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Home Office ‘mostly consulted Rwandan officials’ in asylum plan safety report

Review finds research did not meet ‘minimum standards’ for assessing whether Rwanda was safe place to send people

The Guardian - UK

Kids are digital natives. They have ideas to help protect children from being harmed online

The vast expanse of internet connectivity, online media, social media platforms, gaming platforms, and new forms and uses of artificial intelligence (AI) have opened enormous opportunities for commerce and communication.

The Conversation

Cambodia's leader defends arrests of protesters, claiming they were trying to overthrow government

Cambodia’s leader has condemned international human rights groups for criticizing his government’s arrests of nearly 100 people for protesting against a decades-old regional development agreement with neighboring countries

The Independent UK

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Human Rights Watch Implicates Venezuelan Forces In Protest Killings

Human Rights Watch report reveals Venezuelan security forces' role in post-election killings and repression. International condemnation grows over lack of ...

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Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees' human rights and EU funds paid for it

A global watchdog report says European Union aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human rights

The Independent UK

Iraqi women fear rise in child marriages as lawmakers consider giving conservative clerics more say

Rights groups and many Iraqi women fear the country's parliament will open the door to child marriages as lawmakers consider legal changes that would give religious authorities more power over family law

The Independent UK

Oppression of Afghan women: 'The world seems to be responding with a shrug,' HRW says

Human rights groups are reacting with fury after a further curtailing of women’s rights in Afghanistan. New laws brought in last month impose severe new restrictions on women that oblige them to not only cover their faces, but also forbid them from raising their voices or reading aloud in public.…

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Tunisian opposition candidate arrested amid 'dictatorial' pre-election climate

Five weeks from Tunisia's presidential election, police have arrested one of the few opposition candidates authorised to run against President Kais Saied. It comes amid what civil society groups have denounced as a "dictatorial" political climate ahead of the 6 October polls.

Radio France Internationale

Will Vladimir Putin be arrested in Mongolia?

Russian leader is making his first visit to an ICC member state since the world court issued a warrant for his arrest – and there are calls for Mongolia to detain him over alleged war crimes in Ukraine

The Independent UK

I witnessed an emergency call out on Mediterranean Sea - here's what it was like

MOHAMMAD*, a young Syrian man of 24, climbs the steps of the ship. He has bright and tired eyes, looks around, and after the first few steps on…

The National (Scotland)

Bangladesh's government led by Yunus signs UNconvention involving enforced disappearance

An interim government in Bangladesh has signed the instrument of accession to an international convention of the United Nations aiming at preventing enforced disappearances as a state party

The Independent UK

Is ‘No tax on tips’ a distraction from the fight to end sub-minimum wages?

Trump and Harris have vowed to ban taxes on tips. Critics say it’s not a solution for service workers’ unlivable wages

The Guardian - US

Palestinian medics taken from Gaza, tortured while detained: Report

Human Rights Watch reports testimony from Gaza medics held in Israeli prisons.

Al Jazeera

Dozens of media associations call on EU to suspend treaty with Israel

Some 60 media and rights organisations on Monday urged the European Union to suspend a co-operation accord with Israel and impose sanctions, accusing it of "massacring journalists" in Gaza.

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The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis banned lessons on racism in Florida public schools. ‘Freedom schools’ fill the gaps

Extracurricular classes teach ‘the majesty and value of Black history’ from the origins of Africa to Jim Crow policies

TechRadar

UN cybercrime convention inadequate, says Human Rights Watch

UN treaty falls short when protecting digital freedoms, tech firms and activists say.

The Guardian - AU

Australia and Indonesia to deepen military ties after striking ‘historic’ security pact

Anthony Albanese and Prabowo Subianto announce conclusion of treaty negotiations but reporters weren’t able to ask questions about new deal

The Guardian - AU

Coalition senators split in voting on Ralph Babet motion on abortion – as it happened

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Somalia takes historic step towards universal suffrage after 55 years

Somalia's cabinet approved a bill that, if confirmed by parliament, will revert the country's election system to universal suffrage for the first time in decades, ending a process of indirect voting.

The Independent UK

Volunteers leave water at border for migrants as 90 have died in Arizona desert so far this year

Thousands have died and gone missing at border in last three decades

Al Jazeera

Who is Thomas Kwoyelo, Ugandan LRA rebel commander guilty of war crimes?

Kwoyelo is the first member of the Lord’s Resistance Army militia group to face trial in Uganda.

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza

The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire

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Chad Military Accused Of Deaths In Prison Custody

Human Rights Watch reports deaths and mistreatment of detainees in Chad's Koro Toro prison following protests. Chad's political landscape faces scrutiny ov...

The Independent UK

Chad's military was responsible for deaths of detainees after protests in 2022, a rights group says

Human Rights Watch says Chad’s military was responsible for the deaths of several detainees who were arrested after protests in October 2022

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