Rights watch

Rights watch

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world.

Germany officially recognises colonial-era Namibia genocide | DW

Germany has formally recognised as genocide the crimes committed by its colonial troops at the beginning of the 20th century against the Herero and Nama people in what is now Namibia.

Russia: Lawyers banned from bringing phones, cameras and recording devices into prisons | Meduza

The Russian State Duma has adopted a law prohibiting lawyers from bringing recording devices onto the grounds of correctional facilities.

Australia: Nearly 40 human rights group send damning letter to Victorian government over Indigenous incarceration

Almost 40 human rights groups and legal bodies have co-signed a letter that damns the Victorian government’s bail laws for contributing to Aboriginal deaths in custody.

Israel: UN human rights body orders probe of ‘systematic’ abuses in Israel, Palestinian territories | France 24

The UN Human Rights Council has decided to create an open-ended international investigation into violations surrounding the latest Gaza violence, and into “systematic” abuses in the Palestinian territories and inside Israel.

US: Kristen Clarke confirmed as first Black woman to lead DOJ civil rights division | USA Today

The US Senate narrowly confirmed Kristen Clarke on Tuesday to be the Justice Department’s civil rights chief, making her the first Black woman to fill the high-profile role.

Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi makes first court appearance since coup | The New York Times

For the first time since Myanmar’s military locked her up in a pre-dawn raid as part of its coup, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar’s ousted civilian government, was seen in person when she sat briefly at a court hearing.

UAE: Kidnapped royal reportedly in fresh photos allowed ‘limited freedom’ in recent weeks | i

Princess Latifa – who appears to have been photographed in public for the first time in years – seems to have been allowed “limited freedom” by her father, her former lawyer has said.

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