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Advocates raise concerns over child safety report's adoption recommendations

Advocates raise concerns over child safety inquiry's recommendations to elevate adoption in permanency hierarchy Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 7:09pm In short: Advocates have raised concerns over the Queensland Child Safety Commission of Inquiry's recommendation to elevate adoption as a permanency option for children of all cultures and ethnicities. Youth Advocacy Centre chief executive Katherine Hayes has urged the government to begin reforming the department, saying it will be "like turning around an...

Shackled, bleeding, raped: Palestinians describe abuse in Israel’s prisons

Shackled, bleeding, raped: Palestinians describe abuse in Israel’s prisons Former detainees tell Al Jazeera they were chained, stripped, sexually abused and filmed, with repeated allegations involving dogs. This story contains descriptions of sexual assault that some readers may find disturbing. He does not begin with the name of the prison.

EU agrees deal for deporting migrants to third-country 'return hubs'

EU agrees deal for deporting migrants to third-country 'return hubs' The European Union on Monday agreed a deal to allow countries to send migrants ordered to leave the bloc to third-country "return hubs". The legislation, which still requires formal approval by EU governments and the European Parliament, has drawn criticism from human rights groups.

Acid attack victim's lawyer describes trial of perpetrators as a 'sham'

Lawyer of Indonesian man attacked with acid says trial of perpetrators is a 'sham' Sat 6 Jun 2026 at 4:55am At 11pm on a humid Jakarta night in March, human rights activist Andrie Yunus was getting ready to head home after finishing a recording for a podcast. This story contains details of an assault. The episode, which had been taped at a legal aid office in central Jakarta, was on the increasing influence of the military across Indonesia's civilian institutions, an issue the 27-year-old...

Malaysia’s LGBTQ groups tread more carefully amid recent enforcement, ministers’ rhetoric

Malaysia’s LGBTQ groups tread more carefully amid recent enforcement, ministers’ rhetoric Recent moves by the Malaysian authorities point to a more restrictive climate for LGBTQ people in the country, analysts say, and this could be due to political competition as well as the visibility of some events. SINGAPORE: The blocking of two same-sex dating websites; a deputy minister urging Malaysians to use the term “deviant culture” to refer to the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or...

Protests erupt outside Apple headquarters, demand crackdown on Elon Musk's Grok

Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote had an uninvited audience. As developers and press filed into Apple Park's visitor center in Cupertino on June 8, protesters from two advocacy groups showed up with a pointed message for the company's incoming CEO John Ternus: clean up the App Store. The groups—UltraViolet, a women's advocacy organisation, and Heat Initiative, which holds tech companies accountable for enabling child sexual abuse—set up a large sign outside the campus reading "Apple is powered by...

European sentiments towards the US hit an all-time low

Home alone: Europeans are ready to defend themselves Summary - Amid geopolitical turmoil, Europeans are taking nuanced and realistic positions that demand tough choices from their leaders. - A major new ECFR poll shows Europeans embrace self-reliance and are clear-eyed about Donald Trump—but do not expect a permanent break from the US. - They back Ukraine—but are anxious about bringing it into the European Union now or sending troops there.

Spain's Sanchez running out of road as corruption probes stack up

Protests over US Ebola centre in Kenya kill 2, court keeps block on site

Protests over US Ebola centre in Kenya kill 2, court keeps block on site A Kenyan court blocked the proposed US Ebola quarantine centre for another three weeks A Kenyan court blocked on Tuesday for another three weeks a proposed US Ebola quarantine facility that has triggered protests killing two people and ordered the government to disclose its agreement with Washington. The proposed 50-bed unit on an air force base in central Kenya for Americans exposed to the virus in Democratic Republic...

EU pushes through migration overhaul with more deportations and detention centres abroad

EU pushes through migration overhaul with more deportations and detention centres abroad Critics have likened the new regulations to the immigration policies of the Trump administration - Bookmark The European Union has pushed through a sweeping overhaul of its migration policy, a move designed to accelerate deportations and establish contentious detention centres abroad. Rights groups have drawn parallels between these new measures and the aggressive immigration strategies implemented by...