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Cleverly urges LGBT football fans to be ‘respectful’ of Qatar at World Cup

It comes after campaigner Peter Tatchell said he was arrested in the Gulf state over an LGBTQ+ protest.

The Independent UK

Troubles ‘legacy’ bill risks breaching human rights law, UK warned

Effective amnesty for those accused of killing or maiming people may not comply with ECHR, says committee

The Guardian - UK

Russia's chaotic draft leaves some out in cold, without gear

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his army mobilization for the war in Ukraine, independent media outlets, human rights activists and draftees themselves have painted a bleak picture

The Independent UK

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US Sanctions 3 Syrian Military Officials

The US on Monday imposed sanctions on three high-ranking Syrian Army officials involved in gross violations of human rights, namely their role in a chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, in 2013. As a result of the sanctions, the three officers as well as their immediate family…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN envoy: Myanmar crisis deepens, taking 'catastrophic toll'

The U_N_ special envoy for Myanmar is warning that the political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation is deepening and taking “a catastrophic toll on the people.”

The Independent UK

Government legacy bill risks breaches of human rights law, committee finds

The Government has been urged to reconsider its legislation on dealing with Northern Ireland’s Troubles.

The Independent UK

Indigenous child compensation deal falls short: Canadian tribunal

Rights tribunal says plan did not meet all requirements for victims of Canada’s discriminatory child welfare policies.

Al Jazeera

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Canadian tribunal seeks revamp of C$20 billion deal for First Nations children

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), whose landmark decisions on discrimination against First Nations children set the stage for a historic C$20 billion compensation agreement, threw the deal into doubt after it said the agreement does not fully satisfy its orders.

Reuters

Qatar denies Peter Tatchell was arrested at LGBT rights protest

Mr Tatchell says he was 'arrested and detained for 49 minutes and subjected to interrogation'

Wales Online

New Zealand influencer couple detained in Iran for months leave the country

Christopher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray had disappeared after entering Iran in July and had been prevented from leaving

The Guardian - AU

How Quebec’s Human Rights Commission Drove Out Its First Black Female President

When she was appointed to run the commission, Tamara Thermitus expected to fight racism in her province. Instead, she had to deal with it in her workplace

The Walrus

EU lifts sanctions on three Burundian officials including PM

The European Union said on Tuesday it had lifted sanctions on three officials from Burundi, including the prime minister, as it engages in ongoing dialogue with authorities about improving the country's human rights record.

Reuters

Scrutiny on Football Australia over human rights implications of World Cup in Qatar

Australia’s governing body has been relatively quiet to date on the issue with Socceroos players so far taking the lead

The Guardian - AU

Human Rights Watch alleges ill-treatment of LGBT+ people in Qatar weeks before men's World Cup

Security forces in Qatar have allegedly subjected lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people to arbitrary arrest and ill-treatment, according to a report by Human Rights Watch

Wales Online

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Evening Standard

Peter Tatchell ‘arrested in Qatar over LGBT+ rights protest ahead of World Cup’

The veteran human rights campaigner has since been released

The Independent UK

UK failing to investigate cotton imports from Uyghur labour camps, court told

China has previously strongly denied international claims about human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims.

The National (Scotland)

LGBT+ activist arrested in Qatar while protesting country's human rights record

CAMPAIGNER Peter Tatchell has been arrested by the Qatari security services while protesting against the country’s treatment of LGBT+ people in…

Reuters

Gang control of Ecuador's prisons leave inmates' families terrified

Gangs operating inside Ecuador's prisons are taking advantage of state abandonment to expand their power, extorting inmates for access to services and threatening their lives with violence, prisoners' families and human rights groups say.

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The Guardian - UK

Peter Tatchell stopped in Qatar while staging LGBT+ rights protest

Incident outside National Museum in Doha comes less than a month before start of men’s football World Cup

Daily Mirror

Qatar police break up LGBTQ+ protest by Brit activist ahead of football World Cup

Veteran human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell was told to move on after holding a one-man protest against Qatar's criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people outside the country's national museum in Doha

Asharq Al-Awsat

Report: Israeli Restrictions Caused Death of 7 Patients in Gaza this Year

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) published a new report that underlined that the Israeli authorities’ restrictions on travel of Gaza Strip patients have caused the death of seven patients and obstructed the travel of 5,000 to receive treatment. The report underscores that from 2008 to 2021, the Israeli…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Stop the disastrous sanctions against South Sudan

By every conceivable measure, South Sudan is a nation in crisis. Though a peace agreement was signed in 2018, it is yet to be implemented. While visiting the country this month, the U.N. Commissioner on Human Rights in South Sudan warned that every passing day of inaction means not just…

France 24

Qatar's emir slams 'unprecedented' criticism of World Cup hosts

Qatar has been hit by an "unprecedented campaign" of criticism over preparations for the football World Cup, its ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said Tuesday, slamming international scrutiny of the Gulf state's human rights record.

The Independent UK

UK court to hear Uyghur demands to ban Xinjiang cotton

A Uyghur organization and a human rights group are taking the U.K. government to court to challenge Britain’s failure to block the import of cotton products associated with forced labor and other abuses in China’s far western Xinjiang region

WEKU

Biden targets Nicaragua's gold industry in a new move against Daniel Ortega

Biden's order and other steps announced Monday are perhaps the most aggressive attempt by the U.S. to hold the Ortega accountable for his continued attacks on human rights and democracy.

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