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Fina’s policy on trans women in swimming is based on science, facts and human rights

Letters: Cathy Devine, Dr Jon Pike and Liam Garvey on trans participation in elite sport and the recent ruling by swimming’s world governing body

The Guardian - UK

Back from Europe, Biden turns to diplomatically delicate Saudi Arabia trip

U.S. President Joe Biden turns his attention this month to a sensitive trip to the Middle East that will test his ability to reset relations with Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince after Biden denounced him as a pariah.

Reuters

Report: East Africa pipeline 'breaches banking principles'

Would-be financiers of a planned oil pipeline in Uganda and Tanzania will be in breach of benchmark guidelines on financing big infrastructure projects if they go ahead, according to a report shared with The Associated Press

The Independent UK

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Canada: Final settlement reached on Indigenous child compensation

Funds will go to Indigenous children who were removed from their homes, discriminated against in provision of services.

Al Jazeera

UK ‘backsliding on human rights’, Council of Europe official warns

Dominic Raab has insisted his new bill of rights will not weaken protections

The Independent UK

Senior Council of Europe official urges UK not to repeal Human Rights Act

Council’s commissioner for human rights says replacing act with British bill of rights would send ‘wrong signal’

The Guardian - UK

‘US-backed Israeli whitewash’: Abu Akleh probe sparks anger

US State Department says investigation could not conclusively determine origin of the bullet that killed the journalist.

Al Jazeera

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J&K Human Rights Forum demands withdrawal of remarks made by SC Judges against Nupur Sharma

JAMMU: Expressing anguish and pain over indiscreet remarks of Justice Surya Kant and Justice JB Pardiwala while dealing with the writ petition filed by Nupur Sharma, JK Chapter of Forum for Human Rights and Social Justice (FHRSJ) urged the Chief Justice of India to ask the judges to withdraw their…

The Times of India

Taking on Cambodia’s “Lady Liberty”

The American human rights lawyer sentenced to six years in a Phnom Penh prison may cause Hun Sen no end of trouble.

The News Lens

NHRC seeks report on harassment of Chakmas in Arunachal

The human rights panel acted on a complaint by an NGO

The Hindu

Paul Casey becomes latest player to join LIV Golf series

He opted out of the inaugural Saudi International on the European Tour in 2019 citing concerns over the country’s human rights record.

The Independent UK

PA Demands Int’l Probe into Death of Oldest Female Detainee

The Palestinian Authority has demanded an international investigation into the death of detainee Saadia Farajallah, 68, in an Israeli prison. Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh held Israeli authorities fully responsible for the death of Farajallah. Shtayyeh called on international human rights organizations to launch an investigation into the circumstances…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Has Qatar succeeded in 'sportswashing' its global image?

The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup should be used to provide a legacy for human rights in the Middle East, according to delegates at the Play the Game conference in Odense, Denmark. The event tackled some of the most pressing issues facing the world of sport.

Radio France Internationale

Government calls U.S. body on religious freedom ‘biased’

USCIRF had expressed “concerns” over the treatment of minorities, human rights advocates and media

The Hindu

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What’s next after Roe’s reversal? LGBTQ couples fear their marriages could be the next target

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Now that the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the right to an abortion, all bets are off when it comes to other human rights decisions.

Radio France Internationale

Protesting takes mental toll on Sudan's young revolutionaries

Fadil Omar has seen it all in the wake of Sudan’s latest coup d’etat: human rights violations carried out by security forces against protesters, parents having to bury their children and friends who have lost limbs.

Reason

Forget Carson! Remember the Maine Human Rights Act.

Maine finds a way to undercut Carson v. Maikin.

The Independent UK

Thousands protest migrant deaths at Spain-Morocco border

Thousands of people in several Spanish cities are protesting the deaths of at least 23 migrants last week at the frontier between the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Africa and Morocco

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The Guardian - UK

World Cup ball-bots, a better VAR and Fifa’s priorities for Qatar 2022

In today’s Fiver: Information overload at the Human Rights World Cup, potential Fiver merch and Mo Salah shortens our weekend

Reuters

Palestinians torture detained critics, rights group says

Palestinian authorities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza arbitrarily arrest and systematically torture critics and opponents, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said.

Al Jazeera

‘My roof was stolen’: Syrian homes looted after gov’t recapture

Drone pictures reveal the extent of the looting of homes left behind after Syrians fled areas captured by government.

The Independent UK

Peter Tatchell: Pride event has become too corporate and commercial

The campaigner said the event in London often looks like “a huge PR, marketing and branding exercise” by big companies.

The Independent UK

Opposition: Philippines should rejoin international court

Opposition leaders have asked new Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to restore the country’s membership in the International Criminal Court to strengthen defenses against human rights abuses

The News Lens

UN Investigator Warns of Increased Violence in Myanmar

More than a quarter million children have been displaced by junta attacks, hundreds have been killed or maimed, and more than 1,400 arbitrarily detained, said the UN special rapporteur.

The Guardian - UK

‘A bloodbath’: refugees reel from deadly Melilla mass crossing

Human rights groups say there have been no autopsies or identification of the 23 people killed trying to cross into Spain

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