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Letter expresses concerns agreement may involve ‘serious violations of international human rights law’The UN has called on the UK and France to halt the controversial “one in one out” asylum system, warning that there may be “serious violations of inte…
This year, the focus for the International Day of Zero Tolerance Against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February is on sustaining the investment needed to eliminate this serious violation of women and girls’ human rights. The European Union (EU) is committed to working collectively to eradicate FGM and supporting the work of its Member States in this field. The preparation of the next multiannual budget and external action plan for gender equality and the implementation of the forthcoming EU gender equality strategy for 2026-2030 will provide openings to expand on the action taken to date.
Shabana Mahmood insists deportations will rise, as Labour government is accused of promoting ‘harmful stereotypes’ of migrantsNearly 60,000 unauthorised migrants and convicted criminals have been removed or deported from the UK since Labour took office…
Rights group says growing authoritarianism and abuses in US, Russia and China threaten global rules-based orderThe world is in a “democratic recession” with almost three-quarters of the global population now living under autocratic rulers – levels not …
Plaintiffs in case say they were lured from Japan, exploited for labour and cut off from families for generationsIt has been more than six decades since Eiko Kawasaki left Japan to begin a new life in North Korea. Then 17, she was among tens of thousan…
Campaigners criticise use of ‘vulnerable’ devices at Salisbury Cathedral and Parthenon despite their removal from sensitive UK government sitesSecurity cameras guarding Magna Carta are provided by a Chinese CCTV company whose technology has allegedly a…
‘Any organisation that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise,’ says Kaja Kallas The EU has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, ending years of division over the issue in respo…
Albanese government awarded contracts to MTC despite allegations of ‘gross negligence’ in the US involvement with ICEFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian governm…
PM is first UK leader to visit China in eight years and hopes to strengthen bond with superpower amid uncertainty over US allianceKeir Starmer will meet the Chinese president Xi Jinping on Thursday for historic talks he hopes will deepen economic ties …
Judgment in The Hague orders Netherlands to do more to protect Caribbean people in its territory from impacts of climate crisisThe Dutch government discriminated against people in one of its most vulnerable territories by not helping them adapt to clim…