Rights watch

Pakistan accepts China’s version on Xinjiang’s Uighurs: PM Imran - DAWN.COM

“Chinese version is completely different from what is being reported in Western media,” he says.

SCOTUS Nestle v Dow I Found Corporations Not Liable for Abuses Against Non-US Citizens

June 17, U.S. Supreme Court held U.S. corporations are not liable for alleged abuses against non-U.S. citizens in foreign countries merely because general operational decisions made in US contributed to tortious overseas conduct. Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I.

Persecution of minorities in India systematic and condoned, says new report

Religious minorities in India are facing “systematic persecution” at the hands of Hindu nationalists.

Serbian secret police chiefs sentenced to 12 years over Bosnian war atrocities | War crimes | The Guardian

The Hague rules Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović supported Serb paramilitaries in ethnic cleansing in Bosanski Šamac.

Ukraine pulls Xinjiang probe support after vaccine threat: Report | Daily Sabah

Ukraine has withdrawn its support for a call to allow the U.N. human rights chief immediate access to the western Chinese region of Xinjiang after Beijing.

Fears for Chilean indigenous leader’s safety after police shooting | Environmental activism | The Guardian

Alberto Curamil, an award-winning environmental activist, was seriously injured during a protest against the burning of a Mapuche home.

Migrants held in filthy conditions in Mexico border town Central America Mexico City Texas Mexico | The Independent

Mexico’s governmental human rights commission says migrants have been detained in filthy conditions in the border town of Piedras Negras, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.

Austria: Women migrant care workers demand rights | Amnesty International

Live-in care workers in Austria who are mostly migrant women from Eastern Europe are being exploited, and denied their rights. They should have adequate breaks and be paid the minimum wage.

US shortlists North Korea among worst nations in trafficking of humans

US shortlists North Korea among worst nations in trafficking of humans.

All Style and No Substance? Uzbekistan’s Rebranding Is Hollow Without Human Rights – The Diplomat

A U.S. trip by Uzbekistan’s foreign minister highlights the gap between Tashkent’s rhetoric and reality on human rights.

The People We’re Leaving Behind in Afghanistan | The New Yorker

Young Afghans defied the Taliban and signed on to reconstruction efforts, only to learn that U.S. and NATO forces would be abruptly withdrawn.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei appoints hardline cleric as judiciary head - The Jerusalem Post

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, a long-term judicial official and former intelligence minister, replaces Ebrahim Raisi, who is due to become president in early August.