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Egypt activist on hunger strike says he may die in prison: Report

Alaa Abdel Fattah, icon of Egypt’s 2011 revolt, has been on hunger strike for nearly six months, protesting detention.

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Egypt accused of stifling green groups ahead of climate summit

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Egyptian government of undermining the work of environmental groups two months before the country hosts the much-anticipated UN global summit Cop27.

Radio France Internationale

Egypt accused of thwarting environmental groups ahead of COP2

Human Rights Watch says the government has imposed obstacles ahead of the key climate conference.

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British-Egyptian hunger striker Alaa Abd El-Fattah says he may die in prison

Jailed activist-blogger may escalate six-month hunger strike as supporters say UK is failing to pressure its Cop27 partner

The Guardian - UK

Afghan minority groups face threats from ISKP: HRW

The rights group says the Taliban has failed to protect Hazaras and other at-risk communities.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of Hazaras killed by ISKP since Taliban took power, say rights group

Human Rights Watch says Taliban is failing to protect Shia minority from violent attacks on mosques, schools and workplaces

The Guardian - UK

Saudi 'snitch app' raises alarms

BEIRUT: A Saudi app that lets ordinary people “play the role of a police officer” may have alerted authorities to the tweets of a student whose sentencing to 34 years in jail has drawn international condemnation.

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Explained | What is India’s policy on the Rohingya?

Can refugees who feel threatened in their home nation be deported? What are the government’s obligations?

The Hindu

Ahead of Rwanda visit, Blinken says US 'concerned' by reports of Rwandan support for DRC rebels

On the eve of his visit to Rwanda on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his country is “concerned” by “credible” reports that Rwanda is supporting rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

France 24

Human rights activists warn of police violence during Kenyan elections

Kenya's failure to hold police accountable for allegedly killing dozens of people after the 2017 elections heightens the risk of officers again abusing their power, a leading human rights group has warned on the eve of this year's poll.

Radio France Internationale

Human rights group alarmed over treatment of journalists in Morocco

Morocco is jailing journalists after flawed trials for non-political crimes, particularly sexual ones, in order to silence them – part of a range of "techniques of repression", according to a statement from the organisation Human Rights Watch.

Radio France Internationale

HRW: Australian Teenager Dies in Northeast Syria Prison

An Australian teenager detained in northeast Syria after living as a child under ISIS rule has died in unclear circumstances, New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch said. The rights group on Monday cited family members as saying an Australian government official had informed them Yusuf Zahab, who would have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australian teenager dies in northeast Syria prison - rights group

An Australian teenager detained in northeast Syria after living as a child under Islamic State (ISIS) rule has died in unclear circumstances, New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch said.

Reuters

Send us a man to do your job so we can sack you, Taliban tell female officials

As economy collapses, women from Afghanistan’s finance ministry say they have been asked to suggest male relatives to replace them

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NGOs voice fears for Syrians over limited UN aid mandate

Russia has succeeded in limiting the renewal of a crucial UN aid operation from Turkey to northwest Syria to six months.

Reuters

Egypt travel bans, asset freezes choking civil society -rights groups

Years-long travel bans and asset freezes against some of Egypt's most prominent activists are being used to muzzle civil society and are exacting lasting damage on the personal lives of those targeted, according to two reports by human rights groups.

Al Jazeera

What we know about protests in Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan region

Calls for independent investigation grow as officials report 18 killed and 243 wounded in unrest in autonomous region.

Reuters

Palestinians torture detained critics, rights group says

Palestinian authorities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza arbitrarily arrest and systematically torture critics and opponents, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said.

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The Independent UK

Rights group: Palestinians torture detainees with impunity

An international rights group says Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip systematically torture critics in detention, a practice that could amount to crimes against humanity

Radio France Internationale

Killings, kidnappings, stripping girls naked part of Cameroon separatist abuses, HRW says

Killing and attacking civilians, attacking education facilities, kidnapping workers, stripping schoolgirls naked and beating them are just a few of the abuses Cameroonian separatists have carried out on the civilian population in the Anglophone regions, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.

The Independent UK

‘80% of children in Gaza suffer from depression’ after 15 years of blockade, claim NGOs

Israel called the findings ‘one-sided and biased’

Asharq Al-Awsat

HRW: Israel Has Turned Gaza into Open-Air Prison

Human Rights Watch described Gaza as an "open-air prison" 15 years after Israel imposed a siege on in wake of the Hamas takeover of the coastal enclave. "Israel’s sweeping restrictions on leaving Gaza deprive its more than two million residents of opportunities to better their lives," HRW said. "Israel should…

The Independent UK

Watchdog says Afghan Taliban detaining, torturing civilians

Human Rights Watch says that Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group

The Conversation

Edtech is treating students like products. Here's how we can protect children's digital rights

Schools’ use of educational technologies (edtech) grew exponentially at the height of COVID lockdowns. A recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has exposed children’s rights violations by providers of edtech endorsed by governments in Australia and overseas.

Asharq Al-Awsat

HRW: Russia’s Wagner Group Set Landmines in Libya

The Wagner Group, a private Russian military security contractor, has used banned landmines and booby traps near Tripoli, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. “New information from Libyan agencies and demining groups links the Wagner Group to the use of banned landmines and booby traps in Libya in 2019-2020,”…

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