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U.N. Human Rights chief kicks off high-stakes visit to China, Beijing cites COVID in limiting access

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet arrived in China on Monday, kicking off the first trip by a holder of the office since 2005 amid concerns that it could lead to an endorsement rather than scrutiny of China's rights record.

Reuters

More than 100 million people forcibly displaced in the world - U.N.

More than 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, citing new data about those escaping violence, conflict, persecution and human rights violations.

Reuters

U.S. doesn’t single out India on human rights: NSA Sullivan

‘U.S. has found a way to pursue practical cooperation with countries’ ‘We’ll speak out when we see deviations from rule of law’

The Hindu

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Railway ticket examiners seek better restroom facilities

They plan to approach Human Rights Commission raising the demand

The Hindu

Pakistani court orders probe into ex-minister's arrest

A court in Pakistan’s capital has ordered an investigation into the controversial arrest of a former human rights minister over a decades-old land dispute

The Independent UK

China's Xinjiang Crackdown Under Scrutiny Ahead of UN Rights Chief Visit

China's crackdown on Muslim minorities in the remote region of Xinjiang will return to the spotlight next week when Beijing hosts the United Nations human rights chief for the first time in nearly two decades. The highly scrutinized six-day trip by High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet will begin Monday, with stops…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Enes Kanter Freedom: ’50 NBA owners are making profit off of slave labor’

Basketball star Enes Kanter Freedom pleaded for a fellow player to join him in taking a stand against the NBA's connections to communist China Friday on "The Ingraham Angle." Enes Kanter Freedom: Human rights violations happen all around the world. ...

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Roma refugees who fled from Ukraine to Moldova are now in limbo

Many slipped across the border as the war began, but lack passports or other official forms of ID. They struggle to prove their eligibility for humanitarian aid — and to cross into other countries.

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More Global Effort Needed on Migration, UN Forum Says

Several dozen countries and advocacy groups pledged Friday to do more to improve the treatment of migrants worldwide, as part of a UN global migration agreement that has so far brought limited results. Abdulla Shahid, President of the United Nations General Assembly, told reporters that as many as 281 million…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The final countdown to the World Cup in Qatar is still full of uncertainty

From fears over human rights to concerns over how many fans will attend the tournament, Fifa and the host nation have a lot to address

The Guardian - UK

HRW Says More Arrests in Iran amid Economic Protests

Iranian authorities have arrested several prominent activists on baseless accusations amid labor union strikes and ongoing protests against rising prices, since May 6, 2022, in dozens of small towns, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. Those arrested include a prominent sociologist and four labor rights defenders. News outlets close to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN rights chief to make landmark trip to China’s Xinjiang region

Michelle Bachelet’s visit marks the first trip to China by a UN human rights commissioner since 2005.

Al Jazeera

U.S. concerned about possible restrictions faced by U.N. rights chief in China

The United States is "deeply concerned" about an upcoming visit to China by U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet based on its understanding of the restrictions she will be subjected to there, the State Department said on Friday.

Reuters

UN human rights commissioner criticised over planned Xinjiang visit

Exclusive: Politicians accuse China of organising a ‘Potemkin-style tour’ for Michelle Bachelet

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UN rights chief to visit China next week, travel to Xinjiang

The United Nations’ top human rights official will visit China next week on a trip that will take her to the Xinjiang region, where rights groups and some Western governments allege the Chinese government is committing genocide and serious abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities

Reuters

UN rights chief to visit China for first time since 2005

U.N. Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet will visit China next week, the foreign ministry said on Friday, making the first such visit since 2005 and prompting fears among Western rights groups that it will be seen as an endorsement of China's rights record.

Chicago Sun-Times

Reproductive justice is about more than abortion rights

Black women coined the phrase “reproductive justice,” which is grounded in Black feminism and human rights.

Daily Mirror

Phil Mickelson “not missed” at PGA Championship dinner he was meant to host

Phil Mickelson has been in golf exile following his comments regarding human rights in Saudi Arabia ahead of his attempt to join the LIV Golf Invitational Series

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The Guardian - UK

‘Carbon bomb’ makers are putting all our lives at risk

Letters: Peter Muchlinski, Robert Cooper and Andy Bradley respond to the Guardian’s exposé of big oil’s fossil fuel projects that are a colossal threat to the climate and human life

Daily Mirror

Russian soldiers 'held babies hostage and executed a boy on playground' report claims

The Human Rights Watch has uncovered a string of accusations of shocking war crimes said to have been carried out by Russian soldiers on Ukrainian civilians as the invasion began

Reuters

U.S. accuses Cuba of using Americas summit controversy as propaganda ploy

The Biden administration on Thursday accused Cuba of fueling controversy over its possible exclusion from the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month to portray Washington as the “bad guy” and distract attention from Havana’s human rights record at home.

Evening Standard

Why the Bill of Rights is a threat to women

Since the death of Sarah Everard in March 2021, a spotlight has been shone on the dire situation when it comes to violence against women. Figures this year have shown that only 1.3 per cent of reported rapes are being prosecuted. Only 70 per cent of those cases end in…

The Guardian - UK

Twenty-five ethnic Pamiris killed by security forces in Tajikistan protests

Escalating tensions erupt into regime-backed violence against the minority group in the autonomous region of Gorno-Badakhshan

Evening Standard

Amnesty says FIFA and Qatar must pay £355m to ‘abused’ migrant World Cup workers

FIFA should pay at least $440million (£355.1m) in reparations to the hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who have suffered human rights abuses during preparations for the Qatar World Cup, a new report by Amnesty International has said.

The Conversation

This election, many adults with disabilities won't be allowed to vote. That should change

This Saturday, most Australians over 18 will vote in the federal election. The right to participate in elections is enshrined in international and domestic human rights law.

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