
ABC News - 2 hours 45 min ago
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez has announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons...

The Guardian - 13 hours 26 min ago
Group advised Kathy Hochul, Zohran Mamdani, and city and state comptrollers of legal obligations' not to abet crimes A human rights group has warned New York state and local officials that investment of public funds in bonds issued by Israel violates both international law and fiduciary duties and may expose officials and beneficiaries alike to "substantial legal, ethical and financial risks". The warning, from the human rights group Dawn, was sent on Friday along with a 26-page memo...

The Guardian - 18 hours 44 min ago
Starmer confirms immediate removal, but it is unclear if sanctions remain on former MP, academic and barrister UK politics live latest updates China has lifted the sanctions it imposed on serving British MPs and peers in a significant sign of warming relations after Keir Starmer travelled to Beijing for landmark talks with Xi Jinping. Nine UK citizens were banned from China in 2021 , including five Conservative MPs and two members of the House of Lords, targeted for highlighting human rights violations...

The Guardian - 23 hours 57 min ago
Human rights groups and some western countries have denounced the election, the first held since the 2021 coup, describing it as neither free nor fair Myanmar's military-backed party has completed a sweeping victory in the country's three-phase general election , state media said, cementing an outcome long expected after a tightly controlled political process held during civil war and widespread repression. The Union and Solidarity Party (USDP ) dominated all phases of the vote, winning...