Human rights abuses are plaguing Sri Lanka – the UK must step up and introduce sanctions
During the final months of the conflict, over a hundred thousand civilians suffered horrific human rights abuses and war crimes at the hands of … Read more: Human rights abuses are plaguing Sri Lanka – the UK must step up and introduce sanctionsContinue Reading
Editorial: 'Israel Discovery Trip' whitewashes human rights abuses | The Daily Campus
The publicity around the program makes no mention of whether students will have the opportunity to “discover” the human rights violations … Read more: Editorial: 'Israel Discovery Trip' whitewashes human rights abuses | The Daily CampusContinue Reading
UN General Assembly adopts resolution accusing Taliban of human rights violations in Afghanistan
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday accusing the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls, … Read more: UN General Assembly adopts resolution accusing Taliban of human rights violations in AfghanistanContinue Reading
FIFA forbids Danish men's soccer team from wearing pro-human rights shirts at Qatar World Cup
The men's Danish soccer team has been forbidden from wearing training shirts showing human rights messaging at this month's World Cup in Qatar. Read more: FIFA forbids Danish men's soccer team from wearing pro-human rights shirts at Qatar World CupContinue Reading
Twitter firings have 'serious consequences' for rights, campaigners warn – openDemocracy
Twitter's disbanding of its Africa office and human rights team poses a threat to information across the continent. Read more: Twitter firings have 'serious consequences' for rights, campaigners warn – openDemocracyContinue Reading
Human rights in Belarus: Joint statement to the OSCE – GOV.UK
The exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association, is severely repressed … Read more: Human rights in Belarus: Joint statement to the OSCE – GOV.UKContinue Reading
Education and agency: Keys to ensuring democracy and human rights – The PIE News
SFC now has a human rights program in partnership with Amnesty International, a human rights lecture series and a forum on migration series. Read more: Education and agency: Keys to ensuring democracy and human rights – The PIE NewsContinue Reading
Death Penalty Information Center Launches Series on Human Rights and the U.S. Death …
DPIC's human rights project grew out of discussions with staff members of the German embassy. DPIC presented the second event in the series, a webinar … Read more: Death Penalty Information Center Launches Series on Human Rights and the U.S. Death …Continue Reading
FIFA Denies Denmark's Request to Train in 'Human Rights for All' Shirt at World Cup
FIFA denied the Danish Football Association's (DBU) training shirts for the World Cup that said “human rights for all” on them, … Read more: FIFA Denies Denmark's Request to Train in 'Human Rights for All' Shirt at World CupContinue Reading
COP27 gives Egypt's human rights activists unprecedented global platform | Financial Times
We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Human rights news every morning. The Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, which is … Read more: COP27 gives Egypt's human rights activists unprecedented global platform | Financial TimesContinue Reading
FIFA FORBIDS Denmark from training in human rights 'protest' strip condemning World Cup …
FIFA has banned the Denmark from training in pro-human rights shirts at the Qatar World Cup. Read more: FIFA FORBIDS Denmark from training in human rights 'protest' strip condemning World Cup …Continue Reading
FIFA rejects Denmark request to wear shirts with human rights message | Reuters
"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 … Read more: FIFA rejects Denmark request to wear shirts with human rights message | ReutersContinue Reading
SNP minister issues warning over revived human rights law plans | HeraldScotland
“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
UFC star won't watch World Cup due to human rights abuses – Bloody Elbow
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
The climate summit is drawing attention to Egypt's poor human rights record – NPR
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