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Oscar Pistorius denied parole over killing of girlfriend Reeva SteenkampFormer Paralympic and Olympic star was automatically eligible for parole consideration after serving half his sentenceThe South African former athlete Oscar Pistorius has been denied parole over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp 10 years ago.Pistorius killed Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, when he fired four times through the bathroom door of his high-security house in February 2013. The parole board's decision was taken at a hearing at the correctional facility on the outskirts of the capital, Pretoria, where the 36-year-old is being held. Continue reading...
Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossingMigrant crackdown is prompting increasing number of people from sub-Saharan Africa to board boats On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, as shoppers hurried around a market buying food and drink for that evening's iftar meal, a small group of men from sub-Saharan Africa gathered near a stall selling phone accessories.One of them, Joseph, had made a two-week journey to the city from Cameroon eight months ago. His plan, like thousands before him fleeing poverty and conflict in Africa and the Middle East in the hope of a better life, had been to board a boat from near Sfax and cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Continue reading...
Oscar Pistorius could be freed within weeks after serving half his sentenceParole board in South Africa to decide if Paralympian who murdered his girlfriend can leave jailOscar Pistorius, the South African Paralympian convicted of murder, could leave prison within weeks if a parole board decides on Friday to release him halfway through a 13-year sentence for killing his girlfriend.The parole hearing will take place in a prison in the administrative capital of Pretoria and the decision is likely to be the final chapter in a harrowing story that attracted worldwide attention. Continue reading...
Egyptian army has turned Sinai schools into military bases, says rights groupExclusive: group says military is compromising children's right to education with its campaign against militantsEgyptian forces have taken over 37 schools and transformed them into military bases while dozens more have been destroyed during a 10-year war with militants in Sinai, a rights group has found in an initial assessment.In a months-long investigation shared with the Guardian before its official release, the UK-based Sinai Foundation for Human Rights (SFHR) accused the Egyptian armed forces of compromising the right to education of children during its campaign against militants in north Sinai. Continue reading...
Rwanda scheme would 'completely erode' UK's standing on world stageNew Human Rights Watch head Tirana Hassan says UK's plan to deport asylum seekers is 'cheap politics'The UK's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda would "completely erode" Britain's standing on the world stage, the new head of Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.Tirana Hassan, who takes over as HRW's executive director on Monday, also said other conservative governments in Europe were considering following Britain's lead and looking at African states as an offshore dumping ground for asylum seekers, potentially dealing further blows to established refugee protections. Continue reading...
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