Media Rumble, Cherry Agarwal interviews the head of the ambassador programme at Hostwriter, Christina Lee. Lee is also a freelance writer and researcher. She covers issues related to migration, human rights and elections for the website she co-founded, MigrationVoter.com.

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#Chhattisgarh: Police claim Adivasi woman wasn’t raped by security forces, say her husband is a Naxal

It’s almost a year since a pregnant Adivasi woman was allegedly raped by security forces in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, and over nine months since the National Commission for Women and the National Human Rights Commission began sending notices to the Chhattisgarh police, asking for an Action Taken Report in the case.…

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How a group of LGBTQ students from IITs is taking up the fight against Section 377

The legal fight to de-criminalise homosexuality that started in 2001 with a petition by the Naz foundation has seen many twists and turns. In 2009, the Delhi High Court stated that section 377 was violative of human rights. However, in late 2012, the Supreme Court overturned this judgment upholding that,…

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#ChildhoodMatters Episode 14: Creche in Banspal – when the ‘welfare state’ wants to care

In July 2016, 19 children died in Nagada in the Sukinda block of Jajpur district of Odisha. They died of acute malnutrition and co-morbidities. The scandal didn’t just wake up the National Human Rights Commission and the state administration, it also woke up the local and state-level media.

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