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US sanctions Iranian officials amid crackdown on protests

US has accused three Iranian security officials of complicity in human rights violations in largely Kurdish regions.

Al Jazeera

Mel C risks Spice Girls feud as she slams Qatar after David Beckham's controversial £10m deal

The star, who recently won the honorary gay award at the Attitude Awards, has long been an LGBT ally and spoke out against Qatar.

Daily Record

Human rights charity accuses Iran of ‘state hostage-taking’

The report estimates that since 2015 there have been at least 50 cases of dual and foreign nationals being arbitrarily detained by Iran.

The Independent UK

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Outrage after French court censors media investigation into mayor

The gag order against Mediapart violates French press law and the European Convention on Human Rights, critics say.

Al Jazeera

We need to raise human rights issues in Qatar but we shouldn't boycott the World Cup

Wales fan and founder and partner of Cardiff legal firm Capital Law, Chris Nott, says that while not every country shares our values on human rights events like the World Cup provide a vital platform for discussion

Birmingham Post

Football fans praise Germany for ‘powerful gesture’ as players protest ahead of World Cup game

The World Cup has been marred by controversy around host Qatar’s human rights stance

Manchester Evening News

Biden administration ‘dragged feet’ on Mohammed bin Salman immunity ruling

Legal experts raise questions about run-up to granting immunity in civil case involving murder of journalist

The Guardian - UK

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The World Cup puts the spotlight on Qatar, but also brings attention to its human rights record and politics – 4 things to know

With the start of the World Cup on Nov. 20, 2022, soccer teams from 32 countries and tens of thousands of fans have converged on Qatar, a tiny Arab country on a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. But search “Qatar 2022” online, and the first nonsport results are about the…

The Conversation

Haitians deported from Dominican Republic in 'cage-like' trucks

Authorities in the Dominican Republic deported 15,000 Haitians in October 2022 alone, despite the call of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to halt these forced removals because of the precarious health and security situation in Haiti. One group in Haiti that provides help to deportees says that Dominican…

France 24

Philippine police officer jailed in rare drug war torture conviction

A Philippine police officer has been jailed for torturing two teenagers killed at the height of former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, court documents show, in a rare conviction of an enforcer of the crackdown.

Bangkok Post

Love Island's Adam Collard slams celebs 'making money' from controversial Qatar World Cup

Love Island bombshell Adam Collard reveals he turned down a chance to go to the World Cup in Qatar amid the country's controversial stance on human rights

Daily Mirror

Reading the room: with NZ's hate speech laws postponed, where are the limits for comedy?

After a long and at times divisive public consultation process, the government has opted to make a single change to the Human Rights Act and push the “wider and more complex” issues around hate speech legislation to the Law Commission for review.

The Conversation

'I refuse to watch the World Cup and feel complicit in Qatar's human rights abuses'

Polly Hudson explains why she's banished her husband to the pub to watch the World Cup, as she muses how tuning in to any television coverage of the tournament in Qatar would make her feel 'personally, feel complicit'

Daily Mirror

Australian Sports Minister Anika Wells meets with Qatar government official ahead of Socceroos clash with France

Anika Wells, who has met with Qatar's deputy foreign minister, says Australia's own human rights record will come under the spotlight ahead of the nation hosting major sports event.

ABC News

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The Guardian - UK

Owen Paterson taking UK to human rights court after lobbying scandal

Former MP, who once argued UK should break free from Strasbourg court, is challenging finding he repeatedly broke rules

Evening Standard

Brexiteer Owen Paterson suing the government at the European Court of Human Rights over ‘privacy breach’

The former minister was suspended from the House of Commons for breaking lobbying rules

The National (Scotland)

Brexiteer Owen Paterson takes Government to European court over lobbying probe

FORMER Tory Cabinet minister Owen Paterson is taking the Government to the European Court of Human Rights after he was found guilty of an…

The Independent UK

Owen Paterson takes Government to European court over lobbying probe

The ex-Tory MP and longstanding Eurosceptic is arguing that his right to privacy under the European Convention of Human Rights was breached.

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The Independent UK

Former Tory MP Owen Paterson claims ‘unfair’ lobbying investigation breached his human rights

Brexiteer takes case to European Court of Human Rights – despite previously railing against Strasbourg influence

The Guardian - UK

Iran enters ‘critical’ phase as it tries to quash anti-regime protests

Activists accuse state forces of deploying heavy weaponry, as attacks on Kurdish areas intensify

The Independent UK

Players are being ‘controlled’ at Qatar World Cup, says Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen

Vertonghen says players are afraid to state their support for social causes or basic human rights in the current climate at the World Cup

The Independent UK

GRA amendment ruling out impact on Equality Act backed by MSPs

Members of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee met on Tuesday to discuss proposed changes to the legislation.

Manchester Evening News

"It shouldn’t be here" - Manchester United icon Roy Keane criticises decision to allow Qatar to host World Cup

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane said he wasn't comfortable with Qatar hosting the tournament given its human rights record.

Daily Record

Graeme Souness hammers British history as he makes heartfelt Ireland admission to Roy Keane

It comes amid the debate over the World Cup being staged in the Middle East.

France 24

The Uighur 'influencers' peddling Beijing's propaganda narrative

While part of the international community denounces the repression of the Uighur ethnic group in Xinjiang, a region in western China, Uighur "influencers" offer an idyllic vision of their daily life. But a growing number of human rights organisations and the United Nations have documented China’s severe repression of this…

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