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Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, is raising concerns over Saudi Arabia's intention to pursue a civil nuclear program with the U.S., citing the country's "appalling human rights practices" and desire for nuclear weapons. In a letter to President Biden on Wednesday, Markey said he was worried...
CBP One app offers far too few appointments, meaning asylum seekers must wait or pay human trafficking groups, report reveals A US government smartphone app that tightly limits asylum appointments at the US-Mexico border is stranding vulnerable migrants in Mexico and enriching organised crime groups, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report, which draws on interviews with more than 100 migrants, as well as officials and activists, documents how the CBP One app which is...
For the first time Ukraine had the right conditions to make reparations to those subjected to crimes such as rape and sexual slavery. What would it take to replicate this globally? Across the world, women and girls continue to be plagued by gross human rights violations. One that is specifically targeted at them is conflict-related sexual violence. Living in conflict, for so many people, means the possibility of being subjected to life-altering crimes such as sexual torture, rape and slavery. Now...
Premier Steven Miles' erasure of the human rights principle of detention as a last resort' for children defies logic Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Late on Tuesday night, the Queensland government called youth organisations and other social service providers to parliament house for a confidential briefing about changes to the Youth Justice Act. Four senior ministers including the premier, Steven...
A court in the Central African Republic has issued an international arrest warrant for former President Fran ois Boziz over human rights abuses between 2009 and 2013.
Steven Miles' government claims to have legal advice from Crown Law and solicitor general that amendments will not violate Human Rights Act or international law Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The principle of detention as a last resort will be removed from the Queensland Youth Justice Act, under legislation introduced by the Labor government on Wednesday. The Youth Justice Act will be redrafted...
Manahel al-Otaibi, who frequently promoted female empowerment on social media, was arrested under anti-terror laws A young women's rights activist in Saudi Arabia was secretly sentenced to 11 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court after being arrested for "her choice of clothing and support for women's rights". Saudi officials confirmed in a statement to the United National high commissioner for Human Rights that Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced on 9 January for what the Saudi...
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