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“The Scottish Government, and Scotland as a whole, stands shoulder-to-shoulder with civil society activists and human rights campaigners throughout … Read more: SNP minister issues warning over revived human rights law plans | HeraldScotlandContinue Reading

The UFC flyweight star revealed that she plans to boycott the event due to the well-documented human rights concerns facing host nation Qatar. Read more: UFC star won't watch World Cup due to human rights abuses – Bloody ElbowContinue Reading

SHERLOCK: One event that did draw a big crowd was a human rights panel with the sister of an Egyptian British blogger in jail for almost a decade. Read more: The climate summit is drawing attention to Egypt's poor human rights record – NPRContinue Reading

At the Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Greece urges India to ensure full implementation of freedom of religion and Germany expresses … Read more: Human rights defenders should conform to law of land, says Solicitor-General Tushar MehtaContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Thursday reviewed the UK's human rights record for the fourth time. Read more: UN Human Rights Council reviews UK rights record – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

Treatment of asylum seekers and shredding of Human Rights Act come under fire in Geneva. Read more: UK human rights record and Rwanda deportation plan attacked at UN reviewContinue Reading

Denmark's request for its players to be allowed to wear pro-human rights training shirts at the World Cup in Qatar has been rejected by Fifa. Read more: World Cup 2022: Denmark has pro-human rights shirt request rejected by Fifa – BBC SportContinue Reading

FIFA have rejected a bid by Denmark's World Cup squad to wear pro-human rights shirts in training, the Danish football federation (DBU) said … Read more: FIFA forbids Danish World Cup squad to train in pro-human rights shirts | Deccan HeraldContinue Reading

The Danish football federation (DBU) had asked if players could wear shirts with the words "Human Rights for All" on. Ad. Read more: FIFA reject Denmark request for pro-human rights training shirts at 2022 World Cup in QatarContinue Reading

In the body of this annual report, Mwatana for Human Rights provides an extensive review of particular violations that occurred and the overall … Read more: A Country Falling Apart: Human Rights Situation in Yemen 2021 [EN/AR] – ReliefWebContinue Reading

“We have today got a message from Fifa that the training shirts our players were to train in, where it would say 'human rights for all' at the stomach … Read more: Fifa rejects 'human rights for all' message on Denmark training kits – The GuardianContinue Reading

The administration of President Marcos has said and done nothing substantial to address the country's human rights crisis. Read more: UN Report Charts Human Rights Decline in the Philippines – The DiplomatContinue Reading

… Lithuania and two NGOs, the Freedom House and the Alliance of Democracies, to offer support to democracy activists and human rights defenders. Read more: Cohort to support democracy activists, human rights defenders launched in Vilnius – LRTContinue Reading

Australia's Human Rights Commissioner is set to appear before the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva next week to provide analysis … Read more: Human Rights Commissioner to raise juvenile and immigration detention concerns with UN …Continue Reading