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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world.
Israeli forces using wanton destruction to create Gaza buffer zone, report finds | Middle East Eye
Israel’s destructive creation of a “buffer zone” in the Gaza Strip could amount to a war crime, Amnesty International has found.
Mongolia declines to arrest Vladimir Putin during his visit despite ICC warrant | Euronews
Members of the International Criminal Court are treaty bound to detain suspects if an arrest warrant has been issued, but the court doesn’t have any enforcement mechanism.
A former judge nominated to lead South Korea’s human rights body has sparked outrage with his comments against the LGBTQ community and the theory of evolution, with observers citing him as proof of the country’s flawed system for official appointments.
A Turkish judge has ordered the arrest of Dilek Ekmekçi, a lawyer who accused far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leaders, allies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, of involvement in the assassination of former Grey Wolves leader Sinan Ateş.
Rights advocates say Chinese authorities’ recent detention of dissident artist Gao Zhen and prominent citizen journalist Zhang Zhan are the latest sign of an escalating crackdown on dissent in China.
Germany deports Afghans for first time since Taliban’s return to power | FT
Germany has expelled Afghans to their homeland for the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, as it toughens its immigration policy in the wake of a terror attack in the western city of Solingen.
A global human rights watchdog has implicated Venezuelan security forces and pro-government armed groups in killings that occurred during the protests that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election.
UN report reveals deteriorating human rights in Nicaragua | JURIST
A UN report released this week decries a deteriorating human rights situation in Nicaragua.
Human rights body urges El Salvador to end state of emergency | ABC News
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has urged El Salvador to end the more than two-year state of emergency, which has suspended fundamental civil rights while the government pursued the country’s powerful street gangs.
A roller derby team becomes a bastion of resistance to a transgender ban | The New York Times
In New York’s Nassau County, the Roller Rebels have joined with civil rights lawyers to face down the Republican county executive, Bruce Blakeman.
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