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Commentary: Taking on the masters of war

At the 2021 annual shareholder meeting of the U.S. weapons manufacturer General Dynamics, shareholders turned out to confront the company’s board of directors, asking how they justify the destruction and death they’ve helped cause.

Tribune News Service

POINT: Overturning Roe will lead to a human rights crisis for all Americans

If the Supreme Court follows through on its draft majority opinion that overturns Roe v. Wade, it will open the floodgates to extremist new laws and court rulings that could cost all Americans the right to make intimate decisions about their own lives — from the medications they take to…

Tribune News Service

‘Defend, reimburse, represent’: Greg Norman accelerates into PGA Tour collision course

The LIV Golf series will launch at Centurion Club in St Albans next month but the build-up to the event has been clouded by human rights concerns and power struggles

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UN Blames Lebanese Politicians for Forcing Population Into Poverty

Lebanon’s political and financial leaders are responsible for forcing most of the country’s population into poverty, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty, Olivier De Schutter, said in a report published Wednesday. He stressed that the Lebanese State, including its Central Bank, is responsible for human rights violations, including the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Paris Hilton 'honoured' to visit White House to discuss anti-child abuse campaign

Paris Hilton said she felt honoured to visit the White House in order to discuss her ongoing anti-child abuse campaigning as she promises to help end the 'tragically overlooked children's human rights crisis'

Daily Mirror

North Africa’s Frozen Conflict

How the Biden Administration Can Resolve the Dispute Over Western Sahara

Foreign Affairs

The War in Ukraine Will Be a Historic Turning Point

But for History to Take the Right Path, America and Europe Must Work Together

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Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set to become the Philippines president – it's a dictator family revival that has divided Filipino Australians

This week, the Philippines voted in the son of an ousted dictator as the country's next president over a human rights lawyer. We asked Filipino Australians how they feel about their future and an election that saw social media "rewrite history".

ABC News

Tories warned Holyrood must be given say on 'regressive' human rights reforms

THE UK Government has been warned it must not press ahead with plans for “regressive” reforms to laws on human rights without seeking consent…

The National (Scotland)

Israel army reverses assertion Palestinian fire killed Abu Akleh

Israeli army chief Aviv Kochavi now says it was unclear who fired the shot that killed Shireen Abu Akleh.

Al Jazeera

Rights panel orders probe into tribal land grabbing at Attappady

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The Hindu

New Bill of Rights could be ‘problematic’ for Scotland, expert says

Barbara Bolton, of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, said replacing current laws could create ‘a whole raft of confusion and uncertainty’.

The Independent UK

Five things to know about the killing of Al Jazeera’s Abu Akleh

Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran journalist, was shot dead while reporting on an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

Patel accuses Labour of defending foreign murderers and paedophiles coming to UK

The Home Secretary detailed plans to overhaul human rights law.

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Tory minister fails to show evidence Rwanda scheme will cut Channel crossings

A HOME Office minister has failed to provide any evidence that the Government’s controversial Rwanda scheme would reduce the number of people…

Reuters

Respect human rights, civil liberty, pope tells Sri Lanka leaders

Pope Francis on Wednesday urged authorities in Sri Lanka, which has been shaken by unrest over the country's worst economic crisis, to "listen to the hopes of the people" and respect human rights and civil liberties.

Reuters

Lebanese state violated human rights by mismanaging crisis, UN poverty envoy says

Lebanon's government and its central bank have committed human rights violations by impoverishing people through the "callous destruction" of the country's economy, an independent United Nations report said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Players taking Saudi money for weak events is a bad look for golf

Golfers such as Lee Westwood embracing LIV tournaments of little quality and ignoring human rights are damaging the sport

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The Guardian - UK

This British ‘bill of rights’ is constitutional butchery that will make us all less free

The 1998 Human Rights Act, an outstanding legal achievement, is being taken apart simply to empower the government, says former shadow attorney general, Shami Chakrabarti

Asharq Al-Awsat

Zoom Urged by Rights Groups to Rule Out ‘Creepy’ AI Emotion Tech

Human rights groups have urged video-conferencing company Zoom to scrap research on integrating emotion recognition tools into its products, saying the technology can infringe users' privacy and perpetuate discrimination. Technology publication Protocol reported last month that California-based Zoom was looking into building such tools, which could use artificial intelligence (AI)…

The Independent UK

Former Polish dissident, editor wins top Spanish award

A former Polish dissident and human rights activist who is editor-in-chief of one of Eastern Europe’s most popular newspapers, has won one of Spain’s most prestigious awards

Al Jazeera

Abu Akleh’s killing highlights Israeli attacks on journalists

Shireen Abu Akleh’s death is only the latest attack on Palestinian, international journalists by Israel, say advocates.

The Independent UK

Minister raises ‘grave concerns’ over proposals to change Human Rights Act

Christina McKelvie argued the UK Government proposals could interfere with the devolution settlement.

The Independent UK

Marcos Jr. faces calls to ensure democracy, human rights

Presumptive Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is facing early calls to ensure respect for human rights, the rule of law and democracy that contrast starkly with his background as the son and namesake of an ousted dictator

The Guardian - UK

Threat of being sent to Rwanda ‘harming health of UK asylum seekers’

Rights organisations say refugees going into hiding as Home Office admits LGBTQ+ people could face persecution in African country

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