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A leading United Nations human rights expert claims the Myanmar military is carrying out “war crimes” against ethnic minorities, emboldened by special extended powers intended to help control the spread of the coronavirus.
Turkey: Criminal Case for Opposing Homophobic Speech | Human Rights Watch
The Ankara Prosecutor’s office in Turkey has opened a criminal investigation into the Ankara Bar Association after it filed a complaint against the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate for a homophobic speech, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Ivory Coast withdraws from African Human Rights Court
West African nation says court has undermined its sovereignty - Anadolu Agency
Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang reunites with family | China News | Al Jazeera
Wang was among more than 200 lawyers and legal activists swept up in 2015 signaling President Xi’s tougher approach.
Sudan makes female genital cutting a crime in ‘new era’ for women’s rights | SBS News
Female genital mutilation, which affects nine out of 10 women and girls in Sudan, has been made illegal in what has been heralded a new era for the predominantly Muslim country and a huge win for human rights campaigners.
COVID-19 poses an existential threat to human rights activists worldwide | openDemocracy
Authorities are using the pandemic as an excuse to increase repression, revoke rights and attack gender justice. It’s time to fight back.
French rights group: Why StopCovid app is too risky
French rights group: Why StopCovid app is too risky
Syria civil war: Germany holds unprecedented state torture trial - BBC News
Anwar R and Eyad A are accused of committing crimes against humanity for Syria’s regime.
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