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Council of Europe human rights watchdog condemns UK’s Rwanda bill

TheWorldsNewsApril 23, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsApril 23, 20240

Commissioner expresses grave concern after Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy passes parliamentary stages The Council of Europe’s human rights watchdog has condemned Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda scheme,...

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‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims

TheWorldsNewsApril 22, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsApril 22, 20240

Historic hearing will receive submissions from people whose human rights have been affected by climate change Julian Medina comes from a long line of fishers...

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UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group

TheWorldsNewsApril 16, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsApril 16, 20240

Exclusive: Rights groups denounce negotiations with Rapid Support Forces, accused of ethnic cleansing and war crimes Inside South Sudan’s worsening refugee crisis – in pictures...

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‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM

TheWorldsNewsApril 11, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsApril 11, 20240

Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against women and children’ A team of UN experts has...

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Kenyan Del Monte farm seeks human rights manager after claims of violence

TheWorldsNewsMarch 22, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsMarch 22, 20240

Exclusive: new role created after Guardian uncovered allegations against company’s security guards A vast Del Monte pineapple farm in Kenya that supplies most British supermarkets...

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Ghana intensifies crackdown on rights of LGBTQ people and activists

TheWorldsNewsMarch 1, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsMarch 1, 20240

New legislation threatens prison sentences of up to five years for ‘wilful promotion, sponsorship or support of LGBTQ+ activities’ Ghana’s parliament has passed legislation that...

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African leaders call for equity over minerals used for clean energy

TheWorldsNewsFebruary 29, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsFebruary 29, 20240

‘Crucial’ UN resolution attempts to avoid repeat of injustices produced by Africa’s fossil fuel sector In an attempt to avoid the “injustices and extractivism” of...

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Warlord behind 1,500 murders returns to Colombia after 12-year sentence in US

TheWorldsNewsFebruary 28, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsFebruary 28, 20240

Salvatore Mancuso was taken into police custody and is expected to cooperate with investigation into war crimes in 1990s and 2000s A Colombian warlord found...

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Repression in Venezuela intensifying ahead of elections, rights groups say

TheWorldsNewsFebruary 22, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsFebruary 22, 20240

Fears Maduro government is trying to shut down scrutiny after lawyer is arrested and UN human rights office shut down Human rights groups are calling...

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Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’

TheWorldsNewsFebruary 16, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsFebruary 16, 20240

Foreign minister claims local office of UN high commissioner for human rights supported impunity for coup plotters Venezuela’s government has ordered the local UN office...

Category : Human rights

Council of Europe human rights watchdog condemns UK’s Rwanda bill

‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims

UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group

‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM

Kenyan Del Monte farm seeks human rights manager after claims of violence

Ghana intensifies crackdown on rights of LGBTQ people and activists

African leaders call for equity over minerals used for clean energy

Warlord behind 1,500 murders returns to Colombia after 12-year sentence in US

Repression in Venezuela intensifying ahead of elections, rights groups say

Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’

Supreme court strikes down Mexico’s lawsuit against US gunmakers

Kenya tells tea factories to cut ties with Rainforest Alliance due to costs

Catholics now make up little more than half Brazil’s population

‘The US was our El Dorado’: Africans on Trump’s travel bans and taxes

Canada’s PM faces backlash for inviting India’s Narendra Modi for G7 summit

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...

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

Libyan presidential vote will not go ahead on...

Supreme court strikes down Mexico’s lawsuit against US gunmakers

Kenya tells tea factories to cut ties with Rainforest Alliance due to costs

Catholics now make up little more than half Brazil’s population

Kenya tells tea factories to cut ties with Rainforest Alliance due to costs

Home Office accused of ‘racist crackdown’ on Nigerians after denial of visit visa

UK should impose sanctions on Egypt over jailed activist, says Helena Kennedy

Supreme court strikes down Mexico’s lawsuit against US gunmakers

‘The US was our El Dorado’: Africans on Trump’s travel bans and taxes

Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US

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