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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world.
Nigerian lawyer wins American Bar Association’s international human rights award | Premium Times
Nigerian human rights and international law expert, Adeola Oyinlade, has been declared the 2021 American Bar Association International Human Rights of the Year Laureate by the American Bar Association (ABA).
Iran: Rights lawyer sentenced to 30 years says it was judge’s revenge | Iran International
A human rights lawyer in Iran, who has been sentenced to 30 years, has said that the main reason for his conviction is his activism and defending dissidents in court free of charge.
Lebanese officials knew risks before Beirut blast, Human Rights Watch says | NBC News
A report released by Human Rights Watch concludes there was strong evidence to suggest some Lebanese officials knew about and tacitly accepted the lethal risks posed by ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut port before the fatal blast year.
Austria postpones deportation of Afghan man after European Court of Human Rights ruling | Euronews
Austrian authorities took note on Tuesday of a decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to postpone the deportation of an Afghan man as the “security situation” in the country deteriorates.
Iran: German human rights advocate sentenced to 10 years in prison over ′propaganda′ | DW
A German-Iranian woman was sentenced to prison, charged with participating in “the management of an illegal group and propaganda activities against the regime”.
Belarus: Activist and athlete show human face of Belarus crackdown | FT
The mysterious death of a political activist and the high-profile defection of an Olympic hopeful have highlighted increasingly severe efforts by President Alexander Lukashenko to crush dissent — even far beyond his country’s borders.
Nicaragua: EU sanctions Nicaragua’s first lady and vice-president over human rights violations
The European Union has slapped sanctions on Nicaragua’s first lady and Vice-President Rosario Murillo and seven other senior officials accused of serious human rights violations or undermining democracy, amid a sweeping crackdown on opposition politicians in the Central American country.
UAE: Princess Latifa campaigner had ‘phone compromised by Pegasus spyware’ | The Guardian
A British human rights campaigner and lawyer who was fighting to free Dubai’s Princess Latifa had his mobile phone compromised by Pegasus spyware, according to a forensic analysis carried out by Amnesty International.
New Zealand’s housing crisis has become a “massive human rights failure”, the Human Rights Commission has said, as it launches a national inquiry into the problem.
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