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Euroviews. The world must not abandon human rights in Afghanistan | View

There is still a small window of opportunity for the international community to protect the most at risk and vulnerable through concrete measures. This should include maintaining and bolstering UNAMA’s human rights mandate when the Security Council reviews the mission’s mandate later in September.

Denmark

Rare impeachment trial in Denmark involving ex-immigration minister

Denmark's impeachment court is convening for the first time in 26 years.

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Indigenous rally ahead of Brazil land rights ruling

Thousands of Indigenous Brazilians from more than 170 ethnic groups demonstrated in Brasilia, ahead of the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on land rights.

Europe News

Lithuania challenged on migration law changes amid Belarus border row

The Council of Europe says the changes "remove, in the case of an emergency situation, significant safeguards in the asylum procedure".

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Thousands took part in the Amsterdam Pride Walk

In Amsterdam, thousands of people take part in the Pride Walk, the demonstration for equal rights for the LGBTI community. The protest march is part of the annual Pride Week, which started last weekend.

Iran

Hardline judge becomes president of Iran amid rights controversy

Conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in as president of Iran at a ceremony on Thursday.

Belarus

'Freedom is worth fighting for': Prominent Belarus dissidents on trial

The trial of Maria Kolesnikova and Maxim Znak, both leading members of the opposition, takes place amid an intensifying crackdown on dissent in the ex-Soviet republic.

World News

'No one is safe': Tears and fears at Kyiv vigil for dead Belarusian

As they gathered to pay tribute to activist Vitali Shishov who was found dead in Kyiv on Tuesday, Belarusian exiles in Ukraine said they no longer felt safe from their country's autocratic leader.

World News

NGO accuses Minsk after Belarusian activist found dead in Ukraine

Vitali Shishov led a group helping Belarusians flee repression in the country and went missing while jogging on Monday.

Belarus

Jailed Belarus journalist needs urgent hospital care, says press union

Andrei Skurko was arrested earlier this month when authorities raided prominent Nasha Niva newspaper. He has reportedly been infected with COVID-19 while in detention.

World News

Sweden prosecutes former Iranian official for 1988 mass executions

A former Iranian official will face trial in Sweden over his suspected role in mass executions of political prisoners during the Iran-Iraq war.

Germany

Tens of thousands march in Berlin's iconic Pride parade

Tens of thousands took to the streets of Berlin for the annual Christopher Street Day Pride parade

Tech News

Hungary used malware 'to spy on critical journalists and politicians'

The military-grade malware by the NSO Group infects phones, allowing the operator to access messages, photos, emails, and location data as well as surreptitiously control the device's microphones and cameras.

World News

Nine out of ten hate crimes going unreported, EU report claims

Many hate crime victims do not report attacks because they find the process too bureaucratic or do not trust the police, a new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights found.

France

France probes claims that retailers used forced Uyghur labour

France is investigating claims that global retailers, including Uniqlo and the makers of Skechers shoes and Zara clothes, rely on forced labour of minorities in China.

World News

UN human rights chief says reparations needed for people facing racism

The report from Michelle Bachelet, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, offers a sweeping look at the roots of centuries of mistreatment faced by Africans and people of African descent, notably from the transatlantic slave trade.

Spain

Spain violated free speech rights of ETA politician, court rules

The former politician has been sentenced to prison in Spain for honouring a deceased ETA activist in a speech in 2008.

World News

UN warns world in 'severe cascade of human rights setbacks'

The United Nations' Human Rights chief called for "concerted action" to recover from "the most wide-reaching and severe cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes."

Croatia

Activists block traffic on Bosnia-Croatia border over migrant rights

About 100 people descended on Maljevac, Croatia to call for an end to pushbacks and the dissolution of EU border agency Frontex.

Iran

Amnesty alleges 'crimes against humanity' by new Iranian president

The human rights organization says Judge Ebrahim Raisi should be investigated for his part in the 1988 mass killings of political prisoners in Iran.