What does Donald Trump’s return mean for the death penalty? | The Hill

The 2024 presidential election leaves people opposed to the death penalty in a quandary. The American people have returned to the White House someone who wants to expand the uses of capital punishment.

Trump’s victory in the US could reactivate Bolsonaro’s coup project in Brazil | Brasil de Fato

Analysts interviewed by Brasil de Fato point out that the return of the far-right to the US government would favor coup projects, such as Bolsonaro, which is currently in the sights of the Supreme Court.

Chinese rights lawyer Wang Yu hospitalised after hunger strike | Radio Free Asia

Chinese rights lawyer Wang Yu has been hospitalised after her health deteriorated following a nine-day hunger strike, which she began in protest during her detention following an altercation with police outside a court building in the northern province of Hebei.

Duma Boko, Botswana rights lawyer elected president | Barron’s

Botswana’s president-elect Duma Boko is a human rights lawyer who spent three decades in opposition fighting to dislodge the party in power for nearly 60 years before clinching his surprise landslide victory.

Amnesty calls for release of Iranian woman who removed clothes in protest | RFE/RL

Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of a young woman who took most of her clothes off during an apparent protest against harassment outside her Tehran university.

‘It’s created an internal shitstorm’: turmoil at UK law firm accused of ‘whitewashing’ Saudi World Cup report | The Guardian

AS&H Clifford Chance’s long-running links to the Saudi regime are facing scrutiny after it was commissioned to produce an “independent” assessment of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record as part of the country’s bid to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup – a report that has been roundly condemned as a “whitewash”.

Number of suspected UK modern slavery victims surges to record high | The Independent

The number of potential victims of modern slavery in the UK has reached a record high, new data has revealed.

Chris Hemsworth criticised over tourism ad promoting Abu Dhabi despite ‘notorious’ human rights violations | The Guardian

Australian movie star Chris Hemsworth has been criticised for starring in a slick advertisement promoting Abu Dhabi as a tourism destination in partnership with the United Arab Emirates government, the latest celebrity to use their influence to promote the gulf state.