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U.S. will not hesitate to use sanctions to ensure Ethiopian ceasefire agreement is respected

The United States will not hesitate to use sanctions to ensure the Ethiopian ceasefire agreement is respected and abided by and to hold to account those responsible for human rights violations, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Iran court sentences anti-government protester to death as fears grow over mass executions

State media in Iran said on Sunday that Iran's Revolutionary Court has now sentenced one protester to death and handed down jail terms to five others

Manchester Evening News

Gianni Infantino presents his big idea for peace through Qatar 2022

In today’s Fiver: Gianni Infantino, the Human Rights World Cup and a rebrand

The Guardian - UK

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Aust ready for next UN prison inspection

Australia 'regrets' the suspension of a 12-day tour of detention facilities by a delegation of prison inspectors, it tells the UN.

AAP

Qatari minister slams Western media coverage of World Cup record

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

Al Jazeera

UK must act over poverty, housing and equal rights, says UN body

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

The Guardian - UK

Why it's important to understand the unique plight of internally displaced people in Africa

The African Union adopted an agreement more than 13 years ago to prevent the arbitrary displacement of people and to uphold the dignity of such victims.

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Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war: UN

Investigation by UN human rights office reveals abuses by both warring sides in nearly nine-month-long conflict.

Al Jazeera

Pro-Israel Watchdog Alleges ‘sham Hearings’ By UN Commission

The U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva created the three-person commission last year to investigate activities in Gaza.

Zenger

Mafia expert stands trial for calling Italy’s Meloni a b*****d

Human rights campaigner criticised the now PM for her anti-migrant stance

The Independent UK

The Egyptian human rights activists unable to attend Cop27

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

The Guardian - UK

UN: Russian, Ukrainian Prisoners of War were Subject to Torture

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN human rights body claims OLD

Dog attacks and electric shocks inflicted upon detainees

The Independent UK

Both Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN says

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.

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Australia PM welcomes dialogue with China's Xi in first meeting since 2016

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

Reuters

Australia's Albanese says discussed trade, consular and human rights issues with China's Xi

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

The Guardian - UK

Holding the World Cup in Qatar has damaged football and I will not be going

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

Daily Mirror

Hunted, arrested and beaten: Stomach-churning reality for LGBT+ community in Qatar

Qatar is about to host the World Cup, but there are major concerns over the country's human rights record, especially towards the LGBT+ community, with same-sex relationships illegal

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Anti-Mafia author Saviano on trial for calling Italy PM a 'bastard'

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The Guardian - AU

‘Lives placed at serious risk’: Four Corners report sparks new calls for youth justice overhaul

Human rights commissioners say urgent action is needed after program shows images of forcibly restrained children in Perth facility

Al Jazeera

As Malaysia prepares for an election, refugees watch warily

Refugees fear the incoming govt will stick with plans to close UNHCR offices and expand an official tracking system.

The Independent UK

Pair named as Wales ambassadors for World Cup in Qatar

They will act as influential voices for Wales in Qatar, joining Ian Rush and Jess Fishlock, who are both the Football Association of Wales ambassadors

The Guardian - UK

Stadiums of shame: the numbers World Cup hosts Qatar don’t want to be seen

Players, supporters and the media are arriving in Qatar this week, but the facts and figures behind workers’ rights and human rights in the country remain hard to uncover

The Independent UK

Slovenian president eager to work, gets Melania's congrats

Natasa Pirc Musar has been a human rights lawyer, a TV presenter and ran Slovenia’s top data protection agency and its Red Cross

The Guardian - UK

Family ‘horrified’ by video of sledgehammer killing of Wagner Group defector

Kremlin-linked private military group posted video of apparent execution in Russia of Yevgeny Nuzhin

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