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Activists will be allowed to protest ‘peacefully’ at COP28, says UAE

Campaigners vow they will resist any attempts to curtail civil society participation at the UN climate summit in Dubai this year.

Russia

Why is Russia attacking LGBT rights during the Ukraine invasion?

After passing a law last year banning all pro-LGBT narratives in the country, Russiais planning to launch an institute to administer "psychiatric terror" on trans individuals. How is it tied to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine?

World News

Euroviews. We should set the record straight on Interpol and its Red Notices

Anyone who claims our organisation is not treating Red Notices with the utmost due diligence is deliberately ignoring the facts, Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock writes.

Russia

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

The charges are in connection with the forced removal of Ukrainian children who were taken to Russia against their will.

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Iran

At least 100 protestors facing execution in Iran, says rights group

Iran Human Rights claim the number is an absolute minimum, with the Islamic Republic "intensionally creating confusion" by sharing contradictory statements on death penalty cases.

Europe News

'Culture of impunity' across EU over violence against migrants: NGO

'Culture of impunity' across EU over violence towards migrants, NGO warns

Food and Drink

Turkey arrests union head for calling bread-eating societies "stupid"

Cihan Kolivar, chairman for the Union for Bread Producers in Turkey, had been speaking to the Haberturk news channel about the rising price of bread in the country.

Climate

Greta Thunberg isn’t going to COP27. Here’s why

Speaking during the launch of her new book, Thunberg echoed the concerns of social activists on Egypt’s human rights situation.

Qatar

World Cup 2022: Qatar rejects human rights concerns as 'slander'

The Emir of Qatar said on Tuesday that criticism raised about his country's treatment of migrant workers and the LGBT community ahead of the World Cup was "slander".

Italy

'No rights' for some 10,000 migrant workers in Italy, says ANCI

Around 10,000 migrant farm workers in Italy live in "informal settlements" where they lack rights and are exploited, report the National Association of Italian Ministries (ANCI).

Lithuania

Detained migrants subjected to beatings, abuse and racism, claims NGO

Amnesty International says migrants have been abused and denied rights in Lithuanian detention centres. The government says the report is one-sided and cites pressure from "massive illegal border crossings" from Belarus.

Afghanistan

Taliban detaining and torturing civilians in Afghanistan, says HRW

The New York-based watchdog says that the Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group.

Libya

UN report: Libya faces serious threat from foreign fighters, Wagner

A report made by UN experts cites numerous groups, including Russia's Wagner mercenaries, as being behind many international law violations in a country that turned volatile after the death of dictator Moammar Gaddafi.

Earth News

‘Misinformation is rife’: Why fast fashion is an abuse of human rights

A new report called 'The Great Greenwashing Machine’ reveals how fast fashion is abusing people and the planet.

Tech News

Glitch on Saudi activist's iPhone key to uncovering global hacking

A software glitch on a mobile phone belonging to a women's rights activist uncovered one of the world's biggest hacking scandals.

Myanmar

Myanmar military executed villagers on Christmas Eve, reports claim

More than 30 villagers, some of which are women and children, are said to have been rounded up and shot in another alleged crime against civilians by the Myanmar military.

Serbia

Rights groups in Serbia fear workers at Chinese factory were trafficked

Vietnamese workers at the first Chinese car tyre factory in Europe are shivering in barracks without heat, going hungry and have no money.

Myanmar

Myanmar's military systematically torture its detainees: AP

An estimated 1,200 people have been killed by security forces, including around 131 tortured to death, AP reported.

Tech News

Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse

After publicly promising to crack down, Facebook acknowledged in internal documents obtained by The Associated Press that it was "under-enforcing on confirmed abusive activity" that saw Filipina maids complaining on the social media site of being abused.

Earth News

Death and deforestation: The dirty palm oil companies supplying the EU

An undercover investigation by Global Witness has linked the use of child labour on oil palm plantations to household brands.