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China continues to persecute family of dissidents unlawfully, finds report
Authorities continuing ‘intimidation’ including separating children from their parents, despite pledge to end collective punishmentChina continues...
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MEPs to vote on divisive migration policy in ‘big moment for Europe’
Proponents of legislation for bloc say it will take away far-right arguments but critics claim the...
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Bahrain’s king takes activists by surprise with pardon for at least 1,500 prisoners
Released detainees include some jailed for political reasons and is UK ally’s biggest amnesty since Arab...
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Argentina: trans women among victims of ex-officers guilty of dictatorship-era crimes
Eleven found guilty of crimes against humanity after trial that heard testimony on torture, rape and...
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MPs and peers sign letter urging UK government to ban arms sales to Israel
Ministers under growing pressure to act amid signs Israel intends to ignore UN ceasefire resolutionParliamentary pressure...
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Rushed bill forcing hundreds of non-citizens to facilitate own deportation passes lower house
Human Rights Law Centre says bill ‘deliberately separates families’ and risks non-compliance with obligations under refugee...
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UN rights expert report to call for Israel arms embargo over ‘acts of genocide’
Special rapporteur will tell human rights council Israel’s actions ‘reveal an intent to physically destroy Palestinians...
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Kenyan Del Monte farm seeks human rights manager after claims of violence
Exclusive: new role created after Guardian uncovered allegations against company’s security guardsA vast Del Monte pineapple...
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Rule of law declining across EU, report warns
Civil liberties network says in states where far-right parties influence power, rule-of-law deterioration risks becoming systemicThe...
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Russians urged to disrupt final day of Vladimir Putin’s presidential election
Voters told to swamp polling stations all at once and spoil ballots, after two days of...
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EU approves watered-down human rights and supply chain law
Revised corporate sustainability directive, first agreed in December, draws criticism from environmental campaignersEU countries have slashed...
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Treason could mean life sentence under new Hong Kong national security law
Debate has begun on Article 23 – legislation designed to bring laws closer to those of...
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Indonesia activists condemn four-star general rank for presumed president
Outgoing president confers honour on presumed successor, Prabowo Subianto, who is accused of human rights violationsHuman...
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Secret tribunal to hear claims police spied on Northern Ireland journalists
Judges urged to keep proceedings as open as possible in case relating to Trevor Birney and...
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Warlord behind 1,500 murders returns to Colombia after 12-year sentence in US
Salvatore Mancuso was taken into police custody and is expected to cooperate with investigation into war...
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Repression in Venezuela intensifying ahead of elections, rights groups say
Fears Maduro government is trying to shut down scrutiny after lawyer is arrested and UN human...
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High court rejects legal challenge over UK arms sales to Israel
Campaigners to appeal after court declines to block export licences despite concerns about human rights breaches...
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‘A betrayal’: mother’s fight for justice as Indonesia elects Suharto era figure
President-elect Prabowo Subianto has human rights abuses to answer for, says mother of student shot at...
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Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’
Foreign minister claims local office of UN high commissioner for human rights supported impunity for coup...
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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...