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Sweden will no longer fund (UNRWA) and will instead provide increased overall humanitarian assistance to Gaza via other channels, the Nordic country says, in a move denounced by the head of the agency.

More than 500 attacks on refugees in the first half of the year

Coercion, assault, incitement to hatred: time and again, asylum seekers in Germany are the target of verbal or physical attacks. The regional focus is striking.

Muslim NHS workers report rise in racist abuse since far-right riots began

The head of an association representing Muslim health workers has said it has recorded an increase in racist abuse since the beginning of the far-right riots last week, with “unprecedented” fear among NHS staff.

U.S. Justice Dept finds Texas violated the civil rights of youth in detention centers

The U.S. Justice Department found on Thursday that Texas has routinely violated the civil rights of juveniles at five detention facilities by using excessive force, failing to protect them from sexual abuse and discriminating against children with di...

Warring drug gangs turn up the heat on Sweden’s government

A person dressed all in black hurled a hand grenade into a shop in the crime-ridden suburb of Geneta in the Swedish city of on Södertälje on July 22. Several bystanders were injured and one woman in her 50s had to be airlifted to the hospital.

US Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine via Germany

Germany has publicly opposed the transfer of banned cluster munitions, but new evidence indicates it may be facilitating it. That stand is at odds with its longstanding support for the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions banning these weapons.

US Should End Solitary Confinement of Immigrants

Earlier this month, people being detained at California Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities began a labor and hunger strike to protest their conditions, including against the use of solitary confinement. Recent research documented th...

Sudan: Women in war-torn Omdurman forced to trade sex for food

In Sudan’s war-ravaged city of Omdurman, women are being compelled to have sex with soldiers in exchange for food, according to the Guardian, citing accounts from more than two dozen women.

AI advances could lead to more child sexual abuse videos, watchdog warns

Advances in artificial intelligence are being used by paedophiles to produce AI-generated videos of child sexual abuse that could increase in volume as the technology improves, according to a safety watchdog.

Missouri woman who spent 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned

A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years of a life sentence was released Friday, despite attempts in the last month by Missouri's attorney general to keep her behind bars.

Gharibabadi: Defending Iranians’ rights a key duty of Islamic Republic

Iran’s top human rights official Kazem Gharibabadi has said that upholding the rights of Iranian nationals abroad is among the important duties of the Islamic Republic.