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June 26, 2019

Sri Lanka urged to halt 13 imminent executions for drug-related crimes

Preparations are reportedly underway to execute death row prisoners as part of the so-called National Drug Eradication Week, between 21 June and 1 July 2019.
June 26, 2019

US churches comment on Trump plan for Israel and Palestine

Churches for Middle East Peace says the Trump administrations's investment plan for Israel and Palestine is no substitute for Palestinian freedom.
June 25, 2019

Lawyers allege illegal fishing activities in North Sea nature reserve

ClientEarth has lodged an official complaint with the European Commission over a proposed management plan for the Dogger Bank, which is home to sharks, porpoises and other iconic species.
June 25, 2019

Trade unions and civil society call on G20 to protect whistleblowers

G20 High Level Principles on Whistleblowing should reflect best practice in the protection of whistleblowers in both the public and private sectors, regardless of their contractual relationship, the groups said.
June 24, 2019

Religious thinker on trial for his life in Saudi Arabia, says Human Rights Watch

Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a reformist thinker on vague charges relating to his peaceful religious ideas, Human Rights Watch says.
June 24, 2019

New ILO Treaty to protect workers from violence and harassment

The adoption of a ground-breaking global treaty by the International Labour Organisation will improve protections for workers facing violence and harassment.
June 23, 2019

World Council of Churches joins call for global solidarity with refugees

The World Council of Churches is among 25 signatories to a statement released by the UN Refugee Agency entitled Faith Actors call for Global Solidarity
June 21, 2019

Discovery of human remains offers hope for families of missing people from 1990-91 Gulf War

More than 28 years after the end of the 1990–1991 Gulf War, families of missing people in both Kuwait and Iraq still do not know the fate and whereabouts of their relatives.
June 20, 2019

UN urges Australia to provide immediate medical attention to migrants in offshore facilities

UN human rights experts have urged Australia to immediately provide appropriate health care to more than 800 asylum seekers and other migrants who have been held in the country’s offshore facilities for the past five years without durable solutions.
June 20, 2019

Gezi protests trial to begin in Turkey

The trial of 16 people accused of organising and financing peaceful protests which began in Istanbul’s Gezi Park in 2013 is scheduled to begin on 24 June 2019.

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