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Earth News

Death and deforestation: The dirty palm oil companies supplying the EU

An undercover investigation by Global Witness has linked the use of child labour on oil palm plantations to household brands.

France

Human rights report denounces French police 'abuse' of Calais migrants

The report accuses the police of mass evictions, harassment, and restricting access to humanitarian assistance for migrants on the northern French coast.

Russia

Belarus leader Lukashenko meets Russian counterpart Putin in Moscow

Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko is meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow today to discuss integrating the two countries and upcoming joint military exercises.

9 September 2021

Russia

Kremlin critic Navalny urges court to halt 'torture' checks in prison

“I just want them to stop coming to me and waking me up at nighttime,” jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told a judge on Monday.

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Italy

Giulio Regeni: Italy awaits court hearing on student's murder case

Italy is investigating four high-ranking Egyptian security officials in the 2016 kidnapping, torture and killing of an Italian student doing doctoral research in Cairo.

Myanmar

Myanmar could spiral into 'full-blown conflict' like Syria, UN warns

Michelle Bachelet said the repression in Myanmar "clearly echoes" the situation in Syria in 2011 because "there too, we saw peaceful protests met with unnecessary and clearly disproportionate force."

Cry Like A Boy

There are no male feminists | View

Published author and academic Mukoma Wa Ngugi recounts the process of becoming a man in Kenya in a feminist household.

26 November 2020

World News

China and Russia win seats on UN rights council while Saudis lose

Russia and Cuba were running unopposed, but China and Saudi Arabia were in a five-way race in the only contested race for seats on the Human Rights Council.

14 October 2020

Belarus

Belarus: Evidence of abuses grows as protesters march on government

Hundreds of protesters have been released from detention in Belarus but many have described how they were beaten, abused and tortured in captivity. On Friday many protesters marched to the government building in the capital, Minsk.

Belarus

Belarus: Detained protesters 'repeatedly beaten' in state crackdown

Euronews has heard evidence of physical abuse and inhumane conditions in Belarusian detention centres where thousands of protesters have been held.

USA

Euroviews. Trump’s ICC attack shows his contempt for the rule of law ǀ View

In the face of a blatant attempt at interference by Donald Trump, the ICC should guard its independence and push on with its probes into alleged war crimes committed by the US in Afghanistan and Israeli forces in Palestine.

USA

Euroviews. How to keep global superpowers China and the US from riding roughshod over human rights ǀ View

Despite their differences, China's Xi Jinping and US president, Donald Trump have in common their dislike of any global effort to hold them accountable for their behaviour, including on human rights.

United Kingdom

Charities fear rise in modern slavery as UK lockdown eases

Campaigners fear the easing of coronavirus lockdowns could spark a rise in exploitation, as businesses scramble to recruit low-paid workers.

France

Amnesty slams alleged police brutality in French lockdown enforcement

The warning comes after violent clashes in France’s poorer suburbs, where residents have accused authorities of heavy-handed tactics.

Turkey

Euroviews. The “Buyukada 10” are falsely accused on terror charges. Justice in Turkey must prevail ǀ View

This week, I will be in Istanbul for the verdict in the case of Taner and the “Buyukada 10.” If found guilty of “membership of a terrorist organisation,” they could face up to 15 years behind bars.

14 February 2020