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Lawyer and human rights advocate Natasa Pirc Musar won Slovenia’s presidential election, defeating an ally of ousted nationalist leader Janez Jansa to become the European Union state’s first woman head of state.

The former Manchester United man has been criticised for taking a job in Qatar despite being a vocal critic of their human rights record

The New Rules singer said she will perform if the country improves its human rights record

The chart-topping 27-year-old singer said she will play in the country if it improves its record on human rights.

The rocker said due to their human rights records "no amount of money" would get him over there.

Editorial: The tournament may highlight the Gulf state’s money and power – but it has also further exposed its human rights abuses

Sir Rod Stewart, 77, entered into the debate over the World Cup being hosted in the Gulf country, where ­homosexuality is illegal and can be punishable by death

The 27-year-old singer maintains she will not visit Qatar until ‘it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host’

Dua Lipa has denied reports she is set to perform at the World Cup 2022 opening ceremony, insisting she will not visit host nation Qatar until their human rights record improves.

By supplying military drones to Russia, the mullahs’ regime is killing at home and away. The national team’s presence in Qatar is sickening and shameful

The head of the Iranian Seminary, Alireza Arafi, had vowed “death” to any protester transgressing against clerics in Iran at a time when the death toll of demonstrations that have rocked the cleric-led nation since Sept. 17 has risen to 336, according to human rights groups.