The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

Australia PM welcomes dialogue with China's Xi in first meeting since 2016

(Corrects Chinese leader's name in first paragraph, Jinping, not Jingping)

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

Australia's Albanese says discussed trade, consular and human rights issues with China's Xi

(Corrects Chinese leader's name in first paragraph, Jinping, not Jingping)

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

Holding the World Cup in Qatar has damaged football and I will not be going

Football should try to expand to new regions, but awarding a World Cup to Qatar was a mistake on a number of levels

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022

Pair named as Wales ambassadors for World Cup in Qatar

They will act as influential voices for Wales in Qatar, joining Ian Rush and Jess Fishlock, who are both the Football Association of Wales ambassadors

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

Stadiums of shame: the numbers World Cup hosts Qatar don’t want to be seen

Players, supporters and the media are arriving in Qatar this week, but the facts and figures behind workers’ rights and human rights in the country remain hard to uncover

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022

Slovenian president eager to work, gets Melania's congrats

Natasa Pirc Musar has been a human rights lawyer, a TV presenter and ran Slovenia’s top data protection agency and its Red Cross

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

Family ‘horrified’ by video of sledgehammer killing of Wagner Group defector

Kremlin-linked private military group posted video of apparent execution in Russia of Yevgeny Nuzhin

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022

U.S. expresses concern about Iran's treatment of protesters - White House

The United States expressed concern on Monday about reports of mass arrests, sham trials and a death sentence for protesters in Iran and said human rights abuses inflicted by the government must not go without consequences.

Reuters · Nov 14, 2022

Rights body reveals labour abuse, violations at all Qatar stadiums hosting FIFA WC matches

NEW DELHI: “While I worked, I used to wish I could watch Messi play. I imagined he would hear us and make everyone listen to us. And it would ease our pain.”

The Times of India · Nov 14, 2022

After meeting Xi, Biden says there need be no new Cold War

US, Chinese leaders seek to stabilise strained relations during face-to-face talks in Bali, Indonesia.

Al Jazeera · Nov 14, 2022