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Qatar World Cup: Socceroos' best ever performance, and what it means for the game in Australia ahead of hosting the Women's World Cup

Before the men’s FIFA World Cup commenced, the Socceroos’ most noteworthy contribution seemed likely to be their pre-emptive video campaign on human rights in host country Qatar.

The Conversation

Braverman vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ to tackle migrant crisis in Channel

The Home Secretary signalled her support for a report calling for the immediate detention of asylum seekers arriving in the UK illegally.

The Independent UK

Probe demanded after 24 army recruits suffer sunstroke

An independent panel with no interference from the army should be formed to look into a military training session under the scorching sun in Narathiwat that sent 23 to hospital, eight of them in serious condition, a human rights advocate says.

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Half a million Ethiopian migrants have been deported from Saudi Arabia in 5 years - what they go through

Tens of thousands of migrant Ethiopian workers have been forcibly repatriated from Saudi Arabia each year since the early 2010s. Although this is carried out as part of a crackdown on illegal migrant workers, legally documented workers have frequently been caught in the dragnet. Another 102,000 Ethiopian citizens will soon…

The Conversation

‘Executed in cold blood’: Palestinians react to public killing

Palestinian activists and social media users called for a response against Israeli crimes and killings against them.

Al Jazeera

Masih Alinejad is fighting Iran's leaders and inspiring the country's women to rise up

Iran's government has tried to silence her and assassinate her twice, but Masih Alinejad has succeeded in inspiring Iranian women and breaking down one of the pillars that held up the Islamic Republic for 43 years.

ABC News

Hundreds of Iranians flock to Gateshead's Baltic centre in basic human rights protest

Worldwide protests have sparked after the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who was beaten by Iranian police for not wearing her hijab properly in September

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England fan stuns Qatari locals with political statement that has them all cheering

The 2022 World Cup has been a topic of controversy ever since it was announced it would be held in Qatar due to the country's poor human rights record - now an England fan has chimed in

Daily Mirror

UN official ‘alarmed’ by jailing of climate activist who blocked traffic on Sydney Harbour Bridge

Human rights groups around the world express outrage over ‘disproportionate’ punishment of Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco

The Guardian - AU

UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences

The U.N.'s high commissioner for human rights says Myanmar’s military-installed government has sentenced more critics to death, bringing the total to 139, and is using capital punishment as a tool to crush opposition

The Independent UK

Queensland security boss says more industry training needed so staff can see invisible disabilities

The Queensland Human Rights Commission says 60 per cent of discrimination complaints dealt with last year related to invisible disabilities.

ABC News

Human rights groups criticize Cuba’s new criminal code

Cuba enacted a new penal code this week that activists and human rights organizations worry could further limit free expression and snuff out protests at a time of deepening discontent on the island

The Independent UK

PM urges climate ‘wake up’ amid floods; man mauled to death by dogs – as it happened

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights extradition from Britain to US, where he is wanted on criminal charges. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Mark Drakeford and Vaughan Gething's World Cup trip to Qatar cost just over £13,000 in public money

Wales' First Minister was criticised for not boycotting the tournament over concerns about human rights

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Al Jazeera

Israel to deport Palestinian lawyer from Jerusalem to France

Deportation of Salah Hammouri, Palestinian-French human rights lawyer comes after Israel revoked his Jerusalem residency

The Canberra Times

Voluntary assisted dying laws will reflect ACT community views, govt says

It is expected voluntary assisted laws would pass the territory's parliament with an overwhelming majority.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand woman takes Chinese media site to human rights tribunal over ban

Auckland woman says she was banned from popular Chinese-language media forum SkyKiwi for posting political content

Evening Standard

What is Ella’s Law? Sadiq Khan apologises to family whose daughter was killed by air pollution

Ella, who lived near the South Circular Road in Lewisham, south-east London, died after an asthma attack in 2013, caused by excessive levels of air pollution

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Reuters

Julian Assange appeals to European court over U.S. extradition

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, who is battling extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges, has submitted an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the court confirmed on Friday.

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester council invested up to £10m with Qatar National Bank

The authority deposited between £5m and £10m with the state lender during various periods

Evening Standard

Toxic air: New ‘Ella Bill’ to enshrine right to clean air backed by Lords

The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill, also known as Ella’s Law, is named after Ella Adoo Kissi-Debrah

Reuters

Canada expands Iran sanctions over 'human rights violations' -statement

Canada has issued additional sanctions against Iran over its denial of rights for women and girls and for cracking down on peaceful protests, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly said in a statement on Friday.

Al Jazeera

Chaining of people with mental illness in Ghana is ‘torture’: HRW

Rights body says government failing to ensure people with psychosocial disabilities aren’t kept in inhumane conditions.

The Guardian - UK

Qatari TV hosts appear to mock Germany’s human rights gesture after World Cup exit

The hosts of a TV show repeated the ‘hands over mouths’ gesture while waving goodbye after Germany crashed out

Asharq Al-Awsat

Human Rights Organizations Warn of Houthis' Obstruction of Girls Education in Yemen

Arab and regional human rights organizations warned that the Houthis in Yemen, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and Boko Haram in Nigeria obstructed girls' education. Coinciding with the UN's awareness campaign of "16 Days against Gender-Based Violence," the organizations held a seminar on "Girls' Education in the Islamic World" in Cairo.…

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