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Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN human rights body claims OLD

Dog attacks and electric shocks inflicted upon detainees

The Independent UK

Both Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN says

The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war during the nearly nine-month conflict, citing examples including the use of electric shocks and forced nudity.

Reuters

Australia PM welcomes dialogue with China's Xi in first meeting since 2016

(Corrects Chinese leader's name in first paragraph, Jinping, not Jingping)

Reuters

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Australia's Albanese says discussed trade, consular and human rights issues with China's Xi

(Corrects Chinese leader's name in first paragraph, Jinping, not Jingping)

Reuters

Holding the World Cup in Qatar has damaged football and I will not be going

Football should try to expand to new regions, but awarding a World Cup to Qatar was a mistake on a number of levels

The Guardian - UK

Hunted, arrested and beaten: Stomach-churning reality for LGBT+ community in Qatar

Qatar is about to host the World Cup, but there are major concerns over the country's human rights record, especially towards the LGBT+ community, with same-sex relationships illegal

Daily Mirror

Anti-Mafia author Saviano on trial for calling Italy PM a 'bastard'

(Note language in headline and paragraphs 1 5 that readers may find offensive.)

Reuters

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‘Lives placed at serious risk’: Four Corners report sparks new calls for youth justice overhaul

Human rights commissioners say urgent action is needed after program shows images of forcibly restrained children in Perth facility

The Guardian - AU

As Malaysia prepares for an election, refugees watch warily

Refugees fear the incoming govt will stick with plans to close UNHCR offices and expand an official tracking system.

Al Jazeera

Pair named as Wales ambassadors for World Cup in Qatar

They will act as influential voices for Wales in Qatar, joining Ian Rush and Jess Fishlock, who are both the Football Association of Wales ambassadors

The Independent UK

Stadiums of shame: the numbers World Cup hosts Qatar don’t want to be seen

Players, supporters and the media are arriving in Qatar this week, but the facts and figures behind workers’ rights and human rights in the country remain hard to uncover

The Guardian - UK

Slovenian president eager to work, gets Melania's congrats

Natasa Pirc Musar has been a human rights lawyer, a TV presenter and ran Slovenia’s top data protection agency and its Red Cross

The Independent UK

Family ‘horrified’ by video of sledgehammer killing of Wagner Group defector

Kremlin-linked private military group posted video of apparent execution in Russia of Yevgeny Nuzhin

The Guardian - UK

U.S. expresses concern about Iran's treatment of protesters - White House

The United States expressed concern on Monday about reports of mass arrests, sham trials and a death sentence for protesters in Iran and said human rights abuses inflicted by the government must not go without consequences.

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The Times of India

Rights body reveals labour abuse, violations at all Qatar stadiums hosting FIFA WC matches

NEW DELHI: “While I worked, I used to wish I could watch Messi play. I imagined he would hear us and make everyone listen to us. And it would ease our pain.”

Al Jazeera

After meeting Xi, Biden says there need be no new Cold War

US, Chinese leaders seek to stabilise strained relations during face-to-face talks in Bali, Indonesia.

The Independent UK

‘My command is obligatory’: Afghan supreme leader imposes full sharia law

It comes as UN adopts resolution accusing Taliban of human rights violations

The Independent UK

Nataša Pirc Musar: Slovenia elects Melania Trump’s lawyer as its first female president

‘I believe in democracy, human rights, in tolerant dialogue. There is a lot of work to be done’

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The Independent UK

Harry and Meghan: Professor criticises ‘blatantly ludicrous’ decision to give couple major human rights award

President Obama is among those to have previously received the award

The Guardian - UK

There may be no clear conscience with this World Cup but we can focus on Fifa

As we consume the football on show in Qatar despite knowing the brutal facts, we should at least force Fifa to make change

The Guardian - AU

SA premier defends hosting Saudi-backed LIV Golf, calling critics ‘establishment monopolist forces’

Peter Malinauskas says LIV Golf competition will boost state’s economy but critics say it is an attempt to ‘sports wash Saudi Arabia’s human rights record’

The Guardian - AU

Dua Lipa denies she’s performing at the Qatar World Cup

Singer says she will not be playing at 2022 opening ceremony and would only perform in Qatar if it improves its human rights record

360info

Qatar’s migrant worker treatment a red card for World Cup

The reverberations of Qatar’s migrant worker deaths will linger over the upcoming World Cup. Whether it leads to real change rests with a few foreign powers.

Daily Mirror

'Tensions boil at COP27 as activists arrested, forced into exile or silenced'

An investigation by Human Rights Watch found that sensitive topics, including industrial pollution – which contributes to thousands of premature deaths every year in Cairo – are all off limits at the summit, writes Nada Farhoud

Tribune News Service

Slovenia elects Melania Trump’s lawyer as first woman president

Lawyer and human rights advocate Natasa Pirc Musar won Slovenia’s presidential election, defeating an ally of ousted nationalist leader Janez Jansa to become the European Union state’s first woman head of state.

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