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George Clooney says he's never fought with wife Amal in eight years of marriage

George Clooney has revealed how he keeps his marriage to human rights lawyer Amal strong after nearly a decade

Daily Mirror

Venezuela’s mining region a hotbed of sex trafficking and violence, UN says

Fact-finding mission reports brutal massacres and sexual slavery in gold-rich arc where armed gangs fight for control

The Guardian - US

Uyghur leader urges Japan to join call for UN debate on alleged abuses in China

Japan needs to do more than make an "empty promise" to stop human rights abuses in China, the leader of the largest ethnic Uyghur group in exile said in Tokyo on Friday.

Reuters

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Women's rights group calls on FIFA to kick Iran out of World Cup

The call comes as protests continued in several cities across Iran, as a human rights group said at least 83 people had been killed in nearly two weeks of demonstrations

The Hindu

George Clooney gushes about wife Amal at their first Albie Awards: ‘Couldn’t be more proud’

The couple’s Clooney Foundation for Justice recognised journalists, lawyers and rights groups

The Independent UK

Family ordered to demolish house before Christmas pin hopes on human rights probe

Stephanie Rolfe and Stuart MacDonald have been told to "dismantle" the moveable home they began work on in 2018 over a planning application row but their local MP has intervened

Daily Mirror

Civil society the key to preventing an Indonesian police state

Reforming the Indonesian police needs to be driven from the bottom up by civil society groups.

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Violence continues under Indian piecemeal approach

Legislation from last century allows paramilitary violence to continue in the North East of India.

360info

Experts accuse Mexico of hampering new probe into 2014 student disappearances

A panel of experts on Thursday accused Mexico's government of blocking prosecutions in the 2014 disappearances of 43 student teachers, dealing a blow to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who vowed to clear up the case.

Reuters

NHRC hails elective abortion law

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has welcomed a legal amendment that allows for the elective termination of pregnancies between 12 and 20 weeks to ensure safe and legal abortions, a basic right for women urged by at least two international pacts Thailand has signed.

Bangkok Post

Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga found guilty of inciting violence

Novelist given suspended sentence after staging peaceful protest calling for political reform

The Guardian - UK

Bipartisan group of senators condemns Iran over Amini death

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a resolution condemning the detention and death of Mahsa Amini

The Independent UK

All quiet on the Maoist front

The fall of Burha Pahar, a command centre of the CPI(Maoist) in the jungles along the Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh border, signifies a broader trend — the ultras are on the retreat across the country. Despite the gains made in depleting the strength of the rebels, the Union Home Ministry’s take-no-prisoners approach and…

The Hindu

Iran protests over young woman's death continue, 83 said killed

Protests continued in several cities across Iran on Thursday against the death of young woman in police custody, state and social media reported, as a human rights group said at least 83 people had been killed in nearly two weeks of demonstrations.

Reuters

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The Guardian - AU

Refugee incorrectly jailed for 58 days in ACT has no right to compensation, court rules

Canberra court recognises South Sudanese refugee wrongly jailed but rules imprisonment not arbitrary nor a violation of Human Rights Act

The Conversation

UNDRIP 15 years on: Genuine truth and reconciliation requires legislative reform

On Sept. 30 Canada marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for the second time since the federal government made it a statutory holiday. As Canada struggles to come to terms with colonialism and its ongoing legacies, we must also talk about what needs to be done to bring…

Glasgow Live

Glasgow City Council agree to spend £3300 for leader to attend Cop27 in Egypt

Glasgow hosted COP26 last year, and Susan Aitken has vowed to raise the issue of human rights when she travels to the Cop27 conference in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Daily Mirror

North Korea fires two more missiles just hours after US vice-president visits border

In a rare condemnation during a visit to the inter-Korean border, Kamala Harris denounced the "brutal dictatorship", illegal arms programme and rampant human rights violations which continue in the North

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The Conversation

Ukraine war: why Russians fleeing conscription should be treated as refugees

People fleeing across borders is a hallmark of armed conflict. We first saw millions of Ukrainians flee the country when the Russians invaded Ukraine in February this year. Now there are reports of hundreds of thousands of Russians fleeing their country in order to avoid Russia’s first mobilisation since the…

Bristol Post

Removing Colston statue was 'cathartic not violent' says one of Colston 4

Rhian Graham said she is 'not disheartened' by Court of Appeal ruling, which can't undo what happened

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Sec-Gen 'Closely' Following Developments in Iran

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his growing concern about reports of casualties related to the protests in Iran, calling on the authorities to respect human rights, including freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association. Guterres said in a statement issued Tuesday that he was "closely following" the ongoing protests…

The Guardian - UK

Aung San Suu Kyi and Australian adviser handed three years’ jail after secret trial

Myanmar junta’s sentencing of ousted leader and economic adviser Sean Turnell described as ‘cruel injustice’

The Hindu

Denmark to have black third jersey as protest at Qatar World Cup

The new red kit is inspired from their Euro 92 success when Denmark won their only major title, but has its logo and details barely visible. An all black design, which Hummel said signifies the "colour of mourning", will be their third kit in Qatar

The Independent UK

Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre

For years, Facebook, now called Meta, has pushed the narrative that it was a neutral platform in Myanmar that was misused by malicious people and failed to moderate violent and hateful material adequately

Manchester Evening News

Manchester United star Christian Eriksen to wear Qatar 'protest' shirt at World Cup

The Danish national team's kit designers Hummel have announced the shirt will be 'a protest against Qatar and its human rights record'

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