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Cities in France are boycotting World Cup events in a show of solidarity with the global movement condemning Qatar for its human rights and environmental abuses
Less than a month remains until the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar, and already a number of French cities, including Paris, Lille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, and Marseille, have announced they will be boycotting the tournament and will not be setting up the customary fan zones with giant TV scree...
The US Wants to Increase Export Restrictions Against China Due to Security and Human Rights
The Biden administration is attempting to restrain China's military and technology advancements by implementing the lessons learnt from controls on Russia during the Ukraine War.
To impede Russia's economic and military progress after it invades Ukraine about five months ago, th...
The Committee of Ministers has adopted a recommendation on fair play in sports
Fair trials are required in the fight against doping in sports, but also recognise the need to preserve an athlete's private life, including his or her reputation and health-related information. The Committee of Ministers has issued a Recommendation to the Member States aimed at reinforcing t...
A recent US study offers a bleak picture of human rights in Pakistan
The State Department has painted a bleak image of human rights in Pakistan, noting several examples of extrajudicial murders, restrictions on media freedom, and 'pervasive corruption' in politics and governance.
The State Department's Pakistan 2021 Human Rights Report, issue...
Chemical Restraint Is Still Used in Nursing Homes
Human Rights Watch stated today that the Australian government should ban the use of chemical restraints in nursing homes to regulate the conduct of elderly persons with dementia. The Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety delivered its final report one year ago, in March 2021, advocati...
The US Bans Visas for Certain Countries Marking Human Rights Day
On International Human Rights Day, the U.S. imposed financial sanctions and banned visas for several current and former government officials and institutes from nine countries including China, Myanmar, and Russia.
The United Kingdom and Canada joined the United States in imposing ...
UK hosts summit for G7 Foreign and Development Ministers
Britain will be hosting a summit Foreign and Development Ministers from the G7 summit and leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will also be present. This summit will be held in Liverpool from 10 to 12 December.
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- UK to host ...
Malala announces her marriage on Twitter
Social activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has announced her marriage on Twitter. The Pakistani human rights campaigner married Asser Malik and posted images of her celebration on Twitter.
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Afghan women forced to marry Taliban terrorists
As the Taliban acquires over Afghanistan after the retrieval of US forces from the country, it deviates from its promise of magnanimous victory and has started torturing civilians and taking over cities. Taliban is now forcing unmarried girls and women of the age group 12-45 to become wives for t...
Chinese Billionaire sentenced for 18 years
Chinese billionaire Sun Dawu, sentenced to 18 years of jail, on Wednesday. Sun was arrested in March this year. He owns a company called Hebei Dawu Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Group.
Sun is a critic of the ruling communist Party. His company works in food production, poultry proce...
AUSTRALIA: UNITED NATIONS RAISED SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS OVER INDIA TRAVEL BAN
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- The United Nations human rights officials have raised serious human rights concerns over Australia’s India travel ban
- Rupert Colville said that, they have serious concerns about whether the penalties for the travel rules breach meets...
CHINA REJECTS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ACCUSATIONS OF ABUSES IN XINJIANG
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- China rejects Human Rights Watch accusations of abuses in Xinjiang.
- Human Rights Watch appealed to the U.N. Human Rights Commission to investigate reports Xinjiang region.
- Beijing refuted by saying the camps are for job t...
CHINA TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS & ENTITIES IN US AND CANADA
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• China on Saturday made an announcement that it is imposing sanctions on individuals and entities in the United States and Canada
• China would impose sanctions on the chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Gayle...
UNITED STATES TO REJOIN UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
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• In the year 2018, the US under leadership of Trump had withdrew itself from the council after accusing the UN Human Rights Council of unfair targeting of Israel
• The Biden administration has recommitted the US to a foreign policy centred on democracy, h...
US IS CAREFULLY REVIEWING THE REPORT BY UN ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SRI LANKA
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• This UN report highlights several worrying trends like deepening immunity, ethno-nationalist rhetoric, increasing militarisation of governmental functions and intimidation of the civil society over the period of last year
• The US State Department Spokes...
M&S COMPLY WITH CALL TO ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS EXPLOITATION IN CHINA’S XINJIANG REGION
- Retailer Marks & Spencer has given their consent to a call to action on human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region.
- In December, the BBC disclosed new evidence that China is forcing countless Uighurs and other lesser-known minorities into hard, manual labour in the ...
UN RIGHT’S CHIEF WORRIED OVER SHRINKING LIBERTIES IN HONG KONG
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- The UN rights chief voiced worry over captures of activists in Hong Kong, noticing that an intense new security law was having a chilling impact on fundamental freedoms
She expressed worry about the quickly contracting liberty majori...
EUROPEAN UNION TO APPLY CUSTOM DUTIES ON CAMBODIA EXPORTS OVER HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS
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- The European Union have restored custom duties on some of the export products that have arrived from Cambodia
- The trade commissioner said that, the European Union has given Cambodia opportunities to develop their export industry ...
PRESIDENT MOON JAE-IN SILENT ON EQUALITY LAW
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- Human rights watchdog considers South Korea as a country not friendly towards LGBT-unfriendly South Korea.
- Human rights watchdog wants South Korean National Assembly to enact legislation, guarantying equality.
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Japan should fight for human rights in North Korea
Almost 300 non-governmental organizations have written a letter to the prime minister of Japan, requesting Japanese government to reverse its course and plan for strict actions against the human rights violation in North Korea, in 2019, Japan took back the order of being the key sponsor of annual...