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Sixteen deaths recorded in Kenya protests, most killed by police, Amnesty Kenya says

Kenya Politics · Kenya

Sixteen deaths recorded in Kenya protests, most killed by police, Amnesty Kenya says

43% Left coverage: 58 sources

NAIROBI - At least eight people were killed as protests against police brutality in Kenya spread across the country, according to rights and medical groups....See the Story

ISIS-Linked Insurgents Abduct Over 120 Children in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado

Human Rights · Mozambique

ISIS-Linked Insurgents Abduct Over 120 Children in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado

63% Left coverage: 19 sources

'Trans People Are Being Attacked'' Says Activists as They Unite for a Mass Lobbying Day ...

Westminster · London

'Trans People Are Being Attacked'' Says Activists as They Unite for a Mass Lobbying Day ...

60% Left coverage: 5 sources

More than 1,400 people signed up for the event, believed to be the largest LGBT+ mass lobby since the fight against Section 28 in the late 1980s ...See the Story

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Fulani Militia Massacre Leaves 200 Christians Dead in Yelewata Village

Low coverage from Left Sources

Fulani Militia Massacre Leaves 200 Christians Dead in Yelewata Village

ISIS-Linked Insurgents Abduct Over 120 Children in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado

Low coverage from Right Sources

ISIS-Linked Insurgents Abduct Over 120 Children in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado

Sevilla Conference on Development Financing Shows Optimism for Multilateralism (UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva)

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

) It's been 10 years since the Addis Ababa Action Agenda was established to support the implementation of theUnited Nations · Andalusia See the Story

UNICEF Expresses Concern Over Ecuador's Law Increasing Penalties for Underage Offenders - teleSUR English

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

Tougher penalties have not proven effective in combating insecurity and will worsen the prison system’s conditions. On Tuesday, Ecuador’s National Assembly approved the Public Integrity Law, which includes measures to toughen penalties for minors. The law, promoted by President Daniel Noboa, passed with 84 votes in favor, 62 against and two abstentions. RELATED: Pachakutik Rejects the Establishment of Foreign Military Bases in Ecuador The legisl…Law · Ecuador See the Story

Kyrgyzstan: Parliament Weakens Torture Protection, Media Freedom

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Click to expand Image The parliament (Supreme Council) of the Kyrgyz Republic. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. © Mariusz Prusaczyk via Getty Images (Bishkek, June 27, 2025) – Kyrgyzstan’s parliament on June 25, 2025, passed two draft laws that threaten to significantly weaken media freedom and protection against torture in the country, Human Rights Watch said today.The draft Law on the Ombudsman effectively dismantles the independent National Center for th…Human Rights · Prague See the Story

El Salvador: Police Officers Speak Out About Abuses

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Interviews with police officers and internal police documents reveal abusive practices that have led to arbitrary detention and abuse of power in El Salvador.El Salvador · El Salvador Read Article

Türkiye: Jailed Mayor’s Lawyer Detained

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

An Istanbul court’s decision on June 19, 2025, to allow the detention of a leading defense lawyer for the jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu appears to be in reprisal for his legal representation of his client, Human Rights Watch and the Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project said today.Social Media · Istanbul See the Story

Ethiopia: Crackdown On Health Workers' Protests

Coverage: 2 sources

Nairobi -- Government Should Commit to Addressing Their GrievancesAfrica · Ethiopia See the Story

Human Rights Treaty Bodies and Tax

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

This brief is based on an extensive analysis of how human rights treaty bodies have engaged with individual states’ approaches to tax policy issues.Read Article

Foreign Aid Cutbacks Worsen Education Crisis in Bangladesh Rohingya Refugee Camps

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday on the deteriorating impact of humanitarian funds cutbacks on the education crisis in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps. The group urged the country’s interim government to lift restrictions on refugees and intergovernmental agencies to include Rohingya educators in the decision-making process. In early June, the decline in foreign humanitarian assistance prompted the shutdowns of learning centers ope…Rohingya · Cox's Bazar See the Story

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