1 hour ago Supreme Court says Scottish courts risking right to fair trial in sex cases

The highest court in the country said a change is required in how Scottish courts handle certain types of evidence in sexual offence cases.

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3 h. ago Supreme Court rules Scottish sex trial evidence will lead to human rights violations

The UK Supreme Court has issued a judgment that, it has been warned, will have ‘a profound and distressing impact on survivors of sexual violence’

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3 h. ago Supreme Court rules Scottish sex trial evidence rules could breach human rights

The UK Supreme Court has issued a judgment that, it has been warned, will have ‘a profound and distressing impact on survivors of sexual violence’

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7 h. ago Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds

Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prisonMore than 252 Venezuelans expelled to El Salvador under Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy suffered systematic and prolonged torture and abuse, including sexual assault, during their detention, according to a report published on Wednesday.The report, compiled jointly by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Cristosal – a group investigating violations in Central America – says conditions at El Salvador’s sprawling “terrorist continent center” (Cecot) breached the UN’s standard minimal rules for the treatment of prisoners. It cites “inhumane prison conditions, including prolonged incommunicado detention, inadequate food” and other shortcomings. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago School district threatened with legal action after kids are shown video that acknowledges LGBTQ+ history month

The Thomas More Society accused the Kirkwood School District of ‘violating the First Amendment rights of many parents’

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60 h. ago Fury as Indonesia declares late authoritarian ruler Suharto a national hero

Suharto presided over a period marked by rampant corruption, nepotism, censorship and allegations of mass human rights abusesIndonesia has awarded former authoritarian leader Suharto the title of national hero, in a move that has sparked accusations of historical revisionism in the world’s third-largest democracy.The award has deepened fears about attempts to whitewash Suharto’s rise and decades-long rule, a period marked by rampant corruption, censorship and accusations of mass human rights violations. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago SNL skewers Trump over travel chaos and grocery prices in cold open

The president, played by cast member James Austin Johnson, heralded a win for Republicans after the Supreme Court ruled that they could ‘stop feeding poor people’ and prices had ‘plummeted up!’

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5 d. ago Civil rescue groups in Mediterranean cut ties with Libyan coastguard

Accusations of violent interceptions and human rights violations levelled at EU-funded Libyan services by NGOsMore than a dozen NGO rescue vessels operating in the Mediterranean have suspended communication with the Libyan coastguard, citing escalating incidents of asylum seekers being violently intercepted at sea and taken to camps rife with torture, rape and forced labour.The 13 search-and-rescue organisations described their decision as a rejection of mounting pressure by the EU, and Italy in particular, to share information with the Libyan coastguard, which receives training, equipment and funding from the EU. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump can block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers, Supreme Court rules

The plaintiffs argued that passports limited to the sex listed on a birth certificate can spark harassment or even violence for transgender people

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5 d. ago Judge will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against protesters and media

A judge said Thursday she will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against peaceful protesters and media, saying current practices violate their constitutional rights

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6 d. ago Germany bans one Muslim group and raids two others amid antisemitism claims

The government has accused the banned group of violating basic human rights

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7 d. ago Germany cracks down on Muslim groups viewed as threats to its constitutional order

The German government has banned a Muslim group accused of violating human rights and democratic values

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2 w. ago Israel strikes Gaza after Netanyahu accuses Hamas of breaching ceasefire

Prime minister accuses Hamas of ‘clear violation’ of truce as far-right ministers clamour to resume warIsraeli warplanes struck Gaza on Tuesday night, shortly after Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the military to carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, in the most serious test of the increasingly shaky US-brokered ceasefire.Witnesses reported seeing Israeli planes launch strikes on Gaza City, as well as explosions across the strip shortly after Netanyahu’s announcement. At least seven people were killed in separate strikes in Gaza City and Khan Younis, including two children, medical sources said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Returned body parts were of Gaza hostage recovered two years ago, Israel says

Netanyahu accuses Hamas of ‘clear violation’ of ceasefire as far-right ministers call for resumption of warBenjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of a “clear violation” of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire, saying the militant group had returned body parts of a hostage whose remains Israeli troops had recovered two years before.Under the terms of the ceasefire, which took effect on 10 October, Hamas is required to return the remains of all Israeli hostages as soon as possible. In exchange, Israel has agreed to hand over 15 Palestinian bodies for each Israeli. Hamas has yet to return 13 bodies. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK in £8bn deal to sell Typhoon jets to Turkey despite human rights concerns

Starmer’s announcement on visit to Ankara comes as jailed opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu faces fresh chargesBritain has agreed to sell 20 Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey in an £8bn deal despite concerns about alleged human rights violations by its government.Keir Starmer signed the deal during a visit on Monday to Ankara to meet the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The prime minister said the deal would boost the Nato alliance, despite criticism of Turkey’s increasingly authoritarian administration. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hulking trans weightlifter mocks women who says it's unfair to let her compete, as Minnesota Supreme Court rules in her favor

Transgender athlete JayCee Cooper spoke out against critics as her court case about USA powerlifting rejecting her for a competition was underway.

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3 w. ago Australia news live: extreme weather warnings for NSW; Victoria police commissioner says ‘wrong decision’ to take helicopter to Hobart

BoM forecast top of 39C for Sydney would surpass 38.2C October record from 2004. Follow today’s news liveOctober heat records broken across Australia as Sydney braces for temperatures way above the normGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrittany Higgins has dropped her appeal against the Western Australia supreme court decision that she defamed Linda Reynolds in a series of social media posts, according to reports.In August the state supreme court judge Paul Tottle ruled that the former defence minister’s reputation was damaged by a 2022 social media post from David Sharaz, which Higgins responded to, and an Instagram story published by Higgins in July 2023. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Australia news live: extreme weather warnings as Sydney forecast to hit hottest ever October day; US company bids to buy Rex

BoM warning of 39C would surpass 38.2C October record from 2004. Follow today’s news liveOctober heat records broken across Australia as Sydney braces for temperatures way above the normGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrittany Higgins has dropped her appeal against the Western Australia supreme court decision that she defamed Linda Reynolds in a series of social media posts, according to reports.In August the state supreme court judge Paul Tottle ruled that the former defence minister’s reputation was damaged by a 2022 social media post from David Sharaz, which Higgins responded to, and an Instagram story published by Higgins in July 2023. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Welsh council may cut pension ties with firms linked to Israel

'This council believes: Public sector pension fund investments in Ceredigion and across Wales should not support war crimes, human rights violations, or breaches of international law, regardless of financial returns', says a councillor's motion

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3 w. ago Mahmood hits back at European watchdog over trans and protest rights concerns

The Supreme Court ruled in April that the words ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex.

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