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Mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist resumes full hunger strike

TheWorldsNewsMay 20, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsMay 20, 20250

Laila Soueif announces life-endangering action in protest over continued detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah in Cairo The mother of the imprisoned British-Egyptian human rights activist...

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Trump’s first 100 days supercharged a global ‘freefall of rights’, says Amnesty

TheWorldsNewsApril 29, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsApril 29, 20250

World now in era of repressive regimes’ impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says report The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency have...

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‘I love my country but nobody is safe’: the plight of Cameroon’s exiles, trapped in Nigeria

TheWorldsNewsApril 19, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsApril 19, 20250

English-speaking minority refugees caught up in clashes between the military and separatists are stranded in neighbouring country Amid the sound of children excitedly practising a...

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Sudan in ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis’ after two years of civil war

TheWorldsNewsApril 15, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsApril 15, 20250

NGOs and UN say country is ‘worse off than ever before’ with wide-scale displacement, hunger and attacks on refugee camps Timeline: Sudan’s two years of...

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Activist takes case over Trinidad’s homophobic laws to UK’s privy council

TheWorldsNewsApril 4, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsApril 4, 20250

Legislation was repealed in 2018 but Caribbean country’s supreme court last week recriminalised the act after appeal The privy council in London will soon be...

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World Bank announces multimillion-dollar redress fund after killings and abuse claims at Tanzanian project

TheWorldsNewsApril 3, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsApril 3, 20250

Communities in Ruaha national park reject response to alleged assault and evictions of herders during tourism scheme funded by the bank The World Bank is...

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People displaced by Uganda oil pipeline ‘received inadequate compensation’

TheWorldsNewsApril 1, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsApril 1, 20250

Many of the people displaced by Eacop project were inadequately rehoused or compensated, report says People displaced from their homes alongside the site of an...

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Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’

TheWorldsNewsMarch 9, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsMarch 9, 20250

More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability Digital blackouts reached a record high in 2024 in Africa...

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Evidence of torture found as detention centre and mass grave discovered outside Khartoum

TheWorldsNewsMarch 7, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsMarch 7, 20250

Exclusive: What appears to be a vast burial site found at former Rapid Support Forces base in Sudan, while rescued detainees speak of torture, starvation...

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Campaigners celebrate court ruling to ‘decolonise’ Kampala

TheWorldsNewsMarch 4, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsMarch 4, 20250

After a five-year campaign, landmarks and streets honouring British colonialists will be renamed to reflect Ugandan culture Campaigners have welcomed a court ruling to remove...

Category : Human rights

Mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist resumes full hunger strike

Trump’s first 100 days supercharged a global ‘freefall of rights’, says Amnesty

‘I love my country but nobody is safe’: the plight of Cameroon’s exiles, trapped in Nigeria

Sudan in ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis’ after two years of civil war

Activist takes case over Trinidad’s homophobic laws to UK’s privy council

World Bank announces multimillion-dollar redress fund after killings and abuse claims at Tanzanian project

People displaced by Uganda oil pipeline ‘received inadequate compensation’

Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’

Evidence of torture found as detention centre and mass grave discovered outside Khartoum

Campaigners celebrate court ruling to ‘decolonise’ Kampala

Rising poverty in conflict zones ‘causes a billion people to go hungry’

Questions over terms as Rwanda and DRC prepare to sign peace deal in US

Colombia gangs lure children to join ranks via TikTok, UN warns

Lalo Schifrin, composer of Mission: Impossible theme and more than 100 film and TV scores, dies aged 93

Jamaica to ask King Charles to refer issue of reparations for slavery to UK’s privy council

Russia claims it will begin talks with US...

Thousands protest against Brazil’s ‘death combo’ of anti-environment...

Green cards, cannabis and a strip club: JCB...

Libyan presidential vote will not go ahead on...

China accuses Australia of ‘violent’ interference in Five...

Rising poverty in conflict zones ‘causes a billion people to go hungry’

Questions over terms as Rwanda and DRC prepare to sign peace deal in US

Colombia gangs lure children to join ranks via TikTok, UN warns

Jamaica to ask King Charles to refer issue of reparations for slavery to UK’s privy council

Nigerian communities to take Shell to high court over oil pollution

Woman dies of rabies in Yorkshire after contact with dog in Morocco

Questions over terms as Rwanda and DRC prepare to sign peace deal in US

Mexico’s president threatens to sue over SpaceX debris from rocket explosions

Man wrongfully deported to El Salvador must be returned to US, court rules

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