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Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Risks Death Penalty

The family of an Iranian rapper detained for supporting protests over Mahsa Amini's death said his life was at risk after he went on trial behind closed doors on Saturday. Iran has intensified a crackdown on the protests sparked by the September 16 death of Amini after her arrest in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gifts and free trips: Extent of Qatar's access to Westminster laid out

AT least 56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar collectively worth £370,000 over the five years before the 2022 World Cup ...

The National (Scotland)

Revealed: Suella Braverman’s trips to Rwanda to teach government lawyers

Exclusive: Home secretary visited country with Kagame-supported programme in 2008 and 2011

The Independent UK

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The Observer view on Britain’s feeble response to China’s assault on human rights

Xi Jinping’s repressive policy on dissent in the former colony is starting to resemble a vendetta as Jimmy Lai faces a new trial

The Guardian - UK

Human rights concerns amid claims Dhulwa 'worst place' for mental health care

A former nurse has spoken out against the quality of care at Canberra's secure mental health facility.

The Canberra Times

From start to limp finish, the OneLove armband saga has been a disappointment

Football federations should take a stand on moral issues, but in Qatar they folded when Fifa put them under pressure

The Guardian - UK

Qatar ‘reviewing London investments’ after TfL bans its adverts

Qatar is reviewing its investments in London after its advertisements were banned from the capital’s buses, taxies and Tube network, according to reports. In 2019, Sadiq Khan called for Transport for London (TfL) to review how it treats advertisement slots from countries with poor human rights records. This led to…

Evening Standard

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As Afghans flee, Turkey is accused of deporting them without a fair hearing

As elections approach and politicians play to fears over the number of refugees in Turkey, a new report by Human Rights Watch accuses Turkish authorities of indiscriminately deporting Afghans regardless of the dangers awaiting them in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

Radio France Internationale

Iran Blasts UN Probe into Crackdown on Protesters

Tehran on Friday condemned the United Nations Human Rights Council decision to establish an independent investigation into the ongoing deadly violence against protesters in Iran. Earlier this month, Germany and Iceland submitted a draft resolution to the Council’s member states urging them to set up a fact-finding mission to start…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Anti-racism march to take place in Glasgow city centre today

Human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar and the sister of Sheku Bayoh, Kadi Johnston will speak at the event

Glasgow Live

Swedish activists, including Greta Thunberg, sue state alleging climate policies violate human rights

Hundreds of activists — including Greta Thunberg — march through the Swedish capital to a court to file a lawsuit against the Swedish state for what they say is insufficient climate action.

ABC News

Qatar reviewing London investments after TfL bans its adverts – report

Ban linked to World Cup hosts’ human rights record taken as message ‘Qatari business not welcome in London’, source tells FT

The Guardian - UK

Bristol pub torn about showing World Cup will deny itself any profit

They considered a complete boycott but have come to a compromise

Bristol Post

Could the Qatar World Cup be a turning point for ethics in sport?

Letters: Dr Mike Diboll on our complicity in human rights abuses, Karl Eklund on apartheid South Africa, Antony Barlow on the UK’s own failings, and Stan Labovitch on why he won’t boycott watching the World Cup

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The Conversation

The Qatar World Cup is beaming misogyny around the world

One of the fundamental questions relating to the 2022 World Cup being hosted by Qatar is what message this gives to women and girls around the world. Fifa purports to uphold human rights. Its decision, in 2010, to award the hosting duties for the 2022 tournament to Qatar was not,…

The Conversation

World Cup 2022: heat on Qatar diverts attention from Fifa's failure to tackle proven corruption

Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 men’s football World Cup has provoked a fair degree of anger and confusion. Why, many have asked, was the tournament awarded to a country with such a poor record on human rights in general and LGBTQ+ rights in particular?

The Guardian - UK

Just when you thought it was safe to step out of the digital bunker

In today’s Football Daily: England, USA! USA!! USA!!! and an unhappy Ghana

Wales Online

'When the World Cup is over, LGBT and workers’ rights in Qatar will still be dire'

Well-intentioned gestures like wearing rainbow armbands and bucket hats won’t persuade the rulers of Qatar to change their stance on human rights, argues political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

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Reuters

UN rights boss says Russian strikes plunge millions into hardship

The U.N. human rights chief said on Thursday that Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in Ukraine since October had killed at least 77 civilians and were plunging millions of people into extreme hardship.

The Conversation

'This case has made legal history’: young Australians just won a human rights case against an enormous coal mine

In a historic ruling today, a Queensland court has said the massive Clive Palmer-owned Galilee Basin coal project should not go ahead because of its contribution to climate change, its environmental impacts, and because it would erode human rights.

ABC News

Queensland Land Court rules against Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal mine in landmark ruling

The Queensland Land Court rules human rights would be unjustifiably limited by a proposal to dig the state's largest coal mine in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland.

The Guardian - AU

Clive Palmer’s Queensland coalmine will harm future generations, court finds in landmark climate ruling

First Nations challenge over Galilee mine approval succeeds in land court, but final decision rests with state government

The Conversation

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the impacts of gender-based violence worse

Every November the United Nations marks a 16-day campaign against gender-based violence. It begins on Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and ends on Dec. 10, Human Rights Day. This year’s theme is “UNiTE! Activism to end violence against women and girls.”

Al Jazeera

UN rights council moves to investigate Iran’s protest crackdown

‘Fact-finding mission’ will probe alleged human rights abuses in Iran, with particular focus on women and children.

The Independent UK

EU parliament calls on Fifa to compensate families of migrant workers

MEPs urge full investigation into human rights abuses

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