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FIFA has written to World Cup countries urging them to "focus on football" not human rights issues ahead of the tournament in Qatar. Read more: FIFA urges World Cup countries to 'focus on football' not Qatar human rights issues | ITV NewsContinue Reading

The Access to rights for people detained in secure forensic mental health facilities in Ireland report identifies numerous alleged human rights … Read more: New report identifies human rights issues at Central Mental Hospital – Irish Medical TimesContinue Reading

Product and engineering teams were gutted by well over 50%, according to two sources, and other groups — like communications, marketing, human rights … Read more: Twitter Cuts Spur Concerns About US Midterms, Human Rights – BloombergContinue Reading

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry released on Friday two reports on human rights violations in the United States and the United Kingdom. Read more: Iran releases reports on human rights violations in U.S., UK – Tehran TimesContinue Reading

G-7 calls on Iran to release detained protesters, human rights defenders. Foreign ministers of Group of Seven urge Iranian authorities to 'honor … Read more: G-7 calls on Iran to release detained protesters, human rights defenders – Anadolu AgencyContinue Reading

On Friday, Elon Musk decimated a number of key teams at Twitter focused on everything from ethical AI to human rights. Read more: Elon Musk just axed key Twitter teams like human rights, accessibility, AI ethics and curationContinue Reading

As South Korea re-engages on the issue of human rights in North Korea at the United Nations, the new UN Special Rapporteur debuts. Read more: South Korea Re-engages on North Korean Human Rights in the United NationsContinue Reading

"Accessibility is essentially a human rights issue. The biggest hurdle is inclusiveness. It is not just about disability; it is about reduced mobility … Read more: Dignity for people with reduced mobility is a human rights issue: Sminu Jindal of SvayamContinue Reading

Bahrain which is led by the Sunni monarchy has been accused and criticised of overseeing human rights abuses by the Shia Muslim opposition and other … Read more: Bahrain: Pope calls for an to end human rights violations and discrimination during visitContinue Reading

Caitlin Reiger is a human rights lawyer who has spent the past 25 years working globally and in various countries on international criminal law, … Read more: Caitlin Reiger | Human Rights Law CentreContinue Reading

GENEVA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) — Continued armed violence has pushed Haiti into the worst human rights and humanitarian situation it has seen in decades … Read more: UN rights chief warns of worst human rights situation in decades in Haiti – XinhuaContinue Reading

Rights groups urge head of Catholic Church to advocate for dissidents in Sunni-ruled kingdom, which faces accusations of oppressing its Shiite … Read more: Pope Francis calls for human rights, end to death penalty during Bahrain tripContinue Reading

FIFA chiefs Gianni Infantino and Fatma Samoura send a letter to all 32 World Cup teams PLEADING with them to NOT focus on Qatar's human rights … Read more: FIFA send letter to World Cup teams asking them NOT to focus on Qatar's human rights issuesContinue Reading

Qatar's controversial human rights record has attracted plenty of focus ahead of this month's World Cup but FIFA's president is keen for the … Read more: FIFA chief Gianni Infantino sends letter to all World Cup nations over Qatar human rightsContinue Reading