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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world.
Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, 43, has admitted that her assumed identity of being of Puerto Rican and Colombian origin was not true, and that she was in fact a white woman born in Georgia.
Empty grave for Kashmir teenager killed by Indian forces
Since 2020, Indian authorities began burying suspected rebels in unmarked graves, denying the families proper funerals.
Sweden Is About to Deport Activist to China—Torture and Prison Be Damned | Opinion
Baolige fled to Sweden ten years ago from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China (IMAR), after facing persecution from Chinese authorities for his activism. Now he could be sent back.
Johnson or Macron: Who’s the Real ‘Emperor with No Clothes’? | Human Rights Watch
On first sight, President Emmanuel Macron of France might appear to advance a more human rights-friendly foreign policy than Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom. Yet to date, France is largely missing in action while the United Kingdom, to its credit, has led on some important country-specific situations at the UN Human Rights Council.
Human rights groups in Zimbabwe say the government is selectively enforcing COVID-19 lockdown rules.
Renounce dangerous narratives: Top UN human rights official tells Trump | Business Standard News
Read more about Renounce dangerous narratives: Top UN human rights official tells Trump on Business Standard. US Capitol attack showed destructive impact of distortion of facts, incitement to violence by political leaders, UN’s top human rights official said while calling Trump to disavow dangerous narratives.
Indonesian radical cleric linked to Bali bombings released from jail | Reuters
Indonesia released from prison on Friday Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, as authorities said the suspected mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings would enter a deradicalisation programme amid concerns over his continued influence in extremist circles.
UN expert welcomes Saudi Arabia’s lifting of Qatar sanctions
UN Special Rapporteur urges United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt to follow kingdom’s decision.
The Israeli government must stop ignoring its international obligations as an occupying power and immediately act to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are equally and fairly provided to Palestinians living under its occupation in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
What the Tunisian Revolution Taught Me
Reflections on the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring from a career diplomat who was there.
New Zealand’s pride in being progressive on human rights is belied by how it treats its people in prisons, say advocates after last week’s standoff.
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