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As Timor-Leste heads to the polls, here's how Australia can support its democracy

Sunday May 21 is election day in Timor-Leste, when voters decide on 65 members of parliament to represent them. Each election is a reminder of the successful regional and international cooperation that led to Timor-Leste’s independence. It’s also a reminder of the importance of Timor-Leste as an exemplar of democracy,…

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Protest penalties, including jail time and $50k fines, prompt backlash from human rights groups

In the wake of Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in the heart of Adelaide this week, proposed changes to a law relating to public protest are generating a chorus of opposition from unions and human rights groups.

ABC News

Pakistan’s controversial Army Act: What is it, how does it work?

Government says it will try rioting protesters under the law, which was enacted in 1952 to prosecute army personnel.

Al Jazeera

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French court’s approval of Olympics AI surveillance plan fuels privacy concerns

Rights groups including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch call proposals ‘a dangerous precedent’ in open letter

The Guardian - UK

Teen held on 112 charge freed after 50 days

A 15-year-old girl who had spent 50 days in detention on a charge of royal defamation walked free on Thursday afternoon after a court ordered her release, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said.

Bangkok Post

UK-based group documents rights abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan with 'witness map'

A U.K.-based rights group is launching an interactive map documenting human rights abuses and violence against civilians since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan nearly two years ago

The Independent UK

Jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza faces 'psychological torture', wife says

Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing him psychologically by denying him calls with his children while he serves a 25-year sentence on charges he says are politically motivated.

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Myanmar minister to NZ: 'Attention is good, action is a must'

Human rights minister in exile calls on NZ to do more about abuses committed by the military regime in his home country.

Newsroom.co.nz

Expert hails Scotland's 'human rights' approach to social security

A PUBLIC policy expert has hailed the Scottish Government’s “human rights” approach to social security.

The National (Scotland)

Slovakia on brink of blocking legal recognition for trans people

International human rights champions and LGBTQ+ campaigners appeal to MPs to vote against bill proposed by rightwingers

The Guardian - UK

Women and girls related to suspected Isis affiliate members ‘abused and arbitrarily detained’ in Egypt

‘Women and girls who reached out for help were instead punished with arbitrary detention and torture,’ human rights group alleges

The Independent UK

CHP Offers Hope For Democracy, Erdogan Falls Below 50%

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, CHP, and the united opposition represent a beacon of hope for democracy, human rights, freedom, cooperation

Zenger

Emirati-Turkish man extradited to UAE from Jordan: State media

Human rights groups say Khalaf al-Rumaithi was among dozens of the UAE critics who faced an ‘unfair’ mass trial.

Al Jazeera

Is India projecting ‘normalcy’ in Kashmir by holding G20 meeting?

Analysts say New Delhi is hosting the event to claim its 2019 scrapping of special status brought peace and development.

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Another teen girl faces 112 charge

A teenage girl from Phitsanulok has been released on bail after being formally charged with royal defamation, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).

Al Jazeera

Pig heads, BBQs: Mosque backlash tests S Korea religious freedom

Plan to rebuild small mosque for Daegu university students has come up against a powerful conservative Christian lobby.

ABC News

Indigenous man's human rights breached at Mildura Base Hospital, coroner finds

An Aboriginal man who died hours after being discharged from a Victorian hospital was unlawfully secluded, a coroner has found.

ABC News

How 'dark underbelly' and forced labour is helping to fuel Australia's love affair with cheap solar

For millions of Australians, solar panels have been a ticket to cheap, clean power. But researchers and human rights activists warn there's a dark side to their supply and changes are needed.

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The Guardian - UK

Cool response in Iceland as Rishi Sunak urges Europe’s leaders to back Rwanda plan

Prime minister uses summit address at Council of Europe in Reykjavik to talk of need to confront ‘illegal migration’

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak to plead with Europe in desperate attempt to make Rwanda flights happen

The PM is set to meet the head of the European Court of Human Rights, Siofra O'Leary in a desperate bid to get the deportation flights - branded a "gimmick" by critics - in the air

The Conversation

Private equity: when big profits come at a heavy price for human rights

Private equity is an enormously powerful and wealthy industry that has a huge impact on the public and their human rights. As a sector, it holds around US$4.4 trillion (£3.5 trillion) in assets, while in the US, one in every 14 workers is employed by a company owned by a…

Reuters

Russian court sentences Colombian man to 5 years in prison for 'fake news'

A Colombian man has been sentenced to five years and two months in prison for spreading "fake news" about the actions of Russian armed forces in Ukraine in a rare case of Russia applying its war censorship laws against a foreigner, independent Russian news outlet Mediazona reported on Tuesday.Alberto Enrique…

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab’s Bill of Rights under threat as new justice secretary acknowledges other ‘priorities’

Alex Chalk did not commit to pursuing law and told MPs he was ‘looking carefully at full range of department’s work’

The Hindu

NHRC notice to States on increase in Child Sexual Abuse Material on social media

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that cited a 250-300% increase in the circulation of Child Sexual Abuse Material on social media in India

The Independent UK

Sunak’s push for European court reform on Rwanda flights knocked back

Council of Europe summit won’t be used to reform court rules, says host nation’s minister in blow for PM

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