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NHRC urged for withdrawal of cases against Sompeta thermal plant agitators

Andhra Pradesh Backward Classes’ Association State general secretary Beena Dhilli Rao on December 6 (Wednesday) urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHARC) to ensure justice for the 723 persons who were unable to get passports, government jobs and other benefits owing to pending criminal cases against them. Criminal cases were…

The Hindu

Gazans Living In 'Utter, Deepening Horror': UN

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are living in "utter, deepening horror", the UN human rights chief said Wednesday, as he pleaded for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

International Business Times

Peru Court Orders 'Immediate' Release Of Imprisoned Ex-President Fujimori

As per the new ruling, the court has ordered the state prison agency to release Alberto Fujimori "on the same day."

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Sunak rules out quitting ECHR as Braverman attacks PM in Commons speech

PM has been warned of rebellion by Tory MPs on both left and right – and possible resignations – over plans to get around human rights law

The Independent UK

Volkswagen-commissioned audit finds no signs of forced labor at plant in China's Xinjiang region

An audit commissioned by Volkswagen has found no indication of forced labor at its plant in China’s Xinjiang region, where Western governments have accused the Chinese government of human rights violations against the Uyghur ethnic minority

The Independent UK

New Rwanda legislation will be 'legally watertight', minister says after treaty signing

Bill due to come after Home Secretary James Cleverly travelled to the East African country to sign the new treaty following a Supreme Court defeat

Evening Standard

Wednesday briefing: Inside the Home Office’s new Rwanda plan – and why it might not work

In today’s newsletter: James Cleverly has signed a treaty aimed at fixing its deportation plan, but there are questions whether its safeguards will change the supreme court’s mind

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Taliban causing ‘irreversible damage’ to whole education system in Afghanistan

Human Rights Watch warns bar on women means unqualified men now teach boys, fewer subjects are taught and beatings are routine

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak under pressure over Rwanda legislation after treaty signing

Bill due 'in days' after Home Secretary James Cleverly travelled to Africa to sign the new treaty

Evening Standard

'Widespread' sexual and gender-based crimes committed during Hamas attack, Israeli officials say

Israeli officials say victim testimony and evidence gathered by rights groups indicate that Hamas militants carried out widespread sexual and gender-based crimes during their Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel

The Independent UK

El Salvador is seeing worst rights abuses since 1980-1992 civil war, Amnesty reports

A report by Amnesty International says El Salvador is experiencing one of the worst human rights crises since the country's 1980-1992 civil war, because of President Nayib Bukele's harsh anti-gang crackdown

The Independent UK

Tory MPs lobby to change legislation as splits emerge over Rwanda policy

Centrist Tories want PM to stick by UK’s human rights obligations while those on the right want new bill to override them

The Guardian - UK

European soccer body UEFA pledges at UN to do more to promote human rights and fight discrimination

European soccer body UEFA went to the United Nations pledging to do more to promote human rights and protect women from abuse in the sport

The Independent UK

Science is a human right − and its future is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Though contested, imperfect and unfulfilled, the declaration remains a milestone in human civilization as one of the earliest times the world came together…

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Evening Standard

Gwyneth Paltrow among A-listers at Fashion Awards in London

Kate Moss was at a table with human rights barrister Amal Clooney

The Guardian - UK

We won’t stop speaking out about Gaza’s suffering – there is no climate justice without human rights

Fridays for Future Sweden activists haven’t ‘been radicalised’ – solidarity with marginalised people has always been at the heart of our message, say Fridays for Future Sweden activist Greta Thunberg and others

The Guardian - AU

Mark Dreyfus approved human rights commission’s intervention in indefinite detention case

Attorney general signed off on AHRC’s intervention in favour of the plaintiff NZYQ, provided it made clear it was doing so on its own behalf

The Guardian - UK

Minister seeking advice from lawyers who helped defeat Rwanda scheme

Attorney general’s staff contact human rights lawyers at chambers associated with judicial reviews against Home Office

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The Independent UK

Dutch lawyers seek a civil court order to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel

Human rights lawyers have gone to court in the Netherlands to call for a halt to the export of fighter jet parts to Israel that are being used in attacks on Gaza

International Business Times

Rights Orgs Sue Netherlands Over F-35 Parts To Israel

A group of human rights organisations took the Dutch government to court on Monday, arguing its supply of parts for F-35 fighters contributes to violations of international law in Gaza.

International Business Times

COP28 Host UAE Choking From Its Own 'Toxic' Air Pollution: HRW

The United Arab Emirates is choking under "alarmingly high" air pollution levels fed by its fossil fuel industry, Human Rights Watch warned on Monday as the oil-rich country hosts the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

The Guardian - UK

Air pollution is dirty secret in UAE, says rights group

Human Rights Watch says country’s air pollution is dangerously high but there is little public criticism

WEKU

What the resumption of Israel-Hamas fighting means for Palestinians in Israeli jails

Human rights groups say Israel stepped up arrests in the occupied West Bank during the war. Only a fraction of those arrested have been released as part of hostage and prisoner exchanges.

The Independent UK

Iran exploiting focus on Gaza to carry out ‘unprecedented’ number of executions, human rights groups say

Activists ask international community to ‘break silence’ on rising executions in Iran

The Guardian - UK

The Tories happily overlooked the UAE’s human rights record – until it came for the Telegraph

Doing business as usual with despots seems suddenly unpalatable for some in the party

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