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Tories to force vote on Green MSP's committee role amid Supreme Court sex row

THE Tories will seek to force a Holyrood vote on whether Green MSP Maggie Chapman should be removed from a key committee role ...

The National (Scotland)

Critics Denounce Rubio's Plan to Reorganize State Dept, Argue Trump Admin Doesn't Care About 'Fundamental Rights'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio shared a plan to dramatically restructure the State Department. Critics claim it is abandoning basic values.

Latin Times

Should irregular migrants be deported to return hubs outside the EU?

Europe has proposed a controversial draft regulation on EU returns that presents return hubs outside the EU as innovative measures to reduce irregular migration. Does externalising the management of illegal migrants comply with EU human rights standards?

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Ed Miliband bows to pressure with ban on solar panels linked to Chinese slavery

Energy secretary to force Great British Energy to ensure there is no slavery or human trafficking in its supply chain

The Guardian - UK

Trump Admin Draws Flak Over Plans To Overhaul State Department: 'An Assault On American Diplomacy'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is under fire after he presented a restructuring plan that will eliminate some of the State Department's human rights offices and will implement layoffs across the agency.

International Business Times

Meta ‘hastily’ changed moderation policy with little regard to impact, says oversight board

Facebook and Instagram owner also criticised for leaving up posts inciting violence during UK riots

The Guardian - UK

Human Rights And War Crimes Programs Targeted By Marco Rubio's State Department Shakeup

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's plan to overhaul the State Department includes the elimination of more than 130 offices and 700 positions, as well as plans related to human rights and war crimes.

Latin Times

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UN to review the impact of its agency helping Palestinian refugees in Gaza and elsewhere

The United Nations chief has appointed a British human rights activist to carry out a strategic review of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees

The Independent UK

US State Department To Cut Positions, Rights Offices

President Donald Trump's top diplomat Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a restructuring of the US State Department that will cut positions and scale back human rights offices, saying the "bloated" organization was ideologically out of sync with the administration.

International Business Times

Rubio To Cut Positions, Rights Offices At US State Department

International Business Times

Tension high in Tanzania ahead of opposition leader's 'treason' trial

Tension is rising further on the political scene in Tanzania ahead of the trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Accused of treason, his Chadema political party was this month excluded from the presidential race scheduled for October, sparking concern among human rights groups.

Radio France Internationale

Venezuela accuses El Salvador of human trafficking as prisoners caught in row between authoritarians

Nayib Bukele offered to exchange 252 Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador for 252 prisoners in Venezuela

The Guardian - US

Humanitarian agencies reject IDF claim Gaza medic killings caused by ‘professional failures’

UN, Palestinian Red Crescent and civil defence service condemn lack of accountability after Israeli investigation

The Guardian - UK

SCOTUS is too late for accountability

The Supreme Court now wants to rein in Trump — but they set the stage long ago

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International Business Times

Trump Eyes Gutting US Diplomacy In Africa, Cutting Soft Power: Draft Plan

The United States would drastically reduce its diplomatic footprint in Africa and scrap State Department offices dealing with climate change, democracy and human rights, according to a draft White House order.

Radio France Internationale

Ghana fails to protect women forced to flee from witch hunts, report finds

Ghanaian authorities have failed to protect the human rights of hundreds of women accused of witchcraft, Amnesty International has warned. Attacks by their accusers are forcing them to flee their communities in fear for their lives, taking shelter in camps with rudimentary facilities.

The Independent UK

Legal group sues Costa Rica alleging the rights of 81 children deported by Trump were violated

A group of human rights lawyers is suing Costa Rica, alleging the Central American nation violated the rights of dozens of migrant children

The Independent UK

Hotel chains should not ‘sanitise’ China abuses in Xinjiang, Uyghur rights group says in new report

International hotel chains showing sanitised image of the Xinjiang region are serving Beijing’s propaganda, says rights group

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The Guardian - UK

Henry Brown obituary

Other lives: Human rights lawyer who consulted with Nelson Mandela when he was imprisoned on Robben Island, and later left his mark in mediation

The Independent UK

UK rights commissioner outlines facilities off-limits to transgender women after court ruling

The head of the U.K. Equality and Human Rights Commission says a Supreme Court ruling will exclude transgender women from women’s toilets, hospital wards and sports teams

The Guardian - UK

Uyghur rights group calls on hotel chains not to ‘sanitise’ China abuses in Xinjiang

Growth in international hotels coincides with government effort to push region as a tourism destination

The Independent UK

A new report says Tunisia has dramatically expanded the use of politically motivated arrests

A new Human Rights Watch report says Tunisia has dramatically expanded the use of politically motivated arrests and prosecutions to intimidate and silence critics

Radio France Internationale

Human Rights Watch slams Tunisia’s 'repressive' use of arbitrary detention

The non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) has just released a new report on Tunisia, denouncing the government's use of arbitrary detention as “a cornerstone of its repressive policy” and claiming it is designed to strip individuals of their civil and political rights.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria human rights body to slash budget and cut jobs as new laws increase workload

Exclusive: Budget cuts come at ‘absolute worst time’ as commission prepares for surge in complaints thanks to new anti-vilification legislation and revised bail laws

Evening Standard

Irish rape victim Hazel Behan takes case to European Court of Human Rights

She alleges Portuguese authorities failed to properly investigate the 2024 attack on her.

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