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Iran uses rape, torture to silence detained Mahsa Amini protesters, Amnesty says

Iranian authorities have used rape and sexual assault to punish or silence those arrested during the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests, Amnesty International said in a report released on Wednesday. Amnesty documented 45 cases of sexual violence perpetrated against men, women and children who were detained and says the actual number…

France 24

Iranian regime accused of raping and violating protesters as young as 12

Amnesty International report details ‘harrowing’ testimonies of survivors at hands of security forces following nationwide protests

The Guardian - UK

COP28: Arab Coordination Group allocates $10 billion for energy transition

Countries at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai are considering calling for a formal phaseout of fossil fuels as part of the UN summit's final deal to tackle global warming, a draft negotiating text seen on Tuesday shows. The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) said on the sidelines of the summit…

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Locked up with no charge, Palestinian prisoners tell of pain and sorrow as they are freed in hostage exchange

Dozens of women and children released from prison in Israel were held without trial or charge, a practice rights group says violates international law, writes Bel Trew

The Independent UK

Banner calling for release of activist in UAE flown over Etihad Stadium

The plane circled the stadium in the early stages of City’s Premier League match against Liverpool.

The Independent UK

Banner urging UAE to release activist flown at Manchester City v Liverpool

Amnesty International organised a banner to encourage City fans to put pressure on owner Sheik Mansour to free Ahmed Mansoor from jail in Abu Dhabi

The Guardian - UK

A year on from Qatar, this is the real legacy of the 2022 World Cup

After the most controversial World Cup in history, Qatar and Fifa have left a trail of empty words and broken promises, writes Miguel Delaney

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One year on from World Cup, Qatar and FIFA urged by rights group to do more for migrant workers

One year after Qatar hosted the men’s World Cup, the gas-rich emirate and soccer body FIFA have been urged by human rights group Amnesty International to do more for migrant workers

The Independent UK

UNESCO urges Cambodia not to forcibly evict residents of Angkor Wat temple complex

UNESCO is urging Cambodian authorities not to carry out forcible evictions at the renowned Angkor Wat temple complex

The Independent UK

A rights group accuses UNESCO of turning a blind eye to forcible evictions at Cambodia's Angkor Wat

The human rights group Amnesty International has strongly criticized UNESCO and its World Heritage program for failing to challenge the Cambodian government’s ongoing mass evictions at the famous centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex

The Independent UK

Unesco under fire for failing to prevent evictions at Angkor Wat temple site

Amnesty says heritage body has ‘fallen short’ in its responsibility to thousands of families thrown off the complex in Cambodia

The Guardian - UK

How Chinese firm linked to repression of Uyghurs aids Israeli surveillance in West Bank

Cameras made by Hikvision, which is blacklisted in US, blanket the occupied West Bank, according to Amnesty International

The Guardian - US

Dozens of towns in Burkina Faso besieged by jihadists: report

Armed groups are committing war crimes and human rights abuses as they besiege towns across Burkina Faso, the rights group Amnesty International has warned in a report.

Radio France Internationale

Boy, 11, referred to ‘chilling’ government’s anti-terror scheme for making joke during fire drill

Amnesty has called for a controversial anti-terror scheme to be scrapped

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Rights groups report widespread war crimes across Africa’s Sahel region with communities under siege

Rights groups say in new reports that security forces and armed groups are committing alleged war crimes against civilians in Africa’s Sahel region where extremists and rebels are increasingly fighting to exert dominance and control resources in communities

The Independent UK

Prevent anti-terror programme incompatible with human rights, says Amnesty

The human rights campaign group called for it to be scrapped.

The Guardian - UK

Amnesty calls for Prevent strategy to be abolished over ‘human rights abuses’

Group accuses programme of encouraging ‘thought policing’ and being incompatible with international human rights

The Independent UK

Amnesty International says Israeli forces wounded Lebanese civilians with white phosphorus

The human rights group Amnesty International says civilians in southern Lebanon were injured this month when Israeli forces hit a border village with shells containing white phosphorus

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The Independent UK

Fifa must secure Saudi promise over World Cup human rights, Amnesty International warns

Fifa urged to secure commitments to improving human rights in countries likely to host the 2034 World Cup

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Indigenous voice supporters call for week of silence

Following the heavy defeat of a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander campaigners have endorsed a week of silence.

The Guardian - US

Revealed: Amazon linked to trafficking of workers in Saudi Arabia

Dozens of contract workers at Amazon warehouses say they were tricked into toiling and living in grueling, squalid conditions

Radio France Internationale

History of Kenyan police violence raises concerns for Haiti mission

The United Nations Security Council has given the green light for Kenya to lead an international mission to combat rampant gang violence in Haiti. But watchdogs say they are concerned about possible human rights violations, given accusations of abuses by Kenyan police.

The Independent UK

Amnesty International asks Pakistan to keep hosting Afghans as their expulsion may put them at risk

Amnesty International is urging Pakistan to maintain its support for Afghan refugees by enabling them to live with dignity and be free from the fear of deportation to Afghanistan where they face persecution by the Taliban

The Independent UK

Varadkar to decide on legal challenge to Troubles legacy bill within weeks

Amnesty International said the progression of the bill was a ‘dark day for justice’.

The Independent UK

Victims’ images projected on Parliament as Government urged to scrap legacy Bill

The controversial legislation is set to return to Parliament this week.

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