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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world.
Israel’s war on Gaza: Rights groups urge Biden to oppose threats to ICC | Al Jazeera
Human rights groups are urging US President Joe Biden’s administration to oppose threats against the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its chief prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants against Israeli officials drew ire in Washington.
Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ law could be dropped in return for US support bill | The Guardian
A “foreign agents” law in Georgia that has brought hundreds of thousands of protesters on to the streets of Tbilisi could be dropped in return for a package of economic and security support from Washington, the ruling party has hinted.
Two Hong Kong fugitives and a lawyer representing jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying have met US lawmakers to push for the passage of a bill that could close the city’s representative offices in America and advocate for the release of Lai.
‘Regime machinery operating efficiently’ as Tunisia cracks down on dissent | Al Jazeera
Hundreds of black-clad lawyers filled the narrow Boulevard Ben Bnet outside Tunis’s bar association headquarters as they protested the arrests of two of their own.
Thai Lawyers for Human Right fronts bail for 19 detainees | Bangkok Post
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) is putting up bail for 19 political prisoners, mainly those charged under Section 112 — the lese majeste law — in a bid to protect their human rights.
Amnesty International has released an alerting report highlighting the arbitrary use of the Mexican criminal justice system to criminalise women human rights defenders.
Russian theatre director and playwright go on trial in ‘absurd’ case over 2020 play | Sky News
A theatre director and a playwright have appeared in court accused of justifying terrorism with a play they first staged in Moscow back in 2020.
UN to establish Srebrenica genocide memorial day despite Serbian opposition | France 24
The UN General Assembly has voted to establish an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, despite furious opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia.
UK ministers to be challenged in human rights court over protest injunctions | The Guardian
The UK government is to be challenged at the European Court of Human Rights over its use of “confusing and opaque” anti-protest injunctions.
Ex-president Zuma not eligible to run for parliament, South Africa’s top court says | CNN
South Africa’s apex court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run for parliament in next week’s critical general election.
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