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China using influencers to whitewash human rights abuses, report finds

Social media videos by people from the Uyghur community are part of a sophisticated propaganda campaign, thinktank says

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

Human Rights Watch condemns Fifa and Qatar over World Cup migrant workers’ recruitment fees

HRW interviewed more than 45 migrant workers who said they paid huge recruitment fees, which involved borrowing at high interest rates, selling assets and using savings

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

France repatriates 55 citizens including 40 children from Syrian camps in major operation

Repatriation comes after France was condemned for violating Isis fighter’s families’ right to return

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

The Ukrainians forced to flee their homeland through the country of their invaders

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have had to escape the war via Russia. Neighbouring Estonia has become a sanctuary for those unwilling to stay on enemy soil.

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

EU awards top human rights prize to the people of Ukraine

The people of Ukraine and their representatives have been awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize for their resistance to the Russia's invasion and ongoing war

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

People of Ukraine win EU Sakharov prize for their fight against Russia

The people of Ukraine and their representatives were awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize Wednesday for their resistance to Russia's invasion and ongoing war.

France 24 · Oct 19, 2022

Public Order Bill passed in Westminster despite concerns over human rights

The controversial Public Order Bill has been passed at Westminster by 276 votes to 231.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 19, 2022

Afghani human rights and women's advocate awarded 2022 Aurora Prize

The bells of the church of the small island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni in the Venice lagoon rang out to announce that a new Aurora prize laureate had been awarded the one million dollars to continue the work she has been involved in for the past quarter of a…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 19, 2022

UN: 23 Children Killed, 90 Journalists, Lawyers, Artists Arrested In Iran Protests

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ravina Shamdasani revealed on Tuesday that 23 children have been killed in Iran’s ongoing mass protests. This comes as Switzerland is considering whether to adopt the strengthened EU sanctions against Iran following Tehran’s crackdown against demonstrators outraged by the death of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 19, 2022

Government plans to overhaul espionage laws 'risk interfering with human rights'

The National Security Bill “goes too far” and puts freedom of speech at risk, a group of MPs and peers has said

Wales Online · Oct 19, 2022