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Nepal registers first same-sex marriage hailed as win for LGBT rights (www.bbc.com)

Activists have hailed the legal recognition as a victory for LGBT rights. Taiwan is the only other place in Asia that has legalised same-sex marriage

Russian-held human rights advocate's whereabouts unknown since August (kyivindependent.com)

Butkevych enlisted in the Ukrainian military following Russia's full-scale invasion and was captured in Luhansk Oblast in June 2022. Russian occupation authorities "sentenced" him to 13 years on trumped-up charges without any legal grounds, human rights groups said.

Russia fails to win back seat on human rights council after UN vote (www.theguardian.com)

Country was suspended from body last year after Ukraine invasion but scale of support for readmittance will worry Kyiv and allies

Australia's top public investigation organisation finishes 12 volume report on Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, after 4 year long inquiry. (www.abc.net.au)

Title changed from original for better internationalisation, because the ABC hates assuming you see their articles outside of their specific site categories....

State Department responds to Russian efforts to rejoin UN Human Rights Council (kyivindependent.com)

U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller stated in a press conference on Sept. 26 that Russia's actions in Ukraine undermines its rightful inclusion in the UN Human Rights Council.

Moscow upholds 13-year prison sentence for Ukrainian human rights activist (www.pravda.com.ua)

The Moscow court considered the appeal and upheld the decision on 13 years in prison for Maksym Butkevych, the Ukrainian human rights activist, who was taken prisoner last summer.

Sakharov Human Rights Centre liquidated in Russia (www.pravda.com.ua)

A court in Moscow liquidated the Sakharov Centre, which was engaged in cultural, educational, public and human rights activities and was entered by the Russian authorities in the Register of so-called ?foreign agents? in 2014.

[Analysis] Workers Are About To Get Way More Power. Here's How. (www.youtube.com)

The National Labor Relations Board could soon make it much easier for workers to unionize. The board plans to re-establish the Joy Silk Doctrine, which would force employers to recognize and bargain with their employees' union if a majority of workers sign authorization cards....

If you like any kind of freedom you are definitely an extremist • /s/whatever (saidit.net)

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Court rules that the "Kansas Two Step" tactic is illegal (fox4kc.com)

A federal judge has ruled against the Kansas Highway Patrol, telling the agency to stop detaining drivers without reasonable suspicion.

Court rules that the "Kansas Two Step" tactic is illegal (fox4kc.com)

A federal judge has ruled against the Kansas Highway Patrol, telling the agency to stop detaining drivers without reasonable suspicion.

Enormous power grab: Germany, France want to end veto rights in the EU this year (rmx.news)

In what may be the beginning of the end for European nations, Germany and France are determined to reform national rights, including the EU right of veto, this year. The debate has caused a stir in recent months, and in recent weeks, the measure has been put back on the agenda. France and Germany are […]