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International Human Rights Watchdog Reports Torture and Abuse of Venezuelans in El Salvador's CECOT Prison

Detainees told Human Rights Watch they were routinely beaten by guards and riot police, including during cell inspections for minor infractions like speaking loudly, showering off schedule, or requesting medical care.

Latin Times

Brazil’s former human rights minister formally accused of sexual misconduct

Brazil’s federal police have formally accused former human rights minister Silvio Almeida of sexual misconduct

The Independent UK

Australia is selling arms at a weapons fair in Dubai. Are they destined to be used in Sudan atrocities?

Australian companies have exported nearly $300m weapons over five years to the UAE, which has denied shipping weapons to a paramilitary group in Sudan

The Guardian - AU

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Colombian officials say 6 children were killed in an airstrike against a rebel group this week

Colombia’s human rights ombudswoman says six children have been killed in a controversial airstrike against a rebel camp in the south of the country

The Independent UK

Trump 'Panics' As Explosive Hyundai-LG Lawsuit Kicks Off

Around 200 Korean engineers detained in ICE's largest ever single-site raid at Hyundai-LG's Georgia battery plant are suing, alleging human rights abuses, visa violations, and racial discrimination. The raid sparked a diplomatic crisis and delayed the plant's launch by months.

International Business Times UK

UN human rights council orders investigation into atrocities in Sudan

The United Nations' top rights body on Friday adopted a resolution ordering an independent fact-finding mission to urgently investigate reports of human rights violations in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, where paramilitary forces are accused of mass killings and other atrocities.

Radio France Internationale

British-Egyptian activist stopped from flying to UK, says family

Egyptian authorities prevented Alaa Abd el-Fattah from attending human rights awards in London

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UN human rights body holds special session on Sudan after hundreds killed in Darfur's el-Fasher

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding a one-day special session to highlight hundreds of killings at a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region and other atrocities committed last month by paramilitary forces fighting the army

The Independent UK

EU parliament votes to dilute landmark rules holding corporations accountable

European lawmakers have backed the weakening of flagship EU environmental and human rights rules as part of a drive to slash red tape for businesses. The move will free many corporations from the obligation to fix human rights and environmental issues in their supply chains or face EU fines.

Radio France Internationale

Juan Ponce Enrile, architect of Philippine martial law era who helped oust Marcos, dies at 101

Juan Ponce Enrile, the Philippine defense chief during a martial-law era notorious for human rights atrocities, democratic setbacks and plunder who later broke off from dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a schism that eventually led to the latter’s overthrow in a 1986 “people power” uprising, has died

The Independent UK

Sir Geoffrey Bindman obituary

Human rights lawyer who helped to expand Britain’s Race Relations Act and investigated apartheid in South Africa

The Guardian - UK

This Palestinian human rights group was sanctioned by Trump. Its chief wishes US allies would take a stand

Shawan Jabarin says US colleagues and funders have distanced themselves from West Bank-based Al-Haq over the sanctions

The Guardian - US

Vapes are ‘compromising children’s human rights’, experts warn

New analysis published in the BMJ highlights that teenagers are "particularly sensitive" to nicotine exposure

The Independent UK

Israeli president condemns ‘serious’ attack by settlers on West Bank villages

Isaac Herzog makes rare statement on often-ignored violence as settlers injure Palestinians and attack soldiers

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Beijing court to rule in appeal of jailed Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu

Detention of Dong on espionage charges has been criticised by human rights and press freedom organisations

Latin Times

Venezuelan Deportees Were Routinely Tortured in El Salvador's CECOT Prison, Human Rights Watchdog Says

Venezuelan migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador in March and April 2025 were subjected to torture, sexual violence, and other mistreatment inside the country's high-security CECOT prison, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Mexican President Sheinbaum Says Mexico Has Submitted 30 UN Complaints Over Treatment of Mexican Nationals in the U.S.

Mexico has filed 30 formal complaints with the United Nations alleging human rights violations against Mexican nationals in the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum said.

The Independent UK

Kazakhstan parliament passes law banning LGBT+ ‘propaganda’

Rights groups press Kazakh lawmakers to reject the legislation, arguing that it would violate fundamental human rights

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The Guardian - US

Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds

Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prison

The Guardian - US

Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people

Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

Men with family stuck in Gaza say lack of action from UK government is breach of human rights

Two fathers in Britain enlist law firm to get government to follow through on evacuation promises made months ago

International Business Times UK

Why 200,000 Americans Want to Join ICE: Big Bonuses, Six-Figure Pay and a Mission to Deport Criminals

A record recruitment drive promising six-figure salaries and student loan forgiveness has reignited debate over ICE's human rights record and the ethics of mass deportation.

The Conversation

Why threats to academic freedom are growing – and how universities can respond to intimidation

Recent accusations that China pressured a UK university into pausing research on alleged human rights violations have raised questions about the state of academic freedom.

The Independent UK

Indonesia declares late dictator Suharto a national hero, despite outrage from rights groups

Indonesia has declared former dictator Suharto a national hero, provoking outrage from rights group who say the move is an attempt to whitewash decades of human rights abuses and corruption that took place during his 32 years in power

The Guardian - AU

Fury as Indonesia declares late authoritarian ruler Suharto a national hero

Former leader presided over period marked by corruption, nepotism, censorship and claims of rights abuses

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