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Young girls being sold in India to repay loans, says human rights body

Notice issued to Rajasthan state government demanding police inquiry into ‘abominable’ practice

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022

Iran withholding bodies of protesters from families, UN says

The U.N. human rights office on Friday voiced concern about Iran's treatment of detained protesters and said that authorities were refusing to release some of the bodies of those killed.

Reuters · Oct 28, 2022

Iran Authorities Step up Crackdown on Protesters, UN Rapporteur Calls for Independent Probe

Iranian security forces have attacked demonstrators, killing and wounding people in Tehran and several other cities. The brutal crackdown on protests came as protesters continued to rally for the 41st day against the backdrop of popular rage over the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody. Javaid Rehman, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 28, 2022

Dealing with a ‘bloody messy’ world – the urgent foreign policy challenges facing NZ

Since Jacinda Ardern described the state of world affairs as “bloody messy” earlier this year there have been few, if any, signs of improvement. Ukraine, China, nuclear proliferation and the lasting impacts of a global pandemic all present urgent, unresolved challenges.

The Conversation · Oct 28, 2022

Prince William 'not planning to travel to Qatar' for World Cup due to human rights row

Prince Wiiliam, who is President of the FA, had been expected to attend games in the Middle East in November as Gareth Southgate's England side compete in the World Cup

Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022

Watch: Gunfire heard as protests continue in Mahabad, Iran

Video posted by the Kurdish group The Hengaw Human Rights Organization showed protests on Thursday in the Iranian northwestern city of Mahabad. The protests appeared to be sparked by the death of a man from gunshot wounds overnight. The video shows what the Hengaw Human Rights Organization described as the…

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2022

Australia become first World Cup team to publicly slam Qatar's human rights record

Qatar are hosting the World Cup next month but are under the spotlight for their treatment of migrant workers and LGBT+ people and Australia have drawn attention to it with a strong statement

Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022

VAR sending Antonio Conte’s canopy spinning around at high speed

In today’s Fiver: Antonio Conte, human rights and more

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022

Schools warned it could be 'unlawful' to ban minority pupils' hairstyles

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said policies which ban certain styles without making exceptions on racial grounds “are likely to be unlawful”

Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022

Investigation launched into 'secret Chinese police station' operating in Glasgow

A human rights group has warned Chinese security agents are operating from a base in Glasgow city centre.

Daily Record · Oct 27, 2022