Rights watch

Amal Clooney urges Australia to pass Magnitsky law to help protect global human rights | The Guardian

Human rights lawyer says law could help Australia stop authoritarian regimes using coronavirus as pretext to erode liberties

EU: Human Rights in Algeria at Risk Amid Political Instability | Morocco World News

The fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing political instability in Algeria are risking fundamental human rights in the North African country. 

Challenges of COVID-19 in Latin America, the most unequal region in the world | openDemocracy

Latin America deserves a new opportunity to recover through a human rights-based approach that includes marginalised but key groups. Español Português

UN labour agency warns Indian states on scrapping of workers’ rights | Reuters

The UN labour agency urged Indian states thinking of relaxing workers’ rights to help industry survive the coronavirus to consult workers first as a union linked to India’s ruling party said it would protest the planned moves.

Polish Grannies vs. the far-right: Europe’s unlikely anti-nationalists | CSMonitor.com

Grandmothers take on the country’s right-wing government, symbolizing a movement against nationalism, often led by women, across parts of Europe.

China: Tibet Anti-Crime Campaign Silences Dissent | Human Rights Watch

Chinese authorities in Tibet are using a national anti-crime campaign to crack down on peaceful expression by Tibetans suspected of dissenting views.

Press-rights group urges Iran to release journalist jailed for BBC interview | Arab News

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on Iran to release a journalist serving an 18-month sentence in a notorious Tehran prison for giving an interview to the BBC.

Frenchman cleared of charges for aiding migrants | The Local

A French court on Wednesday scrapped all charges against a man who helped migrants enter the country illegally, the final chapter in a groundbreaking case that defined so-called “crimes of solidarity”.

Human rights situation still dire in North Korea: report | Korea Herald

North Koreans under leader Kim Jong-un live in dire human rights conditions, facing execution for watching or circulating South Korean TV dramas, the Korea Institute for National Unification said in its latest white paper on human rights in the North.