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Top accreditor of gold refiners sued over alleged human rights abuse

A British law firm said on Tuesday it had brought a case against the world's most important accreditor of gold refineries for renewing a refiner's certification despite alleged human rights abuses at a mine supplying it with gold.

Reuters

Jimmy Lai’s security law trial postponed to September 2023

Media tycoon, who has been denied bail, could face life term if found guilty of alleged ‘collusion’ with foreign forces.

Al Jazeera

Musk's Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council

The advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations was formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide and other problems on the platform.

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Scores of executions feared in Iran as 23-year-old hanged in public killing

Human rights group warns death of Majidreza Rahnavard ‘a significant escalation of violence against protesters’

The Guardian - UK

Fifa accused of failing to adhere to its own human rights commitments

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch criticise Fifa after it failed to create a remedy fund for migrant workers injured or killed in Qatar

The Guardian - UK

U.S. sanctions four Zimbabweans, two entities -U.S. Treasury

The Biden administration on Monday sanctioned four people and two entities in Zimbabwe as part of Washington's efforts to target corruption and human rights abusers, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement.

Reuters

Iran carries out second protest-related execution in its 'killing spree'

Iran carried out its second execution linked to the anti-government protests challenging the country’s theocracy on December 12. Our Observer, Hadi Ghaemi, who works as the Executive Director of the ‘Centre for Human Rights in Iran’, told us this “killing spree” to crush protests is likely to shift into “high…

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Human rights organisations say Fifa complicit in ‘serious abuses’ over unpaid workers in Qatar

Amnesty International and other bodies have called on football’s governing organisation to rectify the issue and set up a fund for labourers to access ‘the compensation they deserve’ from Qatar

The Independent UK

Ghana had a bad time in 2022 – 4 reads to catch up on what happened

Ghana, a country with a good reputation for democracy, human rights, governance and economic growth in Africa, endured a difficult 2022.

The Conversation

Britain’s new tough talk is a sham. Why would dictators ‘fear’ ministers who befriend them?

James Cleverly squares up to some states, but ducks egregious cases involving allies such as India, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, says Dan Dolan of Reprieve

The Guardian - UK

China slams US sanctions over alleged rights abuses in Tibet

BEIJING: US sanctions on two senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses in Tibet were illegal and seriously harmed Sino-US ties, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

China slams U.S. sanctions over alleged rights abuses in Tibet

U.S. sanctions on two senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses in Tibet were illegal and seriously harmed Sino-U.S. ties, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.

Reuters

Iran accuses Australia of promoting violence and hatred for sanctions over human rights violations, supplying Russia drones for Ukraine war

Iran lashes out at Australia after Penny Wong imposed sanctions for "egregious human rights violations and abuses" over the crackdown against anti-government protesters and the supply of drones to Russia for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News

SA children locked up in adult cells thousands of times breaching their human rights, report finds

A new report found that kids were held at least 2,030 times in SA police cells in the 2020-21 financial year.

ABC News

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The Guardian - UK

UK to downgrade commitment to human rights for close diplomatic ties

Foreign secretary to announce ‘pragmatic’ partnerships with countries likely to be more influential over next 30 years

Los Angeles Times

In Peru, president’s ouster just latest manifestation of extreme political turmoil

LIMA, Peru — A right-wing populist president who led Peru during the 1990s is serving a 25-year prison sentence for human rights abuses. Three of his four immediate successors faced bribery charges — one killing himself with a gunshot to his head when police descended on his home to arrest…

The Independent UK

Labour calls on Raab to abandon Bill of Rights plan

Tory MP Robert Buckland said that the Government needed the Bill ‘like a hole in the head’.

The Independent UK

Biden aims to narrow trust gap with US-Africa leaders summit

President Joe Biden is set to play host to dozens of African leaders in Washington this week as the White House looks to narrow a gaping trust gap with Africa

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Daily Record

Calvin Harris criticised by gay rights campaigners after performing at World Cup in Qatar

Dumfries-born Harris played the Fifa Fan Festival event in Qatar last night, to the anger of human rights activists.

The Conversation

Australia announces 'Magnitsky' sanctions against targets in Russia and Iran. What are they and will they work?

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong chose Human Rights Day to announce Magnitsky-style sanctions against 13 Russian and Iranian individuals and two entities, in response to egregious human rights abuses.

ABC News

Nobel Peace Prize winners blast Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine

The winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine share their visions of a fairer world and denounced Russia's war.

Al Jazeera

US sanctions ex-Guinea leader, Mali politician for right abuses

The US sanctions freeze assests including of Guinea’s former President Conde and Mali’s former President Keita’s son.

The Independent UK

Nobel Peace Prize winners blast Putin's invasion of Ukraine

The winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus have shared their visions of a fairer world during an award ceremony and denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine

Evening Standard

Manila protesters decry alleged injustices under Marcos

Activists march to mark International Human Rights day in ManilaHundreds of protesters marched in Manila on Saturday demonstrating against what they said was a rising number of extrajudicial killings and other injustices under the administration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.The demonstrators, led by the rights groups alliance Karapatan, gathered…

Al Jazeera

Asylum seekers take to the UN to reclaim inalienable human rights

On Human Rights Day, a sit-in at the UN refugee agency in Geneva gives voice to people detained in Libya.

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