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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world.
Latin American feminists vow to protect abortion rights at home after shock US ruling | The Guardian
Reproductive rights activists across Latin America have vowed to protect hard-fought gains in their own territories as they brace for potential ripple effects if the US supreme court overturns Roe vs Wade – the 1973 ruling which guarantees the right to abortion.
Malta found to have breached human rights by denying IVF due to woman’s age | Malta Today
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has declared that the local health authorities’ rejection of a Maltese couple’s request for a second IVF cycle due to the woman’s age had breached their fundamental rights.
Kenya: Police officers in Willie Kimani case face new murder charges | Kenyans.co.ke
Two police officers facing murder charges for the brutal murder of human rights lawyer Willie Kimani alongside his client and driver are now facing charges of killing another man.
Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected a petition against the eviction of more than 1,000 Palestinian inhabitants of a rural part of the occupied West Bank, in an area Israel has designated a zone for military exercises.
The British Virgin Islands and the threat of direct rule from London | The National
The possibility of direct rule has arguably elicited a more furious reaction from within the British Virgin Islands than the arrest of the nation’s premier.
A case has been filed against the government of Sierra Leone to overturn the country’s loitering laws, which activists and lawyers claim are discriminatory, and used by police to extract bribes from people and sexually abuse women.
Israel bars Palestinian NGO chief from travel | The New Arab
Israel has prevented the leaders of two prominent Palestinian civil society organisations from travelling to an international conference, months after outlawing their work.
El Salvador rights groups cite 338 violations amid gang crackdown | Al Jazeera
Five human rights groups in El Salvador have reported that there have been complaints of at least 338 violations of human rights during El Salvador’s crackdown on gang members.
Philippine human rights victims await end of Duterte presidency | Nikkei
By the time he leaves office in June, Duterte will have appointed 12 of the 15 Supreme Court justices. “It will outlast him and his successor,” said Edre Olalia, secretary general of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, a group of human rights defenders.
Indonesian law systematically stifles journalists | The Jakarta Post
Digital authoritarianism is becoming entrenched in Indonesia. New media laws offered the promise of protection, but online attacks have only increased in recent years.
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