‘Pretty incredible’: Vivienne Westwood’s personal wardrobe to be auctioned Most of 200-plus lots are complete looks, with some showing signs of repeated mending by late designer The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024
How Israel uses facial-recognition systems in Gaza and beyond Amnesty International researcher Matt Mahmoudi discusses the IDF’s use of the techonology as a tool of mass surveillance The Guardian - US · Apr 19, 2024
Amnesty International Reports Abuses In Syrian Detention Facilities Amnesty International exposes widespread abuses in northeast Syria's detention facilities, urging action to protect detainees' rights. Top News · Apr 17, 2024
US and UK complicit in detentions at Syrian camps where torture rife, says Amnesty Report says thousands of people held in little-reported facilities where authorities are violating human rights on a large scale The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024
Polish MPs vote to move forward with legislation to lift near-total abortion ban Campaigners celebrate first step to loosening some of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws as four bills are sent to committee stage The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024
Rights groups complain to UN over French police racial profiling Rights watchdogs including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International on Thursday said they were seeking UN help to end racial profiling by the French police. Radio France Internationale · Apr 11, 2024
‘Don’t touch my constitution!’ Togolese resist reforms ahead of election Opposition figures accuse President Faure Gnassingbe of changing the rules so he can maintain his grip on power. Al Jazeera · Apr 11, 2024
European Parliament urges inquiry after Al Jazeera Senegal investigation Investigation revealed EU-trained Senegalese police tackling cross-border crime worked to quash pro-democracy protests. Al Jazeera · Apr 9, 2024
Amnesty International Urges Israel To Return Palestinian Prisoner's Body Amnesty International calls for return of deceased Palestinian prisoner's body from Israeli custody and investigation into his death. Advocating for transp... Top News · Apr 9, 2024
Palestinian Author And Longest-Serving Prisoner In Israeli Jails Dies Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa, the longest-serving in Israeli jails, passes away after 38 years. He was a renowned author who wrote about his prison exp... Top News · Apr 8, 2024
Rights advocates demand end to Haiti deportations as unrest continues IOM says 13,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti by neighbouring countries last month despite a surge in violence. Al Jazeera · Apr 4, 2024
Amnesty International's Shocking Short Film Exposes How UK's Squalid Housing Kills Children Temporary accommodation contributed to the deaths of more than 34 children since April 2019. International Business Times UK · Apr 3, 2024
World warns Israel to obey ICJ on Gaza aid as Netanyahu plans Rafah assault Countries, rights groups call for surge in food aid to Gaza and say Israel ‘must stop starving civilians and children’. Al Jazeera · Mar 29, 2024
Is TikTok safe for kids and teenagers? Not really no, here's what the experts have to say about it (and how to make it safer if your teen already has it) Parents are concerned about the safety of children using social media, so we've done some digging and asked the experts to explain if TikTok is safe for kids. GoodToKnow · Mar 28, 2024
The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2024 UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead women’s rights forum despite ‘abysmal’ record Kingdom chosen to chair Commission on Status of Women after unopposed bid, to dismay of human rights groups
Radio France Internationale · Mar 26, 2024 Beijing 2008 Olympics: one world, one dream? For the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing advocated the idea of "One World, One Dream." However, the dream of the Chinese government is not the dream of everyone. In a vast social system long known for its tight control over its population, it's difficult for controllers and the controlled to share…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024 Another World Cup will be tainted by worker deaths if Fifa fails to act, say rights groups Saudi Arabia is likely to host the 2034 tournament, but a Guardian investigation has revealed there are already a high number of ‘unexplained’ migrant worker deaths in the Gulf kingdom
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024 ‘Why should fit young men be dying?’: migrant worker deaths spark concerns over Saudi Arabia World Cup Campaigners warn Fifa over risk of death toll rising once 2034 preparations start, after Guardian investigation reveals most of the thousands of Bangladeshi workers’ deaths are unexplained
Al Jazeera · Mar 19, 2024 What is Article 23, Hong Kong’s new draconian national security law? Passing of new national security law described as ‘very dark day’ for civil liberties in Hong Kong.
The Walrus · Mar 19, 2024 “You Close Roxham Road, People Are Just Going to Cross Somewhere Else” How a dirt path changed Canadian immigration policy forever
Al Jazeera · Mar 17, 2024 EU announces $8bn package for Egypt as part of deal to check migration The agreement, which lifts EU’s relationship with Egypt to ‘strategic partnership’, draws criticism from rights groups.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2024 Israeli human rights groups accuse country of failing to abide by ICJ’s Gaza aid ruling Exclusive: 12 prominent organisations sign open letter criticising lack of humanitarian access
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024 Open letter to Sunak condemns ‘crackdown’ on right to protest Amnesty International UK among 46 groups to warn of ‘chilling effect’ of new legislation and policing powers
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024 UN: Iran committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdown Fact-finding mission concludes regime murdered, imprisoned, tortured and raped those who protested the death of Mahsa Amini
International Business Times · Mar 7, 2024 'Crumbs Of Freedom': Saudi Sisters Prove Limits Of Social Change The Al-Otaibi sisters have paid a steep price for defending women's rights in Saudi Arabia, with one detained, another exiled, and the third trapped in the kingdom under a travel ban.