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With Twitter's human rights team eliminated, legal experts voice alarm about what it could mean for users around the world. Tina Trinh reports. Read more: With Twitter's Human Rights Team Gone, Some Experts Say Users' Safety JeopardizedContinue Reading

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal said Dutch fans who are boycotting the World Cup over human rights concern are right to do so but hopes that if … Read more: Louis van Gaal says Dutch fans are RIGHT to boycott Qatar World Cup – Daily MailContinue Reading

Statement delivered at the UN Third Committee adoption of a resolution on human rights in Myanmar. Read more: The continued deterioration of human rights in Myanmar: UK Statement at UN – GOV.UKContinue Reading

A draft resolution on the human rights situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol — approved by a recorded vote of … Read more: Third Committee Approves Six Draft Resolutions, Including Texts on Human Rights in … – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Human rights groups say workers were often forced to work under unsafe conditions, including in extreme heat. They also point to the fact that … Read more: The state of human rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 men's FIFA World Cup – NPRContinue Reading

Canada has imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, targeting individuals involved in alleged human rights abuses and companies it accused of supplying … Read more: Canada imposes new Iran sanctions over drones for Russia, human rights | ReutersContinue Reading

French has historically been a language of human rights. That's why the Québec government should promote it as a tool of a human rights-based … Read more: Note to Québec's premier: French is the language of human rights, not xenophobiaContinue Reading

Mr. Zakaria Hannache is an Algerian human rights defender, who has been prosecuted in Algeria since February 2022 under spurious charges, … Read more: Tunisia: Human rights defender Zakaria Hannache at risk of refoulement – FIDHContinue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk urged Wednesday (Nov. 16) Sudanese factions to reach an agreement to end worsening … Read more: Sudan: UN human rights chief calls for political deal – AfricanewsContinue Reading

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed the approval of the United Nations General Assembly's draft resolution on human rights in the … Read more: President Zelensky welcomes UNGA's draft resolution on human rights in CrimeaContinue Reading

Dozens of UK pubs and bars across the UK are refusing to show any World Cup matches in protest against Qatar's human rights abuses. Read more: The pubs refusing to show the World Cup over Qatar's human rights record – Metro UKContinue Reading

The sanctions target six senior officials accused of committing human rights violations, particularly during “brutal crackdowns on protesters.”. Read more: Canada imposes new sanctions against Iran drone manufacturers, human rights violationsContinue Reading

The treatment of migrant workers is just one of a range of violations that make up the state's troubling human rights record. Read more: Qatar: Six things you need to know about the hosts of the 2022 FIFA World CupContinue Reading

The UK government has been accused of being "complicit" in human rights abuses in Qatar as a result of granting licences for the sale of £3.4bn … Read more: UK government accused of 'complicity' in Qatar human rights abuses through £3.4bn arms salesContinue Reading