3 h. ago Theresa May criticises Tory policy on net zero, judges and human rights

The former prime minister’s government committed the UK to reaching net zero by 2050.

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6 h. 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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6 h. ago How Typhoon jet deal with Turkey is a major win for Scotland

Workers in Scotland carry a long and proud tradition of ensuring our Royal Air Force’s warfighting excellence.

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer signs major Typhoon fighter jet deal with Turkey

Keir Starmer and Defence Secretary John Healey travelled to the Turkish capital Ankara on Monday for talks with leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Typhoon fighter jets

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28 h. ago Humans are evolving in a way never seen before... here's what it looks like

Scientists say genes aren't the only factors driving evolution. In fact, one change is affecting human life quicker than ever - and it's happening right now in real-time.

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3 d. ago Hamas 'have kneecapped 500 opponents in Gaza' claims Palestinian lawyer

Brave human rights lawyer speaks to Mirror on whatsapp call from inside Gaza and descibes how Hamas gunmen are attacking Palestinians who oppose them

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4 d. ago Takeaways from AP's report on the growing dangers of heat on pregnant agriculture workers

Agricultural workers are already among the most vulnerable to extreme heat

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5 d. ago US demands EU reverse new climate rules to allow surge in gas imports

US and Qatar say new rules will hinder imports of LNG, posing ‘existential threat’ to European economiesThe US has demanded that the European Union roll back its climate and human rights rules in order to allow greater imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as the Trump administration approved a controversial gas export hub along the Gulf of Mexico coast.A letter jointly sent by the US and Qatar, two of the three largest LNG exporters in the world, warned the EU that its new rules pose an “existential threat” to European economies as they would hinder imports of gas from countries such as theirs. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Pregnant women report medical neglect in ICE detention, rights groups say

Women reported miscarriages, delayed care, being shackled, as well as held in solitary confinement, letter saysPregnant women have reported bleeding, miscarriages, being shackled and other instances of medical neglect while in US immigration custody, according to a group of prominent civil rights organizations.The groups – which include the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its Louisiana chapter, the National Immigration Project, Robert F Kennedy Human Rights, Sanctuary of the South and Sanctuary Now Abolition Project – sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Senate committees on Wednesday, describing interviews with more than a dozen women. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Fifa strike agreement to ensure ‘safe conditions’ on World Cup construction sites

Human rights organisations have previously warned migrant workers will die in preparing Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 finals without major reform

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6 d. 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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6 d. ago Welfare cuts have fuelled rise of far right and populism, top UN expert says

Exclusive: Special rapporteur for poverty cites mainstream parties’ ‘extremely dangerous’ them-or-us dialogue Decades of efforts by mainstream politicians to roll back welfare programmes have given rise to an “extremely dangerous” discourse that has helped fuel the rise of the far right and rightwing populists in countries around the world, a top UN expert has told the Guardian.From London to Lisbon, politicians from centre-right and centre-left parties alike have steadily eroded social programmes, fostering a sense of scarcity and creating fertile ground for the stirring up of anti-migrant sentiment, said Olivier De Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Most athletes have chosen to ‘shut up and dribble’ over Gaza | Nathan Kalman

Only a handful of North American athletes have spoken out against Israel’s assault on Gaza, a silence shaped by fear, sponsorship and the policing of speech“I will not just shut up and dribble I get to sit up here and talk about what’s really important.” So proclaimed LeBron James in 2018 when confronted with the question of whether athletes have the right to speak about the political and social justice questions of their time.Yet since 7 October 2023, elite athletes in North America have had startlingly little to say about what most human rights groups in the world, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, and the United Nations have characterized as Israel’s genocide in Gaza (a situation currently in flux due to a mutually agreed upon ceasefire and prisoner exchange).Nathan Kalman-Lamb is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick. Derek Silva is Professor of Sociology and Criminology at King’s University College at Western University. They are ...

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1 week ago Lawyers ask ICC to investigate 122 European officials for crimes against humanity in Mediterranean

Human rights lawyers accused 122 European officials of committing crimes against migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

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1 week ago Equalities watchdog demands Bridget Phillipson issues new trans guidance NOW

The Equality and Human Rights Commission warned that the existing guidance is 'unlawful' in the wake of the landmark Supreme Court ruling six months ago.

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1 week ago Xi directs quashing of Chinese feminists even as he praises advances at women’s conference

Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’Addressing dignitaries gathered in Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping praised the “historic achievements” of women’s rights in China. In the past 30 years, the Chinese president said, maternal mortality rates had dropped by nearly 80%, and women were now participating in the project of national governance with “unprecedented confidence and vigour”.Xi was speaking at the global women’s summit, an event on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the historic UN’s world conference on women, which took place in Beijing. It was there in 1995 that Hillary Clinton, the then US first lady, delivered her “women’s rights are human rights” speech, lines now often quoted by people in China advocating for women’s rights. Continue reading...

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1 week ago European human rights watchdog triggers row with Government over warnings

Michael O’Flaherty published letters raising concerns over the treatment of transgender people and policing protests in the UK.

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1 week ago Vivienne Westwood’s granddaughter criticises company as Riyadh fashion week deal announced

Brand defends decision to show in Saudi Arabia alongside Stella McCartney as ‘a way to encourage dialogue’Vivienne Westwood’s granddaughter has said her brand’s decisions “do not align with the values or wishes” of the late designer, as it announced it would headline Riyadh fashion week despite Saudi Arabia’s human rights record.Cora Corré, the co-founder of the Vivienne Foundation, said that, by contrast, the legacy charity started by her grandmother before her death in 2022 will launch a range of T-shirts this week with proceeds going in part to LGBTQ+ charities. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Muslim Women’s Network says charity run could have been more inclusive

But the organisation said it was also ‘concerned about the disproportionate media attention given to the event’.

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1 week ago Vivienne Westwood’s granddaughter slams company as Riyadh fashion week deal announced

Brand defends decision to show in Saudi Arabia alongside Stella McCartney as ‘a way to encourage dialogue’Vivienne Westwood’s granddaughter has said her brand’s decisions “do not align with the values or wishes” of the late designer, as it announced it would headline Riyadh fashion week despite Saudi Arabia’s human rights record.By contrast, Cora Corre, the co-founder of the Vivienne Foundation, the legacy charity started by her grandmother before her death in 2022, will also launch a range of T-shirts this week. Continue reading...

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