AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPress Freedom: Philippines’ CHR marks Press Freedom Day urging stronger safeguards for journalists after a 114th-place ranking, warning that red-tagging and intimidation fuel impunity. Human Rights Institutions: Sri Lanka’s cabinet approved an Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee on Human Rights to coordinate treaty reporting and follow-up. Enforced Disappearances: UN experts warned enforced disappearances remain widespread, calling on states to turn the convention into real policy. Indigenous Rights: UN CERD urged Tanzania to halt forced evictions of Maasai in Ngorongoro and Loliondo, citing abuses and lack of consent. ICC Under Pressure: UN experts demanded the US withdraw sanctions targeting ICC personnel, warning of interference with international justice. Civic Space in Nigeria: SERAP and editors urged Nigeria’s National Assembly to reject a foreign aid bill they say threatens media freedom and civil society. Deportations: US deported an Afghan man despite US court protection, amid broader “third country” deportation concerns. Data & Rights: Australia’s human rights commission warned data centres could harm housing affordability and rights, calling for trusted regulation. EU Migration: European Parliament plans to discuss return of Afghan refugees to Afghanistan amid rights concerns.
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