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Marching for justice – the activists fighting for racial equality in Scotland

ON March 18, thousands of anti-racists will assemble in George Square in Glasgow for the Resist Racism Scotland Demonstration

The National (Scotland)

Sub-Saharan Africans recount Tunisia ‘hell’ amid crackdown

Racial tensions are spinning out of control as many sub-Saharan Africans prepare to leave the country.

Al Jazeera

Rights group, UN experts express concern over Bahrain arrests

HRW says Manama still committing widespread rights violations as it seeks to ‘display image of reform and tolerance’.

Al Jazeera

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HRW calls on Tunisia’s president to halt crackdown on judiciary

Human Rights Watch says Kais Saied’s government has taken away the independence of the judiciary.

Al Jazeera

Rights group: Mideast governments target LGBTQ people online

A rights group says in a new report that security agencies and government officials across several countries in the Middle East and North Africa have been using social media platforms and mobile dating apps to crack down on LGBTQ people

The Independent UK

Russia targeted civilian evacuations with banned cluster munitions, HRW report finds

Satellite images and field visits ‘clearly’ contradict Russia’s argument for saying it wasn’t behind the attack on Kramatorsk station which killed 58 civilians, researchers say

The Independent UK

Fifa considers rare Cas appeal over lifting of Yves Jean-Bart’s lifetime ban

Fifa is considering an appeal after the former president of the Haitian Football Federation had his lifetime ban lifted by the court of arbitration for sport

The Guardian - UK

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Report: Women face "brutal violence"

A first-of-its-kind report looks "beyond the criminalization of same-sex conduct"

Salon

UK actions over Chagos Islands ‘crimes against humanity’, says rights group

Chagossians have spent decades fighting to return to the islands after being forced to leave in the 1960s and 1970s to make way for a military base.

The Independent UK

Chagos islanders must get full reparations for forced exile, says NGO

Human Rights Watch also demands trial for ‘appalling colonial crime’ of expulsion – and continuing ill treatment – of Chagossians

The Guardian - UK

Jean-Bart’s lifetime Fifa ban lifted amid claims of threats to alleged victims

Human Rights Watch has questioned the court of arbitration for sport’s decision to overturn Fifa’s ban on Yves Jean-Bart, a former president of the Haitian FA

The Guardian - UK

UK accused of ‘dangerous whitewash’ over Bahrain human rights abuses

Humanitarian groups urge foreign secretary to issue correction to a recent report, amid fears it could provide cover for repression in the Gulf state

The Guardian - UK

‘They used our hijabs to gag us’: Iran protesters tell of rapes, beatings and torture by police

As human rights organisations report an escalation in the brutal treatment of detainees, we speak to some of those who claim to have suffered at the hands of state security forces

The Guardian - UK

Italy ‘complicit’ in crimes for renewing pact with Libya: NGOs

The Memorandum of Understanding on Migration has been renewed despite mounting evidence of crimes against humanity.

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Torture leaves Bahrain inmates with long-lasting ‘wounds’: Report

ADHRB says ‘invisible wounds’ are preventing political prisoners from resuming a normal life after arrest.

Al Jazeera

HRW urges Ukraine to probe its military’s use of banned mines

HRW says Ukrainian forces ‘extensively’ scattered antipersonnel mines in Izyum, causing civilian casualties.

The Guardian - UK

‘Suspicious death’ of Rwandan journalist prompts calls for investigation

Two weeks on from the death of government critic John Williams Ntwali, police have failed to answer questions over the alleged road accident in which they say he was killed

Reuters

Hundreds of children packed in El Salvador's overcrowded prisons -rights group

Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Salvadoran authorities on Friday of "mass due process violations" in the detention of tens of thousands of people, including hundreds of children, in over-crowded prisons, citing leaked government data.

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Al Jazeera

Why Modi doesn’t want India to watch BBC film on Gujarat carnage

India has used emergency powers to block airing of the documentary that questions the India PM’s role in the 2002 riots.

Asharq Al-Awsat

HRW: New Israeli Guidelines Risk Turning West Bank into Another Gaza

Human Rights Watch warned on Monday that Israeli guidelines for foreigners entering the West Bank risked turning the occupied territories into another Gaza, cutting residents off from the outside world. The regulations have faced waves of condemnation from the European Union and United States. Israel said the rules, which came…

ABC News

Afghanistan women's cricketers resettled in Australia feeling unsupported by international cricket bosses

Most of the women who should be playing cricket for Afghanistan have resettled in Australia since the Taliban took over the country, but they are disappointed by a lack of support from the International Cricket Council.

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

The Guardian - UK

Sea ‘a graveyard’ as number of Rohingya fleeing Bangladesh by boat soars

UN figures show number of those attempting to escape horrendous conditions in refugee camps increased from 700 in 2021 to over 3,500 in 2022

Al Jazeera

HRW accuses Bangladesh police unit of ‘rampant’ Rohingya abuse

Rights group says the Armed Police Battalion is engaged in extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of the refugees.

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