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9 Things Still Legal in Some States That Experts Say Are Dangerously Outdated

You’d think that in 2025, most U.S. laws would reflect modern values and updated science. But surprisingly, several outdated laws are still legal in some states, and experts are raising red flags. These legal remnants from decades ago don’t just sound odd—they can actively harm public safety, equality, and basic…

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UN report lists companies complicit in Israel’s ‘genocide’: Who are they?

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has named several US giants among the companies aiding Israel.

Al Jazeera

Scottish university among 'the most financially entangled' to Israel in the UK

A SCOTTISH university has been named as one of "the most financially entangled" institutions in the UK to Israel by a United Nations…

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Almost 200 countries guarantee children’s rights. Why doesn’t the US?

The US never signed on to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which experts say paves the way for cuts to federal funding for children’s health coverage

The Guardian - US

UN halts investigation into rights abuses in eastern DRC due to lack of funding

Hit by a funding crisis, largely linked to a cut in the United States' contribution, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has been forced to announce the suspension of a fact-finding mission into human rights abuses committed in eastern DRC.

Radio France Internationale

Donald Trump signs executive order lifting US sanctions on Syria

The new order does not rescind existing sanctions on ousted longtime President Bashar al-Assad, his top aides, officials and family members who are accused of having committed war crimes and human rights violations against Syrian civilians.

Euronews

New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion

A special tribunal has been established by the international human rights organisation the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Ukrainian government to try crimes of aggression against Ukraine which could be used to hold Vladimir Putin and others to account for the February 2022 invasion and war crimes committed since.

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Judges rule against Palestinian human rights group's claim that the UK is illegally arming Israel

A Palestinian human rights group lost a legal challenge against the U.K. government over supplying Israel with parts for F-35 fighter jets

The Independent UK

Palestinian human rights group loses legal challenge against UK government over arms exports to Israel

Al-Haq had challenged the Department of Business and Trade

Evening Standard

Rights group loses legal bid to stop government exporting jet parts to Israel

Justices say the wider issue is one for Parliament and not for the courts

The Independent UK

Human rights group loses challenge over jet part exports amid Gaza conflict

Al-Haq challenged the Government over exports of military equipment to Israel.

Evening Standard

UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying

Rapporteur calls for defossilization of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms

The Guardian - US

Norwegian pension fund divests from companies selling to Israeli military

KLP, Norway’s largest pension fund, will no longer do business with two companies, one US, the other German.

Al Jazeera

‘I’m just exhausted’: sexual harassment at work is still rife. These new laws would help

Last week, the Australian Human Rights Commission launched a new report on sexual harassment, called Speaking From Experience. It includes the voices of more than 300 victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment from vulnerable communities.

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Evening Standard

Judges to rule on Palestinian group’s legal action over Israel military exports

Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq is taking legal action against the Department for Business and Trade over exports of parts for F-35 jets.

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South Central 33: The CBFC’s absurd demand of 127 cuts for Punjab 95, director Honey Trehan speaks

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath first discuss the controversy around director Honey Trehan’s film Punjab 95, starring Diljit Dosanjh, based on the life and death of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. The film’s release has been stalled by the Central Board of…

The Independent UK

Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The Florida immigration detention site dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is being met by opposition from a range of groups concerned with its impacts on local Native American tribes, the Everglades ecosystem and human rights for migrants

The Guardian - UK

Transgender campaigners call for European rights body to report on UK

Alliance of groups wants Council of Europe to investigate implementation of supreme court ruling on biological sex

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The Independent UK

Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi ‘gravely ill’ in jail, his party warns

Former Pakistani prime minister’s party alleges inhumane treatment of family as he nears two years in prison

The Guardian - UK

Colombia gangs lure children to join ranks via TikTok and Facebook, UN warns

Armed groups post videos of weapons, cars and parties to social media to depict ‘perks’ of lifestyle, say experts

Radio France Internationale

African Union court denies Cote d'Ivoire opposition leaders' appeals

The African Union's human rights court has rejected petitions by former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and former prime minister Guillaume Soro to overturn bans on their running in the country's upcoming presidential election.

Euronews

EU leaders leave Israel partnership on shelf despite pressure to act

Despite a report saying there are “indications” that Israel was in breach of its human rights obligations over its ongoing war in Gaza, European leaders could only agree at their council summit on Thursday to "continue discussions" on a follow-up to the report.

Euronews

Three Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank in clashes with Jewish settlers

CCTV footage released by a human rights group on Thursday showed Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank.

The Guardian - US

US state department told to end nearly all its overseas pro-democracy programs

Exclusive: All but two of the programs awarded under the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor would be cut, affecting nearly $1.3bn in grants

Al Jazeera

At least eight killed in deadly Kenya protests: What we know

The protests marked deadly demonstrations in 2024 against a controversial tax bill.

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