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Thai court orders extradition of Vietnam activist who rights groups say will be at risk if returned

A Thai court has ordered the extradition of a Vietnamese activist detained in Bangkok, despite fears among rights groups that he could be at risk if sent home

The Independent UK

Rwandan forces and M23 rebels accused of shelling civilians in DR Congo

The NGO Human Rights Watch has accused the Rwandan army and the M23 armed group of "indiscriminately bombing" displacement camps around Goma, the capital of North Kivu, as unrest in the eastern DRC intensifies.

Radio France Internationale

Rwandan forces and M23 rebels shelled refugee camps in DRC, report claims

Human Rights Watch alleges potential violation of international human rights law on many occasions this year

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Families of jailed Tunisians to urge ICC to probe migrant abuse: Report

Lawyer leading case says International Criminal Court must act with ‘full force … to protect those most vulnerable’.

Al Jazeera

Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation

Human rights advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon and Syria

The Independent UK

Sexual assaults at the Darien Gap are so frequent migrants travel with morning-after pills

In the last 18 months, Humans Right Watch reported that almost 700,000 people crossed the Darien Gap; about 65% of them are from Venezuela

Latin Times

How has Italy reduced small boat arrivals by more than 60% in a year – and what is the Albania scheme?

Sir Keir Starmer says he is looking to Italy for answers on how to reduce Channel crossings

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Human Rights Watch calls on Latin America countries to step up aid for Haitian, Venezuelan migrants

The NGO urges governments to improve protection schemes, grant legal status and reverse "onerous visa requirements" for millions of Haitians and Venezuelans

Latin Times

DR Congo military court sentences 37 to death in coup trial

The defendants – who also included a Briton, Belgian and Canadian – have five days to appeal the verdict.

Al Jazeera

US greenlights military assistance to Egypt, overruling rights concerns

Biden administration approves $1.3bn in military aid for Egypt, despite reports that rights abuses remain widespread.

Al Jazeera

Human Rights Watch Urges Latin America To Improve Migrant Protections

Human Rights Watch report highlights challenges faced by Haitian and Venezuelan migrants in South America, urging Latin American governments to enhance pro...

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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 ...

The Independent UK

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

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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

France 24

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.…

Radio France Internationale

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.

The Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

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

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