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US Sanctions On Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Threaten Human Rights System: UN Experts

Scoop 10 Aug 2025
Sanctioning the Special Rapporteur for fulfilling this responsibility, which is mandated by the Human Rights Council, is a direct attack on the integrity of the UN human rights system ....
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Convicted Indian asylum seekers will be deported while human rights appeals heard

AOL 10 Aug 2025
Credit ... The “deport now, appeal later” scheme for human rights claims was introduced in 2014 but was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court three years later, in cases where deportation would prevent an offender from giving live evidence in their appeal.
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Over 80 publicly flogged in Afghanistan in past month amid human rights concerns

Hindustan Times 10 Aug 2025
Human Rights defenders argue that these floggings highlight the Taliban's continued disregard for fair trial procedures and legal standards, exacerbating concerns over the country's worsening human rights landscape, Khamma Press reported.
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Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Full-Scale Israeli Military Takeover In Gaza

Scoop 09 Aug 2025
The war in Gaza must end now. And Israelis and Palestinians must be allowed to live side by side in peace ....
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'A travesty': Outrage grows as leak shows Trump admin scrubbing out human rights violations

Alternet 09 Aug 2025
... human rights abuses" there, even though a State Department report under former President Joe Biden's administration issued last year documented "significant human rights issues" in the country.
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ActionSA reports McKenzie to the South African Human Rights Commission over alleged racist remarks

Independent online (SA) 09 Aug 2025
ActionSA has reported Minister Gayton McKenzie to the South African Human Rights Commission, over alleged racist remarks that included apartheid slurs and other demeaning references aimed at black South Africans ... [email protected].
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Alleged Land Grabbing: Group Cries Out Over Human Rights Violations, Religious Discrimination

This Day 09 Aug 2025
The Hausa Christian Development Initiative (HACDI) has raised the alarm over an alleged escalating land dispute in Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, which has degenerated into human rights violations and religious discrimination.
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“Attacking someone based on their religious attire is a violation of constitutional rights, human dignity”

The Hindu 08 Aug 2025
Sr. Sujata Jena, a lawyer and nun of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Odisha, refutes allegations of religious conversion by nuns in tribal areas, terms them unfounded and politically motivated ....
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Trailblazer, human rights activist Susan Eng dead at 72

CBC 08 Aug 2025
Susan Eng, a trailblazer known for her advocacy, has passed away at 72. She was the first Chinese Canadian woman to be appointed to the Toronto Police Services Board ... .
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State Department Removes Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence From Human Rights Report Draft

Huffington Post 08 Aug 2025
A leaked draft of the report scales back criticisms of human rights abuses in El Salvador, Russia and Israel ... .
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