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Ali bin Samikh al-Marri says Qatar accepts constructive criticism but he decries use of stats ‘[that] lack accuracy’.

Human rights council makes more than 300 recommendations with many coming from less well-off countries

Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh follows decade-long crackdown on civil society in Egypt

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war during the nearly nine-month conflict, citing examples including the use of electric shocks and humiliation. Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine Matilda Bogner said that under international…

Dog attacks and electric shocks inflicted upon detainees

The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war during the nearly nine-month conflict, citing examples including the use of electric shocks and forced nudity.

(Corrects Chinese leader's name in first paragraph, Jinping, not Jingping)

(Corrects Chinese leader's name in first paragraph, Jinping, not Jingping)

Football should try to expand to new regions, but awarding a World Cup to Qatar was a mistake on a number of levels