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Venezuela releases prominent rights advocate Carlos Correa from detention | Nicolas Maduro News
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Venezuela releases prominent rights advocate Carlos Correa from detention | Nicolas Maduro News

The free-speech advocate was among several activists detained ahead of President Nicolas Maduro’s swearing-in last week. Authorities in Venezuela have released a prominent...

‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to death? | Human Rights News
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‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to death? | Human Rights News

A months-long standoff between South African authorities and illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine in the town of Stilfontein ended this week...

Biden showed ‘double standard’ on human rights amid Israel’s Gaza war: HRW | Human Rights News
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Biden showed ‘double standard’ on human rights amid Israel’s Gaza war: HRW | Human Rights News

Human Rights Watch’s annual report says liberal democracies were generally ‘not reliable’ on human rights. United States President Joe Biden demonstrated “a double...

Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility? | Human Rights News
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Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility? | Human Rights News

Washington, DC – The detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, turns 23 on Saturday. For Mansoor Adayfi, a former inmate at the prison, the...

Australia violated rights of asylum seekers held in Nauru, UN watchdog says | Human Rights News
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Australia violated rights of asylum seekers held in Nauru, UN watchdog says | Human Rights News

UN Human Rights Committee ruling covers cases involving 25 refugees who endured years of arbitrary detention. The Australian government violated a human rights...

Historians say Jimmy Carter’s human rights legacy includes grim failures | Human Rights News
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Historians say Jimmy Carter’s human rights legacy includes grim failures | Human Rights News

In South Korea, as well, historians say that Carter adopted the messaging of a military government facing human rights criticism. In May 1980,...

US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman | Human Rights News
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US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman | Human Rights News

Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on human rights in the US. The United States...

UK Prime Minister Starmer slams ‘lies’ after Musk tirade | Child Rights News
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UK Prime Minister Starmer slams ‘lies’ after Musk tirade | Child Rights News

Starmer defends record as prosecutor after tech billionaire Musk attacks him and other Labour figures over handling of child rape cases. British Prime...

Egyptian activist al-Qaradawi’s family appeal to Lebanese PM for release | Human Rights News
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Egyptian activist al-Qaradawi’s family appeal to Lebanese PM for release | Human Rights News

Al-Qaradawi’s family seeks Lebanese PM’s intervention to prevent his deportation to Egypt, fearing risks to his life. The family of Egyptian opposition activist...