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‘Systematic genocide by Pakistan’: Baloch human rights groups urge G7 to investigate

Claiming a systematic genocide in Balochistan by Pakistani security forces, the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) urged the Group of Seven (G7) leaders to investigate the heinous crimes by Pakistan in the region.

China’s Uyghurs living in a ‘dystopian hellscape’, says Amnesty report | Uyghurs | The Guardian

Widespread internment, torture and rights abuses have been claimed by former detainees as Beijing continues a policy of denial.

Mustafa al-Darwish: Saudi Arabia executes man over teen protests

Mustafa Hashem al-Darwish was arrested in May 2015 and charged with protest-related offences.

Climate activists take Norway to human rights court over Arctic oil plans | Norway | The Guardian

Activists allege decision to grant oil exploration licences violated right to healthy environment.

Europe must act on Hungary’s anti-LGBT law. The EU’s credibility is at stake | View | Euronews

Europe must act on Hungary’s anti-LGBT law. The EU’s credibility is at stake.

Biden challenges Putin on human rights, democracy and cyber hacking at Geneva summit | The Independent

Biden argues Russia’s image is at stake over issues including Navalny, election meddling.

Draghi distances Italy from Russia, China to return to West’s fold - France 24

Draghi distances Italy from Russia, China to return to West’s fold.

Twitter’s India woes worsen as police summon chief over viral video | Reuters

Police in India have summoned Twitter’s top official in the country to answer allegations that the U.S. firm failed to stop the spread of a video that allegedly incited “hate and enmity” between Hindu and Muslim communities.

The ‘North Korea of Africa’: Going undercover in the prisons of Eritrea

The director of ‘Undercover in Africa’s Secret State’ on the extraordinary risks his sources took to obtain footage of torture in the inhumane jails of the East African nation.

UN Working Group Finds Kadyr Yusupov’s Detention in Uzbekistan Arbitrary – The Diplomat

The working group called on Uzbek authorities to immediately release the former diplomat.

Abusive conditions in Canada’s immigration detention system: human rights groups - Coast Reporter

Ottawa — Canada detains thousands of asylum seekers every year in often-abusive conditions where people of colour appear to be held for longer periods, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said in a joint report Thursday.