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United States skips UN review of its human rights record
US joins Israel as only other country to not show for mandatory process scrutinising rights record of UN member states.

Quebec man's rights were violated when he was arrested for murder, SCC rules
A Quebec man's right to a lawyer was violated when he was arrested in 2013 for murder, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) unanimously ruled Friday.

Suspects can use extreme intoxication as defense, Canadian court says
Canada’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that criminal defendants may argue that they were so intoxicated that they were in a state of automatism and therefore not responsible for some violent crimes, including assault and sexual assault.

Swedish social system mistreats Muslim children: Experts, families
Swedish social services have come under fire for "kidnapping" children of Muslim families, forcing parents to protest the trend over several months and the Nordic Committee for Human Rights to criticize it.

Canada's jury system does not adequately address racism and bias
Imagine a criminal justice system where we give the most serious trials to anonymous judges who lack legal backgrounds or formal training, deliberate in secret and never give reasons for their decisions.

Iran reacts to discovery of mass graves of native Americans in US
Secretary of Islamic Republic of Iran Human Rights Headquarters reacted to discovery of mass graves of native Americans in United States, and criticized US finding faults with others despite its own broad violations of the same.

Denmark’s Mismatched Treatment of Syrian and Ukrainian Refugees
Shortly after Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine, the Danish Immigration Service reportedly asked Denmark’s 98 municipalities to assess their capacity to take in Ukrainian refugees. This same agency recently began stripping Syrian refugees of their ...

Sweden trial of Nouri “unfair, illegal”: Senior Iranian judiciary official
Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi on Monday called Sweden’s trial of ex-Iranian official Hamid Nouri “unlawful and unfair”.

Iranian national sans right of defense in Kingdom of Sweden
Sweden’s attorney has requested the court, after 90 days of trial, to sentence Iranian national Hamid Noori to life in prison. The verdict comes despite the fact that the court has denied the defendant the last chance for self-defense.

School children falling behind to get extra help - but union says education plan is damp squib
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi set out a new strategy to help lift standards in schools from current levels where only two thirds finish primary school with acceptable standards in English and maths.

Calls on Icelandic Authorities to Tackle Hate Speech
If hate speech has no consequences for the individuals who spout it in Iceland, that could serve as a certain recognition that it is acceptable, according to Doctor of Anthropology and Assistant Professor of Police Science Eyrún Eyþórsdóttir. Eyrún t...
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