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Australian Human Rights Commission chief denies staff sanctioned for expressing pro-Palestinian views
Rosalind Croucher tells Senate panel anonymous letter from employees was ‘disappointing’ and they had been reminded...
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Dozens of civilians killed by Ethiopian state troops in Amhara region, say reports
Witnesses claim victims shot ‘execution style’ during house raids after clashes between government forces and Fano...
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Family of Swede imprisoned in Iran fear death penalty verdict is imminent
EU diplomat Johan Floderus’s sister calls on Sweden to start speaking up loudly to demand his...
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Israeli lawyer arrested for peaceful protest leaves prison after 110 days
Ahmad Khalefa, human rights lawyer of Palestinian heritage, released to house arrest after organising anti-war protestA...
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Council of Europe calls on UK not to process asylum claims in Rwanda
People may be exposed to abuses such as torture and degrading treatment in Rwanda, says watchdogEurope’s...
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Carmakers may be using aluminium made by Uyghur forced labour, NGO investigation finds
Companies such as Toyota, Volkswagen, Tesla, General Motors and BYD could do more to ensure their...
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Refugee files complaint to UN against Spain over 2014 border deaths
Country accused of violating torture convention in hope of finding justice decade after incident in which...
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Diseases spread in overcrowded Rafah as Gaza’s population forced south
Crisis in southern Gaza only set to worsen in coming days as Israeli forces push deeper...
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Indonesian fruit picker landed in debt bondage challenges Home Office
Exclusive: Test case likely against UK’s seasonal worker scheme as charity alleges breach of right to...
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Denmark admits role in Nato airstrikes on Libya that killed 14 civilians in 2011
In first such admission, previously secret document says Danish aircraft participated in attacks linked to civilian...
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Critics of Ukraine war could have property seized under new Russian law
Draft legislation allowing for confiscation of valuables has been backed by main political parties Russia-Ukraine war...
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Labor’s sexual harassment changes could clog courts with ‘unmeritorious’ claims, Law Council warns
Costs protection bill would tilt balance in favour of accusers and move financial risk to accused,...
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Major human rights violations at Del Monte farm in Kenya, report finds
Exclusive: summary sent to UK supermarkets describes conflict between pineapple thieves and Del Monte security staffMajor...
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Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns
Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crisesHuman rights...
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‘Many thought they’d get away with it’: Argentine colonel to stand trial in Italy
Lt Col Carlos Luis Malatto fled Argentina in 2011 and will be tried in Rome for...
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More civilian casualties recorded in 2023 than any year since 2010
Action on Armed Violence says 33,846 were killed or wounded by airstrikes, bombs or artillery, the...
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Gambian ex-minister on trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity
Ousman Sonko is accused of supporting repressive policies and was arrested in Bern in 2017 after...