Migrants face Human Rights abuse in Africa, Hundreds dead on the roads over the past two years | Africanews

Migrants face Human Rights abuse in Africa, Hundreds found dead on the roads over the past two years. United Nations and Danish Refugee Councils find appalling conditions:

Central African Republic: ICC Sets Trial | Human Rights Watch

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announcement on July 16, 2020 of the upcoming trial of two militia leaders is a significant step for justice for grave crimes committed in the Central African Republic.

Indian scholar’s release from detention shows importance of international human rights work

For those with friends and colleagues living on the other side of the planet, it is the zero-hour calls that one learns to both love and dread. It is at midnight in Washington, D.C., when Asia is getting to work and when the most urgent requests for assistance are sent.

The middle-class Pakistani students fighting for a homeland dream - BBC News

Shahdad Mumtaz died for his beliefs. Could a missing student end up waging war on the Pakistani state?

Averting ethnocide: Indigenous peoples and territorial rights in crisis in the face of COVID-19 in Latin America - World | ReliefWeb

A cry for help has gone out from the indigenous peoples of Latin America, as COVID-19 is reaching even the most impenetrable corners of the Amazon.

Human rights office decries disproportionate use of force in US protests | | UN News

People taking part in peaceful demonstrations across the United States, and journalists covering these protests, should not be subjected to disproportionate use of force or other violations, the UN human rights office said on Friday.

A German Law Might Put an End to Human Rights Violations in Supply Chains - IDN-InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters

BERLIN (IDN) – For over half a decade, the German government has been working to enact mandatory compliance for companies regarding human rights and environmental protection in their supply chains.

Gymnastics: Australia human rights body to probe abuse complaints - Reuters

Australia’s human rights watchdog will conduct a review of the country’s gymnastics program following complaints of physical and mental abuse from a slew of former athletes, the sport’s national governing body said on Thursday.

China is ramping up propaganda to cover up human rights abuses against Uighurs

China has spent years cracking down on the freedoms of its Uighur Muslim minority. And as the rest of the world starts to take notice, China has ramped up propaganda efforts to hide just what it’s doing, a report published Thursday from the Uighur Human Rights Project reveals.

Lift internet blackout, protect freedom of expression

Fortify Rights on Friday said Myanmar authorities should immediately release Myat Hein Tun and Kyaw Lin, two student leaders of the Rakhine Students’ Union imprisoned for protesting internet restrictions in Rakhine and Chin states.