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UAPA, financial regulations being misused to target scribes, activists, say international rights groups

The 12 human rights groups charged Indian authorities with carrying out an “escalating crackdown” on media and civil society since the Narendra Modi-led government came to power in 2014

The Hindu · Oct 13, 2023

Amnesty International asks Pakistan to keep hosting Afghans as their expulsion may put them at risk

Amnesty International is urging Pakistan to maintain its support for Afghan refugees by enabling them to live with dignity and be free from the fear of deportation to Afghanistan where they face persecution by the Taliban

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

UK government asks UAE for assurances over free speech at Cop28 summit

Statement at UN human rights council voices ‘disappointment’ after host country refuses to change restrictive laws

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

Paris's Human Rights Wall: A new public art space in French capital

This week in Paris, in conjunction with city authorities, Amnesty International is unveiling the Human Rights Wall, a new public art space whose inaugural work pays homage to six modern-day defenders of human rights around the world. Measuring 15 metres long and 5 metres high, the monumental piece will be…

France 24 · Sep 19, 2023

BBC ‘urgently looking into issues raised’ by Russell Brand allegations

Corporation says accusations span a number of years, including 2006 to 2008, when comedian worked for Radio 2

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023

Congo communities forcibly uprooted to make way for mines critical to EVs, Amnesty report says

The mining of minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies in Congo has led to human rights abuses, including forced evictions and physical assault

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

Mining of cobalt, copper in DRC leading to human rights abuses: Report

Expansion of industrial-scale mines has led to forced evictions, Amnesty International says.

Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2023

Google faces 10-week trial over charges of unfair competition

Google and its parent company Alphabet will spend the next ten weeks on the docket in a federal court in Washington DC as they face accusations of rigging the market in their favour. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Eric Pape explains what this might mean for the tech giant as he reports…

France 24 · Sep 12, 2023

Tyson Fury urged to highlight Saudi Arabia’s ‘disturbing’ human rights record

Fury will follow Anthony Joshua in boxing in Saudi and described the state as a ‘sporting powerhouse’ on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

Varadkar to decide on legal challenge to Troubles legacy bill within weeks

Amnesty International said the progression of the bill was a ‘dark day for justice’.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023