Just a quick update in case you missed it.
 | Released on 26.07.2024 |  |
 | Human rights groups demand immediate release and compensation for Qatar whistle blower Abdullah Ibhais following UN determination Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International, and FairSquare called Wednesday for the immediate release and compensation of Abdullah Ibhais, a former media manager for Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, following a determination by a UN Body that his 2019 detention was arbitrary and linked to his criticism of migrant worker conditions on World Cup construction sites. Read more: jurist.org |
 | UN human rights chief calls on Bangladesh to disclose protest crackdown details UN human rights chief Volker Turk Thursday demanded Bangladesh disclose details surrounding the crackdown on anti-job quota protests last week that killed 193 people. Turk also called on the government to restore internet connection, which was cut off Friday in response to the student-led demonstrations. Thousands of military personnel continue to patrol the country where protests have subsided after the Supreme Court scrapped most of the government-imposed quotas. Read more: france24.com |
 | The Republican party remains the party of denying women human rights The Republican party of the United States remains the party of denying women fundamental human rights. The US press as a whole remains the instrument of softening up or ignoring this reality. “Trump has long been criticized for his public treatment of women,” ran a CNN headline. “The ones in his life argue he’s different in private.” What follows is a puff piece in which prominent Republican women say nice things about him, and his history of alleged sexual assault is mentioned several paragraphs down. Read more: theguardian.com |
 | Scottish prisoners' human rights in 'jeopardy', report says Ministers have been warned for years about issues within Scotland’s prisons but dozens of recommendations remain unmet, a report by the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) and UK National Preventive Mechanism found. It said 24 out of 29 recommendations to the Government to improve human rights had shown “little or no progress”. The watchdog raised concerns about the “glacial pace” in tackling suicides, mental health and overcrowding in prisons and forensic mental health settings. It comes as hundreds of prisoners are being released early in an effort to curb overcrowding. Read more: news.stv.tv |
 | European human rights commissioner voices concern at Poland’s response to Belarus border crisis The Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, Michael O’Flaherty, has expressed concern over Poland’s response to the migration crisis on its border with Belarus. He warns that the practice of sending border crossers back to Belarus, including some who have sought to claim asylum, may violate international law. O’Flaherty also criticised the introduction of an exclusion zone on the Polish side of the border as well as plans to soften rules on the use of firearms by officers. In a response to the commissioner’s remarks, a Polish deputy minister has assured him that Poland respects its legal and humanitarian responsibilities. Read more: notesfrompoland.com |
 | Tom Tugendhat goes after human rights as he enters Tory leadership race Tom Tugendhat has become the second senior Tory to announce a leadership bid, indicating he would be prepared to quit the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to protect the UK’s borders. The shadow security minister, who joined James Cleverly in publicly declaring his leadership ambitions, insisted he could lead the Conservatives to victory at the next general election. In his first round of interviews since entering the contest, Mr Tugendhat echoed Rishi Sunak’s stance on the ECHR, attempting to toe the line between appealing to right-wingers and not spooking more moderate Conservatives. Read more: independent.co.uk |
 | Human rights lawyer Helena Kennedy to chair UK standards authority CIISA CIISA has been in the works since 2022, with the aim of making practical interventions to bring about change in the creative industries. It grew out of the Time’s Up UK movement, which was founded in 2018 by Heather Rabbatts and Barbara Broccoli. Rabbatts was CIISA’s founding chair, and will now move into a patron role. It is a government supported, cross-industry backed authority for addressing poor workplace behaviour across the UK creative industries, and aims to launch by the end of 2024. Jen Smith is currently CIISA’s interim chair. Read more: screendaily.com |
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