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UNDRIP 15 years on: Genuine truth and reconciliation requires legislative reform

On Sept. 30 Canada marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for the second time since the federal government made it a statutory holiday. As Canada struggles to come to terms with colonialism and its ongoing legacies, we must also talk about what needs to be done to bring…

The Conversation

Glasgow City Council agree to spend £3300 for leader to attend Cop27 in Egypt

Glasgow hosted COP26 last year, and Susan Aitken has vowed to raise the issue of human rights when she travels to the Cop27 conference in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Glasgow Live

North Korea fires two more missiles just hours after US vice-president visits border

In a rare condemnation during a visit to the inter-Korean border, Kamala Harris denounced the "brutal dictatorship", illegal arms programme and rampant human rights violations which continue in the North

Daily Mirror

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Ukraine war: why Russians fleeing conscription should be treated as refugees

People fleeing across borders is a hallmark of armed conflict. We first saw millions of Ukrainians flee the country when the Russians invaded Ukraine in February this year. Now there are reports of hundreds of thousands of Russians fleeing their country in order to avoid Russia’s first mobilisation since the…

The Conversation

Removing Colston statue was 'cathartic not violent' says one of Colston 4

Rhian Graham said she is 'not disheartened' by Court of Appeal ruling, which can't undo what happened

Bristol Post

UN Sec-Gen 'Closely' Following Developments in Iran

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his growing concern about reports of casualties related to the protests in Iran, calling on the authorities to respect human rights, including freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association. Guterres said in a statement issued Tuesday that he was "closely following" the ongoing protests…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Aung San Suu Kyi and Australian adviser handed three years’ jail after secret trial

Myanmar junta’s sentencing of ousted leader and economic adviser Sean Turnell described as ‘cruel injustice’

The Guardian - UK

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Denmark to have black third jersey as protest at Qatar World Cup

The new red kit is inspired from their Euro 92 success when Denmark won their only major title, but has its logo and details barely visible. An all black design, which Hummel said signifies the "colour of mourning", will be their third kit in Qatar

The Hindu

Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre

For years, Facebook, now called Meta, has pushed the narrative that it was a neutral platform in Myanmar that was misused by malicious people and failed to moderate violent and hateful material adequately

The Independent UK

Manchester United star Christian Eriksen to wear Qatar 'protest' shirt at World Cup

The Danish national team's kit designers Hummel have announced the shirt will be 'a protest against Qatar and its human rights record'

Manchester Evening News

Human rights lawyer in Israeli prison goes on hunger strike

Salah Hamouri stages protest against being imprisoned without charge for the last six months

The Guardian - UK

Colston four: protesters cannot rely on ‘human rights’ defence, top judge rules

Acquittal of four who toppled statue unchanged but appeal court decision could affect future trials for ‘significant’ criminal damage

The Guardian - UK

Everton kit supplier hummel take stand against Qatar hosting World Cup with Denmark kit designs

Everton kit manufacturer hummel have posted two statements on Instagram making a stand against Qatar

Liverpool Echo

Human rights not a defence for significant criminal damage, court rules in Bristol Colston statue case

Court of Appeal rules that the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue was ‘violent’ and caused significant damage

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The Independent UK

Denmark supplier announces World Cup kits designed to ‘protest against Qatar and its human rights record’

Hummel are one of the few major organisations directly on show at the tournament to have made such a clear statement against the host nation

The Independent UK

Human rights protections were no defence to ‘violent’ Colston statue toppling REDIRECTED

The Court of Appeal has given a ruling on legal issues arising out of the prosecution of the so-called Colston Four, who were cleared by a jury.

Bristol Post

Appeal Court rules Colston 4 should not have used human rights defence

'Clarification' is 'disappointing' say Colston 4 lawyers, but they are still innocent

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s Nationwide Demonstrations Raise Pressure on State

Iranian riot police deployed in Tehran's main squares on Wednesday to confront people chanting "death to the dictator" as nationwide protests over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody piled pressure on authorities. Amini, 22, from the northwestern Kurdish city of Saqez, was arrested on Sept.…

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The Independent UK

Death toll in Iran protests ‘hits 76’ as daughter of former president is arrested

Women and children are among the victims

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous players allegedly abused at Hawthorn should receive compensation and public apology, review recommends

Internal cultural review published by News Corp Australia states ‘allegations of abuse, racial vilification and bullying’ could amount to human rights violations

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Go Off Queen: Mehreen Faruqi Referred Pauline Hanson’s Gross Tweet To The Human Rights Commission

"I have the right to talk about this history without being racially vilified."

ABC News

Kremlin claims victory in controversial Ukraine referendums set to pave way for annexation

Pro-Moscow officials say residents in four occupied areas of Ukraine have voted to join Russia in a Kremlin-orchestrated vote that has been dismissed by the US and its Western allies as illegitimate.

The Independent UK

George Clooney reflects on ‘magical’ wife Amal ahead of 8th wedding anniversary: ‘They said it wouldn’t last!’

The Oscar winner and the human rights lawyer are parents to twins Alexander and Ella, five

Evening Standard

‘This is a Labour moment’: Keir Starmer sets out his vision for Britain

Make Labour Normal Again. That has been the defining mission of Keir Starmer since the spring of 2020, when he took over a battered and demoralised party in the grips of an investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

The Independent UK

Andrea Prudente: American tourist denied abortion in Malta sues government for breach of human rights

“I feel strongly that I was a victim of a law that harms women and that I’m in a unique position as an outsider to speak up,” says Andrea Prudente

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