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Julian Assange makes final shortlist for human rights award

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is awarded each year by the European Union Parliament.

The Independent UK

One month after Mahsa Amini’s arrest, Iran protest deaths top 100

On September 13, Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran’s morality police in Tehran for allegedly breaching the country’s severe dress code for women. Days later, the 22-year-old Iranian woman died in custody, triggering mass protests and crackdowns that have claimed more than 100 lives, according to a human rights group.…

France 24

Bid for UNHRC seat needs care

In late September 2022, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai announced Thailand's bid to be a member of the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2025 cycle. While this is a bold, welcome move, self-reflection is much needed.

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Thousands wait for boats in Colombia as migrant crisis grows

Thousands of migrants, mostly Venezuelans, are stuck in a village in northwest Colombia, waiting for boats to take them across the Gulf of Uraba, before traversing through treacherous jungle as they make their way to the United States, Colombia's human rights ombudsman said on Wednesday.

Reuters

An ornithologist, a cellist and a human rights activist: the 2022 MacArthur Fellows

This year's MacArthur Fellows include scientists, artists and historians. The so-called MacArthur "geniuses" receive unrestricted grants of $800,000 for their "exceptional creativity" and "promise."

WEKU

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle praised for their 'moral courage' as they scoop award

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been named the winners of an award that is handed out by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights organisation in the US - with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky another of the recipients

Daily Mirror

Ukraine war: why the world can't afford to let Russia get away with its land grab – lessons from history

Much of the international community has condemned Russia’s annexation of four provinces of Ukraine as illegal. Joe Biden accused Vladmir Putin of a “fraudulent attempt” to claim Ukrainian territory and said the move was “trampling on the United Nations charter, and showing its contempt for peaceful nations everywhere”. The UK’s…

The Conversation

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Expert: Key lessons for Jan. 6 committee

There’s a long precedent of other countries setting up truth commissions

Salon

Fruits of reservation not percolated to bottom of society: NHRC chief

In his address at the NHRC Foundation Day, NHRC chairperson Justice (retd) Arun Kumar Mishra also pressed for urgent jail reforms.

The Hindu

Any expansion, particularly of geographical boundaries, involves human rights violation: VP Dhankhar

VP Jagdeep Dhankhar, in his address at the foundation day event of the NHRC said, “We are yet to have another nation that can match our unrivalled record.”

The Hindu

What the Jan. 6 committee could learn from the failures of truth commissions to bring justice and accountability

The U.S. congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attacks is resuming its hearings on Oct. 13, 2022, and is expected to produce a report before the November midterm elections about rioters’ attempted coup and efforts to prevent President Joe Biden from assuming office.

The Conversation

More than 100 dead in Iran crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests, rights group says

At least 108 people have been killed in Iran's crackdown on more than three weeks of nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, said Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights.

France 24

IRGC Prepares for Ground Operations in Iraqi Kurdistan

Well-informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is preparing to carry out ground operations in the Kurdistan region of Iraq to target the bases of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, with the escalation of the protests that erupted last month following the death of Mahsa Amini. Human rights…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Drowning in bad publicity’: Has Qatar’s World Cup soft power push backfired?

Qatar has received an avalanche of bad publicity ahead of hosting the World Cup in November and December. The football extravaganza has prompted Western media and NGOs to decry the desert nation’s human rights record, notably concerning the treatment of migrant workers. But while this may dent Qatar’s soft power,…

France 24

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The Independent UK

Harry and Meghan honoured for work on race, mental health and social impact

The couple has been named Ripple Of Hope Award laureates by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights organisation in the US.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Showers Ukraine with More Missiles

Russian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after widespread strikes killed at least 19 people in an attack the UN human rights office described as “particularly shocking” and potential war crimes. Air raid warnings extended throughout the country for a second straight morning as Ukrainian officials…

Reuters

South Africa elected to UN rights council, South Korea, Venezuela lose seats

The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday elected South Africa, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania and Vietnam to the Human Rights Council for a three-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2023.

Irish Mirror

Arts and Human Rights festival set to take place this Friday

The Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival will open from October 14 until October 23

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Evening Standard

Can employers force you to keep your camera on? Dutch court rules no

A Dutch court ruled that constantly monitoring employees via their webcams could breach their human rights

Asharq Al-Awsat

Deadly Russian Strikes May Have Violated International Law Principles, Says UN

Russia may have violated principles on the conduct of hostilities under international humanitarian law with deadly strikes on Ukraine on Monday, a spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said. "We are gravely concerned that some of the attacks appear to have targeted critical…

Reuters

Deadly Russian strikes may have violated international law principles - UN

Russia may have violated principles on the conduct of hostilities under international humanitarian law with deadly strikes on Ukraine on Monday, a spokesperson for the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said.

The National (Scotland)

Documents reveal Kwasi Kwarteng's undisclosed meetings with Saudi Arabian oil firms

CHANCELLOR Kwasi Kwarteng held undisclosed meetings with senior executives of Saudi Arabian firms when he was business secretary, according to…

The Guardian - UK

UK firms using legal muscle to facilitate human rights and climate abuses – report

Transform Trade charity says British-based companies are among main bringers of cases based on bilateral investment treaties

The Guardian - UK

Kwasi Kwarteng’s secret meetings with Saudi oil firms revealed

Exclusive: Meetings while in Saudi Arabia undisclosed due to ‘administrative oversight’, says business department

Al Jazeera

EU declares Nicaraguan envoy ‘persona non grata’ as tensions rise

Tit-for-tat measure comes amid ongoing international criticism of Nicaraguan government’s human rights record.

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