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Palestinian rights group accuses Israel of 'mafia methods' as U.N. hearings open

A Palestinian human rights group told a U.N. panel on Monday it had been subject to threats and "mafia methods" during a campaign of harassment organised by Israel to silence groups documenting alleged Israeli rights violations.

Reuters

Twitter and Elon Musk: why free speech absolutism threatens human rights

For a man who made a fortune from electric cars, the Twitter takeover has turned into a fairly bumpy ride so far. Soon after buying the social media company for US$44 billion (£38 billion), Elon Musk said he had “no choice” about laying off a large proportion of the company’s…

The Conversation

Six out of 10 people in UK oppose Qatar hosting World Cup over anti-gay laws

Poll finds only 43% of people think England and Wales should take part, while 39% think they should not

The Guardian - UK

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Group Warns of Rampant Violence in Syria Camp of ISIS Families

A sprawling camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of women and children linked to the ISIS group is witnessing pervasive violence, exploitation and lawlessness, an international aids group said Monday. Doctors Without Borders also said that countries with citizens held in the detention center of al-Hol in Syria’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'We're kicking off': BrewDog in new scheme to protest against Qatar World Cup

A SCOTTISH craft brewery is to donate a portion of its profits to human rights organisations throughout the entirety of the World Cup.

The National (Scotland)

Iran's younger generation at the heart of the protest movement

Hadis Najafi, 22. Sarina Esmailzadeh, 16. Nika Shahkarami, 16. These young people have become martyrs of the anti-regime protests in Iran. Their names have become hashtags and rallying cries for the thousands taking to the streets. They are among the more than 300 people who have been killed in the…

France 24

Cop27 wifi in Egypt blocks human rights and key news websites

Attendees say they are unable to visit Human Rights Watch and other sites needed during climate talks

The Guardian - UK

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Qatar minister accuses Germany of 'double standards' in World Cup criticism

Qatar's foreign minister has accused Germany of "double standards" over its criticism of the World Cup host's human rights record and has defended its summoning of the German ambassador, in a newspaper interview published on Monday.

Reuters

Egypt has days to save jailed Brit citizen's life as world leaders decamp to COP27

Rishi Sunak said he would raise Alaa Abdel Fattah's imprisonment with the Egyptian government and reply again by the end of COP27, but human rights organisations and his family say it will be too late then

Daily Mirror

New South Wales approved a UN jail visit before backflipping

NSW agreed to let human rights inspectors visit its jails before going back on its decision, a federal budget estimates hearing revealed.

The New Daily

Egypt has days to save jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah's life, Amnesty chief warns

Amnesty International's head on Sunday warned that the proceedings of COP27 in Egypt could be stained by the death of one of the country's leading rights activists from a hunger and water strike in prison if Egyptian authorities do not release him within days.

France 24

Qatar World Cup: criticism intensifies amid migrant deaths and LGBTQ+ rights

Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has branded criticism as an 'unprecedented campaign of fabrication and double standards'

Wales Online

Gigi Hadid deletes 'cesspool' Twitter after $44 billion takeover by Elon Musk

Supermodel Gigi Hadid has sensationally quit Twitter after branding it a 'cesspool of hatred' following the multi-billion dollar takeover of the firm by tech mogul Elon Musk

Daily Mirror

English FA and other European nations tell Fifa ‘human rights are universal’ ahead of Qatar World Cup

The host nation for this winter’s tournament have come under continual scrutiny for their treatment of migrant workers, among other issues

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Gay man 'hunted' by Qatar Police and gang-raped in hotel room ahead of World Cup

The World Cup will start in just two weeks' time, despite grave concerns over Qatar's record on human rights, with the Middle East country continuing to persecute the LGBT+ community

The Independent UK

Pope in Bahrain: Treatment of prisoners a measure of society

Pope Francis is wrapping up the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain by encouraging priests and nuns to keep ministering to the Gulf kingdom’s tiny Catholic flock

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Urges Musk to Ensure Twitter Respects Human Rights

UN rights chief Volker Turk on Saturday urged Twitter's new owner Elon Musk to make respect for human rights central to the social network after he sacked around half the company's employees. Reports of Musk laying off the platform's entire human rights team were "not, from my perspective, an encouraging…

Reuters

Analysis-Egypt eyes diplomatic payoff from hosting COP27 climate summit

When Egypt hosts the COP27 climate summit this week it will be hoping for an injection of international legitimacy as well as green financing at a time when its economy has been struggling and it has faced rising criticism over human rights.

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Dynamite News

NHRC Issues Notice To Delhi Govt, Police

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday said it has issued notices to Delhi government and Delhi police over reported five rescued Uzbek women missing from a shelter home here. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

UN urges Elon Musk to ensure Twitter respects human rights

Volker Türk says reports of platform’s human rights team being laid off is ‘not an encouraging start’

Reuters

Venezuela rejects ICC prosecutor's decision to resume human rights investigation

Venezuela's government rejected on Saturday a decision by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume an investigation into alleged human rights violations by the South American country's officials.

Reuters

UN urges Musk to safeguard human rights at Twitter

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Saturday issued an open letter to Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter Inc, urging him to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter".

Radio France Internationale

Political activists win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureates. There’s the bonus question and the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, “Music from Erwan”, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy!

Al Jazeera

Russian mercenary force Wagner opens first official headquarters

The European Union has accused the Wagner Group of serious human rights abuses in Ukraine, Africa, Syria, and Libya.

The Guardian - AU

I am free while the women of Iran are not afforded the same luxury – but now they are spearheading a revolution

There should be no mistake about what this fight is for. It is a fight against a theocratic regime which denies the most basic human rights

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