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U.N. presses Sri Lanka to advance human rights amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka should improve human rights and strengthen institutions to tackle the humanitarian challenges that have sprung from its worst financial crisis in seven decades, a top U.N. Human Rights official said on Monday.

Reuters

Egypt accused of thwarting environmental groups ahead of COP2

Human Rights Watch says the government has imposed obstacles ahead of the key climate conference.

Al Jazeera

Russia intimidating opponents of Ukraine war: acting UN rights chief

The acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday that Russia was intimidating opponents of the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

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British-Egyptian hunger striker Alaa Abd El-Fattah says he may die in prison

Jailed activist-blogger may escalate six-month hunger strike as supporters say UK is failing to pressure its Cop27 partner

The Guardian - UK

7 Fighters from Kurdish-led Force Killed in Syria ISIS Attacks

At least seven fighters from a Kurdish-led force were killed Sunday in two ISIS group attacks in eastern Syria, a war monitor said. "Six fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed" in an ISIS attack along the road linking Deir Ezzor province with Hasakeh, said Rami Abdel Rahman,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Sportswashing' Saudi Arabia could bid for 2030 World Cup despite horror mass executions

Reports that Saudi Arabia could lead a joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup have sparked criticism that the nation continues to land major sporting events despite its appalling record on human rights

Daily Mirror

West weighs contentious anti-China move as U.N. rights council opens

Western countries face a dilemma as the U.N. Human Rights Council opens on Monday: confront China over human rights violations in its Xinjiang region and risk failing or miss the biggest opportunity to bring accountability in years.

Reuters

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With Help from Hezbollah, Syrian Officers Arrested for ‘Collaborating with Israel’

The Syrian air and military intelligence kicked off a wide wave of arrests against regime officers in Damascus and Aleppo on charges of “collaborating with hostile parties”, revealed the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The crackdown was launched in early September. Sources said dozens of the detained were held on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Activists blast holiday for Philippine dictator's birthday

Human rights activists in the Philippines have rejected President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s move to proclaim the birthday of his father, an ousted dictator, a special holiday in their northern home province

The Independent UK

Iran-Backed Militias Run 7 Narcotic-Manufacturing Laboratories in Syria's Deir Ezzor

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) issued a report on narcotic manufacturing and cannabis cultivation in areas under Iran-backed militias' influence in Deir Ezzor. Through ongoing monitoring of the manufacture of narcotics, SOHR identified the locations of seven illicit drug-manufacturing laboratories in areas under the control of Iranian-backed militias…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria's Aleppo Airport Reopens after Israeli Strikes

Syria's Aleppo airport reopened on Friday, with the first civilian flight landing in more than 72 hours, after repairs following an Israeli airstrike earlier this week. Damage to the main runway in Tuesday's raid had put the airport -- the country's second-largest -- out of service, but the transport ministry…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China shuns cooperation with UN rights office over report

A top Chinese diplomat says China can’t work with the U.N. human rights office after it released a report criticizing Beijing’s policies against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in western Xinjiang

The Independent UK

China ambassador: U.N. report on Xinjiang has 'closed door of cooperation'

China's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Friday that Beijing would not cooperate with the U.N. human rights office following the release of a long-awaited report on alleged human rights abuses in the far western region of Xinjiang.

Reuters

Fifa warned not to consider ‘appalling’ Saudi Arabia as World Cup hosts by Amnesty International

The Middle Eastern country is reportedly interested in hosting the finals in 2030.

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Russia is preventing access to Ukraine war prisoners, UN says

The head of the U.N. human rights mission in Ukraine said on Friday that Russia is not allowing access to prisoners of war, adding that the U.N. had evidence that some had been subject to torture and ill-treatment which could amount to war crimes.

The Independent UK

Amnesty International warns Fifa over potential Saudi Arabia World Cup bid

The Middle Eastern country is reportedly interested in hosting the finals in 2030.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: China’s human rights abuses against Uyghurs must not go ignored

The international community should make China a pariah for its crimes against the Uyghur population. Last month’s report from the U.N. Human Rights Office says China’s actions could constitute crimes against humanity. The United States and others have called it genocide.

Al Jazeera

UN approves Austria’s Volker Turk as new human rights chief

Turk’s immediate challenge is to follow up on previous UN rights chief’s report on abuse of Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang.

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France 24

For Qatar's foreign workers, protesting can lead to deportation

As Qatar prepares to host the FIFA World Cup in November, the country is once again drawing criticism from human rights organisations. For several months, a construction company's workers have been protesting to claim unpaid wages. But on August 14, the Qatari government arrested some of them and deported them.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Airstrikes on Syria’s Idlib Kill 7

Syrian regime airstrikes over the country’s northwestern Idlib province on Thursday killed seven civilians and wounded at least 12, activists and first responders said. The Syrian opposition, which now holds only a tiny sliver of the country, blamed Russian-backed warplanes for the attack. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…

The Independent UK

Austrian diplomat tipped to head sensitive UN rights office

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has proposed a veteran Austrian diplomat to head the global body’s human rights office at a time when it is facing harsh criticism from China for accusing Beijing of abuses against Muslim minorities

Daily Record

Body of Brit aid worker captured by Russian separatists in Ukraine ‘shows signs of torture’

Paul Urey died while being held by separatists forces in July, the human rights ombudsperson for the Kremlin-supported leadership in Donetsk stated.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Official: Attack on Aleppo Airport a ‘Message to Assad’

Chairman of the Israeli Parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Ram Ben-Barak said on Wednesday that airstrikes on Aleppo International Airport had been a signal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Israeli airstrikes have killed at least three people and damaged the airport in northern Syria, according to the Syrian…

Reuters

Swiss press human rights concerns with China

Switzerland called a meeting with China's ambassador to express its concern about the human rights situation in the western region of Xinjiang, the foreign ministry in Bern said on Thursday, correcting its earlier comment that it had "summoned" the envoy.

The Independent UK

US: Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians forced to Russia

The United States says it has evidence that “hundreds of thousands” of Ukrainian citizens have been interrogated, detained and forcibly deported to Russia

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