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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world.
Lawyers and campaigners have claimed that British nationals of Afghan origin are not being evacuated from Kabul.
Belarus tightens grip on lawyers | Euronews
More than half a dozen Belarusian lawyers as well as international organizations representing the profession and human rights groups say there is a pattern of intimidation and suppression of attorneys by Belarusian authorities.
Broad powers allowing Hong Kong’s national security police to demand private information from groups they accuse of having foreign ties have raised fears among some lawyers and activists over how they will be used.
India: Rape case protester and friend die after setting themselves alight | The Times
The deaths of a young woman and her male friend who set themselves on fire outside the Supreme Court in Delhi after alleging police pressured her to drop rape allegations against an MP have shocked India.
Iran confirms leaked footage of harsh conditions in Evin Prison | Al Jazeera
A top Iranian prisons official has confirmed the veracity of footage leaked by hackers that shows the harsh conditions inmates of Tehran’s Evin Prison suffer.
Philippines: Human rights lawyer shot dead in Cebu City | Rappler
Human rights lawyer Rex Fernandez, 64, was shot dead in an ambush while aboard his car in Cebu City yesterday, the third lawyer killed in Cebu in less than a year.
Israel: Strikes on Gaza high-rises may be war crimes | BBC News
Israeli air strikes that destroyed four high-rise buildings during May’s conflict in the Gaza Strip may amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch says.
Brazil: Indigenous protesters camp on Bolsonaro’s doorstep | France 24
With feather headdresses, grass skirts and body paint, thousands of indigenous demonstrators camped out in Brazil’s capital Monday to protest far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s policies and an initiative that could take away their ancestral lands.
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