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EU countries to ask U.N. for Russian human rights abuses expert

A group of European Union countries has agreed to ask the U.N. Human Rights Council to appoint a newly-created independent expert on alleged human rights abuses in Russia, three sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters

Gary Lineker backs call for FIFA to compensate Qatar migrant workers as World Cup looms

Majority of supporters surveyed on behalf of Amnesty back campaign to ensure remuneration for workers amid fresh calls for FA to step up ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup

Daily Mirror

'Not my king': do we have the right to protest the monarchy at a time of mourning?

During the present period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, public sensitivities in the United Kingdom and Australia are high. There’s strong sentiment in both countries in favour of showing respect for the queen’s death. Some people may wish to do this privately. Others will want to demonstrate their respect…

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Rights Court Condemns France over Syria Repatriation Refusals

The European Court of Human Rights condemned France Wednesday over its refusal to repatriate two women detained in Syria, where they had travelled with their partners to territory controlled by ISIS. French authorities should promptly re-examine the request by the women's parents to let them return home, the court said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australian government reveals $2.5 million spend at Myanmar military-linked hotels in bloody aftermath of coup

A disclosure from Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong shows the government has spent $2.5 million at hotels with ties to the Myanmar military regime, despite Australia's repeated condemnation of the junta's violence and political executions.

ABC News

Soccer-Majority of fans want FIFA to compensate Qatar's migrant workers - Amnesty

A majority of football fans from 15 countries would support FIFA compensating migrant workers in Qatar for human rights violations during the country's preparations for the 2022 World Cup, Amnesty International said on Thursday.

Reuters

US frees some aid for Egypt, claiming progress on abuses

The Biden administration says it's again giving Egypt much of a $300 million tranche of annual military aid that’s conditioned on human rights improvements

The Independent UK

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U.S. to withhold $130 million military aid to Egypt over human rights -official

The Biden administration has decided to withhold $130 million of foreign military aid to Egypt over its failure to fulfill human rights conditions, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, but allowed some funds to go through due to its determination that Cairo has made progress on political detentions.

Reuters

Uyghurs living under COVID-19 lockdowns in Xinjiang face food shortages, family separations

Australia's Uyghur community say relatives in China face food shortages and family separations, but are too scared to ask for help as they continue to live under a COVID-19 lockdown in the western region of Xinjiang.

ABC News

NHRC chairperson expresses concern over dumping of e-waste by developed countries

NHRC) chairperson Justice Arun Kumar Mishra (retd.) virtually addressed the Asia Pacific Forum of national human rights institutions of countries in the region

The Hindu

France must rethink case of IS-linked women refused re-entry, rules ECHR

Families argued detention in Syria exposed the two women and their children to inhumane treatment

The Guardian - UK

Syria could return ‘to larger-scale fighting’, UN warns

UN report finds ‘grave violations of fundamental human rights and humanitarian law’ have increased across the country.

Al Jazeera

Human rights groups sound alarm over Tory foreign minister’s links to repressive Gulf states

Leo Docherty has accepted over £30,000 in hospitality from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE since 2017

The Independent UK

France ordered to re-examine repatriation requests of jihadist families in Syria

The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday ruled that France had failed to properly examine the repatriation requests of two families of jihadists in Syria – and must do so as soon as possible.

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Allahabad HC orders CBI probe on Dalit man's plea that cops lodged false cases against him

PRAYAGRAJ: Taking a serious note of lodging of a large number of alleged false cases against a Dalit person at the instance of policemen, the Allahabad high court has ordered a CBI probe into some criminal cases registered at Mathura and Firozabad districts. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and…

Reuters

Green activists urge U.N. rights body to reject Vietnam's bid to join

More than 50 winners of a prominent global environmental prize have called on the U.N. human rights council (UNHRC) to reject Vietnam's effort to join it, citing a crackdown on climate activists in the Southeast Asian nation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria May ‘Return to Larger-scale Fighting,’ UN Warns in New Report

Syria's bloody conflict is at risk of further escalation after several frontlines across the country flared up in recent months, the United Nations warned on Wednesday in a new report. "Syria cannot afford a return to larger-scale fighting, but that is where it may be heading," said Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro,…

France 24

European Court of Human Rights condemns France over Syria repatriation refusals

The European Court of Human Rights condemned France Wednesday over its refusal to repatriate two of its female citizens from Syria, where they are being held after joining their Islamist partners in the country.

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France told to re-examine repatriation requests of wives of IS combatants

The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday ruled that France must re-examine repatriation requests from two French women who travelled to Syria with their partners to join Islamic State, and the children they gave birth to there.

The Guardian - US

Leading environmentalists decry crackdown on Vietnam climate activists

Letter from Goldman prize winners aims to block country’s bid to join UN’s human rights council over its jailing of campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Vietnam urged to free green activist Nguy Thi Khanh as it bids to join UN rights body

Goldman laureates raise concerns over Vietnam’s record on suppressing environmental protest

360info

Replacing a scalpel with love

Surgery on intersex infants attempts to shape them to society’s expectations. It is society, not the child, that needs changing.

Reuters

China rallies support over Xinjiang report at U.N. rights meeting

China attacked a report issued by the U.N. rights office (OHCHR) on alleged abuses in Xinjiang on Tuesday and read out a statement backed by around 20 other countries criticising the U.N. body for releasing it and saying it had no right to do so.

Reuters

EU condemns death sentences for two women in Iran

The European Union on Tuesday condemned the death sentences imposed by Iran on two women, Elham Chubdar and Zahra Sedighi Hamedani, who advocates and human rights groups say are LGBT activists and innocent of any crime.

WEKU

A Uyghur seeks just a place to sleep in 'The Backstreets'

Perhat Tursun's novel explores human rights abuses against China's Uyghur minority through one man's search for a home. The author himself has been imprisoned and a co-translator has disappeared.

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