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Australia’s modern slavery law not working, report says

Coalition of rights groups and academics calls on the government to strengthen anti-slavery legislation.

Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2022

Everything wrong with the Qatar World Cup

From the deaths of migrant workers and discriminative LGBTQ laws to exploitation and corruption, Miguel Delaney reports on the true cost of the World Cup

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Leeds city centre bar Belgrave cancels football World Cup screenings over Qatar human rights

As the World Cup is hosted in Qatar, Belgrave believe that showing the games would not support all communities in Leeds

Leeds Live · Nov 16, 2022

Population growth projected in Africa as world hits 8 billion inhabitants

In tonight's edition: As jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah breaks his seven-month-long hunger strike, Egypt's human rights record comes into the spotlight as the COP27 climate summit continues. Also, Senegal recently imposed a price cap on various items from food to rent, as inflation continues to bite, but not…

France 24 · Nov 15, 2022

Rights under threat from emerging tech

A key challenge facing human rights globally today is the advent of emerging technologies that mutate rapidly and potentially beyond human control. The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva has thus singled out for special study during the next couple of years four areas of concern: autonomous weaponry, neurotechnology, cyberbullying,…

Bangkok Post · Nov 15, 2022

Iran manager Carlos Queiroz in heated exchange with reporter over World Cup controversy

Queiroz returned for his second spell as head coach of Iran in September, amid mounting pressure on FIFA to expel the country from the World Cup due to its human rights abuses

Daily Mirror · Nov 15, 2022

Americas rights body turns up heat on Mexico over missing students

Mexico's government still owes an explanation to the families of 43 student teachers who disappeared eight years ago, and must clear up what role the armed forces played in the crime, a top international human rights body said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

U.S. will not hesitate to use sanctions to ensure Ethiopian ceasefire agreement is respected

The United States will not hesitate to use sanctions to ensure the Ethiopian ceasefire agreement is respected and abided by and to hold to account those responsible for human rights violations, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

Iran court sentences anti-government protester to death as fears grow over mass executions

State media in Iran said on Sunday that Iran's Revolutionary Court has now sentenced one protester to death and handed down jail terms to five others

Manchester Evening News · Nov 15, 2022

Gianni Infantino presents his big idea for peace through Qatar 2022

In today’s Fiver: Gianni Infantino, the Human Rights World Cup and a rebrand

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022