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Brazil’s beef giant JBS linked to illegal deforestation and human rights abuses in Pará, says HRW
SAO PAULO — A major investigation by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found that Brazil’s largest beef producer, JBS S.A., sourced cattle linked to illegal deforestation and human rights abuses
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Peru7 months ago
Peru must end excessive force in protests, Amnesty warns
LIMA — Human rights group Amnesty International has issued a sharp reprimand to Peruvian authorities after the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Eduardo Mauricio Ruiz Sanz during social mobilisations in Lima,
Canada7 months ago
Canada’s sentencing of Indigenous land defenders sparks outrage
VANCOUVER — The sentencing of three Indigenous land defenders in British Columbia has drawn sharp condemnation from human rights advocates, who say the move sends a “chilling message” about the
Politics9 months ago
Majority of Americans back early voting, mail-in ballots and voter ID
WASHINGTON — Most Americans support expanding access to early voting and keeping mail-in ballots available, even as former President Donald Trump pledges to lead a campaign against mail voting, according

Vietnam10 months ago
Australia urged to set rights benchmarks for Vietnam ahead of annual talks
Australia should press Vietnam to meet clear and measurable human rights benchmarks during their annual bilateral dialogue, Human Rights Watch said Monday, warning that two decades of talks have produced
Myanmar10 months ago
ASEAN’s rejection of Myanmar junta’s sham election and embrace of Timor-Leste marks turning point
In a move welcomed by 237 civil society organizations across Myanmar, Southeast Asia, and beyond, ASEAN declared on July 11 that Myanmar’s military junta’s proposed election “is not a priority”
Pakistan10 months ago
Two decades later, families of Pakistan’s disappeared still seek truth and justice
July 30, 2025, marked 20 years since the enforced disappearances of Masood Ahmed Janjua and Faisal Faraz—two Pakistani men whose unresolved cases have come to symbolize the country’s crisis of

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Free Speech9 months ago
Pew study: Americans value journalists but see influence waning in digital age
WASHINGTON — A new Pew Research Center study released Aug. 20 finds that while most Americans still view journalists as important to society, many believe their influence is slipping —
Israel9 months ago
Famine in Gaza puts 132,000 children under five at risk of death
LONDON/GENEVA — At least 132,000 children under the age of five in Gaza are at risk of dying from acute malnutrition, Save the Children said Friday, as international monitors confirmed
Women10 months ago
Five years after landmark case, Ecuador’s school abuse worsens
GUAYAQUIL – Five years after a landmark Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling in the case of Paola Guzmán Albarracín, sexual violence in Ecuador’s classrooms has not only persisted but

Asia10 months ago
A year after Hasina’s fall, Bangladesh’s rights reforms falter
DHAKA, Bangladesh — One year after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a violent uprising, Bangladesh’s interim government led by Nobel laureate Mohammed Yunus is struggling to deliver
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Uncategorized7 months ago
Brazil’s beef giant JBS linked to illegal deforestation and human rights abuses in Pará, says HRW
SAO PAULO — A major investigation by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found that Brazil’s largest beef producer, JBS S.A., sourced cattle linked to illegal deforestation and human rights abuses
Peru7 months ago
Peru must end excessive force in protests, Amnesty warns
LIMA — Human rights group Amnesty International has issued a sharp reprimand to Peruvian authorities after the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Eduardo Mauricio Ruiz Sanz during social mobilisations in Lima,
Canada7 months ago
Canada’s sentencing of Indigenous land defenders sparks outrage
VANCOUVER — The sentencing of three Indigenous land defenders in British Columbia has drawn sharp condemnation from human rights advocates, who say the move sends a “chilling message” about the

Asia10 months ago
Arakan Army accused of systematic abuse against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
In Myanmar’s volatile Rakhine State, a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleges that the Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic armed group, is carrying out systematic and severe abuses
Asia10 months ago
India faces criticism over expulsions of Muslims to Bangladesh without due process
Indian authorities have come under fire for allegedly expelling hundreds of ethnic Bengali Muslims—many of whom are Indian citizens—to Bangladesh without following legal protocols. Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday

Conflict10 months ago
Nigeria’s southeast reels from killings, disappearances and fear
A relentless wave of killings, kidnappings and enforced disappearances has claimed at least 1,844 lives in Nigeria’s southeast between January 2021 and June 2023, Amnesty International said Wednesday, warning that
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