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Yemenis Angry over Death of 2 Detainees Under Torture in Militia Prisons

The death of two Yemenis under torture in Houthi prisons sparked widespread human rights anger on Monday, amid accusations that the militias had killed 300 civilians abducted in the same way over the course of eight years. According to Yemeni human rights reports, one civilian and one military detainees died…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Video goes viral after Cambodia tries to silence popular rapper

Censorship of a song on labour rights highlights the difficulty of raising awareness as government tightens its grip.

Al Jazeera

Pope calls for end to violence in Peru, respect for human rights

Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to violence in Peru, where nearly 50 people have been killed during anti-government demonstrations in the past few weeks.

Reuters

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‘They beat me with sticks’: Bangladesh opposition reels under crackdown as thousands arrested

Police accused of shooting at activists and leaders of growing street protests against Sheikh Hasina’s draconian government

The Guardian - UK

Türkiye Kills 11 Kurdish YPG Members on Anniversary of Olive Branch Operation

Turkish-Syrian border areas witnessed this week a military escalation, marking the five-year anniversary of Türkiye’s Operation Olive Branch aimed to clear members affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) from the Afrin region. On Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Turkish forces and their proxies shelled the vicinity…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Corruption, cash and confessions: Who are the key suspects in the Qatargate scandal ?

Investigations into Qatargate – the corruption scandal currently engulfing the European Parliament – took a spectacular turn this week when one of the prime suspects said Tuesday that he would cooperate with Belgian authorities. New revelations are expected to accelerate investigations and further implicate other suspects.

France 24

LIV Golf CEO: Saudi Arabia learned from its “mistakes”

Greg Norman is doubling down on his positive feelings toward Saudi Arabia despite the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the country's human rights violations.

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In Mexico, a reporter published a story. The next day he was dead

Just after sunset on Thursday, February 10th, two men in a white Dodge Ram pickup pulled up in front of Heber Lopez Vasquez's small radio studio in southern Mexico. One man got out, walked inside and shot the 42-year-old journalist dead. Lopez's 12-year-old son Oscar, the only person with him,…

Reuters

Hunger-striking activists in hospital

Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) has renewed its call for an end to arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of political activists, as a prison hunger strike by two of those activists enters its fourth day.

Bangkok Post

LIV Golf's Greg Norman claims Saudi Arabia has "learned from mistakes" on human rights

LIV Golf's Greg Norman has again defended Saudi Arabia's financial backing of the rebel tour, claiming the country has learnt from its previous human rights issues

Daily Mirror

Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine, rehearsed in Chechnya

Moscow’s invasion has echoes of the tactics it employed in conflicts in the North Caucasus, experts and survivors say.

Al Jazeera

How a women's-led counter-revolution is reshaping Iran

In a special edition, we mark four months since protests erupted across Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old died shortly after she was arrested by the infamous morality police for improperly wearing her veil. In a rare opportunity, our colleagues at France 2 Television managed to speak…

France 24

Irving case prompts review of redress options for miscarriages of justice

Exclusive: Australia is alone among democracies who have not ratified UN provision enabling legal remedy for someone wrongfully convicted or imprisoned

The Guardian - AU

Rape survivor wins case against ‘cruel and inhumane’ state of Bolivia

An international court found that Brisa De Angulo, who was abused at 15, had her rights violated during the judicial process

The Guardian - UK

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Democracies don't just bounce back after dictatorships – Argentina's Oscar contender shows what justice afterward looks like

When the director and the star of “Argentina, 1985” stepped on stage to accept a 2023 Golden Globe Award, the title of the film may not have meant much to many Americans in the audience. But for Argentines, 1985 is pivotal: the year leaders of its most recent dictatorship went…

Reuters

John Williams Ntwali, rare Rwandan journalist critical of govt, dies

John Williams Ntwali, one of Rwanda's few journalists who published stories critical of the government, has died, his newspaper The Chronicles reported.

The Independent UK

Uyghur group loses legal challenge over cotton imports from Chinese labour camps

The World Uyghur Congress brought a claim against the Home Secretary, HMRC and the National Crime Agency.

The Independent UK

A year after Kazakhstan's deadly riots, questions persist

A year after deadly rioting in Kazakhstan that was the worst unrest in the Central Asian country’s three decades of independence, human rights activists say many government promises of accountability and democratization remain unfulfilled

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The Guardian - US

Zionist group uses US anti-terrorism laws to sue Palestinian activists

Jewish National Fund seeks to fight US Campaign for Palestinian Rights’ support of boycott movement

Reason

"Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized Israel"

From the New York Times (Jennifer Schuessler & Marc Tracy): The Harvard Kennedy School reversed course on Thursday and said it would offer a fellowship to a leading human rights advocate it had previously rejected, after news of the decision touched off a public outcry over academic freedom, donor influence…

Al Jazeera

Khurram Pervez: Jailed Kashmir activist awarded top rights prize

Three campaigners from Kashmir, Chad, and Venezuela win the Martin Ennals Award with the jury hailing their ‘courage’.

Al Jazeera

Harvard reverses course, will offer former HRW chief a fellowship

Kenneth Roth, ex-head of Human Rights Watch, welcomes move but says problems and penalties remain for critics of Israel.

The Guardian - US

Harvard reverses decision on role for Israel critic after outcry

Kennedy School dean initially refused ex-Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth a fellowship over criticisms of Israel

ABC News

Australia misses another deadline to implement international anti-torture treaty

Australia misses another deadline to implement an international anti-torture agreement, with the country's three largest states accused of dragging their feet and bickering with the Commonwealth over funding.

The Independent UK

Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo game is sportswashing at ‘full throttle’, Amnesty say

Ronaldo will feature in a Saudi All-Star XI taking on Messi’s PSG in a match in Riyadh on Thursday

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