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Lawyers explain 'horrific' reason female fans reporting sexual assault in Qatar could be jailed

As female football fans flock to watch the Three Lions in the World Cup, human rights campaigners and lawyers expose the reality of being a woman in Qatar

Daily Mirror

‘Treat people with decency’: Roy Keane attacks staging of World Cup in Qatar

Roy Keane has condemned Fifa’s decision to allow the World Cup to be hosted in Qatar, in view of the country’s human rights record and its treatment of migrant workers and LGBTQ+ people

The Guardian - UK

Rape of jailed accused's wife by cop in Palwal: NHRC serves notice to Haryana CS, DGP

CHANDIGARH: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Palwal in Haryana, a crime branch inspector raped a woman in lieu of helping her jailed husband.

The Times of India

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Iran Situation ‘Critical’ with More than 300 Killed, Says UN Rights Chief

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday that the situation in Iran was "critical", describing a hardening of the authorities' response to protests that have resulted in more than 300 deaths in the past two months. "The rising number of deaths from protests in Iran, including those…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Roy Keane weighs in on Qatar hosting World Cup controversy

‘The way they treat migrant workers, gay people. We’re dismissing human rights, it’s not right,’ said the pundit on ITV

The Independent UK

UN rights office: 17 men executed in Saudi Arabia since Nov. 10

A U.N. human rights office spokesperson said on Tuesday that 17 men had been executed in Saudi Arabia since Nov. 10 for drug and contraband offences, calling the executions "deeply regrettable".

Reuters

Saudi Arabia executes 12 people in 10 days for alleged drug offences, Reprieve says

A reported 12 executions have been completed in Saudi Arabia in the past 10 days for drug offences after two years without any. The report by human rights organisation Reprieve suggests the executions, mostly beheadings with a sword, are still ingrained in the society despite leader Mohammed bin Salman vowing…

Evening Standard

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Iran situation 'critical' with more than 300 killed - U.N. rights chief

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday that the situation in Iran was "critical", describing a hardening of the authorities' response to protests that have resulted in more than 300 deaths in the past two months.

Reuters

Roy Keane makes passionate World Cup speech and says tournament shouldn't be taking place in Qatar

Qatar has been heavily criticised over its human rights record

Irish Mirror

EU to renew sanctions on Chinese officials over Xinjiang

The European Union (EU) is set to renew sanctions on Chinese officials it has accused of "serious human rights violations" in the western region of Xinjiang for another year.

Bangkok Post

Piers Morgan fumes Meghan and Prince Harry getting human rights award is 'disgusting'

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to receive the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award from his late daughter Kerry Kennedy, for standing up to the alleged racism in the royal family

Daily Mirror

Morocco arrests former human rights minister

Moroccan authorities on Monday arrested former human rights minister and lawyer Mohammed Ziane, the same day an appeals court upheld an initial judgment of three years' imprisonment, the prosecutor's office in Rabat said.

Reuters

'FIFA President Gianni Infantino is the wrong man to defend Qatar hosting the World Cup'

He may have a valid point, but Infantino was the wrong man to deliver a speech urging the world to focus on football instead of human rights

Daily Mirror

Dominican Republic rejects criticism of Haitian deportations

The Dominican Republic said it “profusely rejects” the denunciation of its crackdowns on Haitian migrants by a growing number of countries and human rights agencies

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Activists: Iranian forces unleash heavy fire on protesters

Activists say Iranian security forces have used heavy gunfire against protesters in a Kurdish town in the country’s west

WEKU

In an apparent protest, Iran's World Cup players refuse to sing the national anthem

In Iran, a human rights protest movement has swept the country and authorities have cracked down on demonstrators. On Monday, the men's national team appeared to show their solidarity.

Daily Mirror

King Charles urged to remove Prince Harry and Meghan's titles over 'insult' to monarchy

British author Nile Gardiner said the King should strip Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of their titles after they won a human rights award for standing up to 'structural racism' in the Royal Family

Chicago Sun-Times

FIFA prohibits team captains from wearing human rights armbands at World Cup

Just hours before the first players wearing the armbands in support of the “One Love” campaign were set to take the field, the governing body of soccer warned they would immediately be shown yellow cards.

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Evening Standard

Fifa gives ‘platform to hatred’ over sanctions threat on OneLove armbands, say LGBT+ groups

LGBT+ football groups and politicians hit out at Fifa, saying teams had been ‘bullied’ into not showing support for social causes

France 24

Nepalese workers in Qatar pay ultimate price for World Cup

Thousands of Nepalese workers have died in Qatar since 2010 on the construction sites of the World Cup. But victims' grieving families are rarely given any compensation by Qatari companies. Most deaths are due to workers falling from high buildings or suffering heart attacks. Human rights groups have questioned working…

The Guardian - UK

LGBTQ+ groups condemn Fifa over OneLove armband sanctions threat

Campaigners hit out after teams including England and Wales say players will not wear armband at World Cup in Qatar

Al Jazeera

HRW: More must be done to help ISIL camp repatriates reintegrate

New Human Rights Watch report shows repatriated children facing reintegration issues while thousands remain detained.

The Conversation

World Cup 2022: Fifa's clampdown on rainbow armbands conflicts with its own guidance on human rights

The 2022 men’s World Cup host nation Qatar is known for its human rights abuses relating to women, migrant workers and those from the LGBTQ+ community. Same sex relationships in Qatar are illegal and punishable by up to seven years in prison. As Qatar is hosting one of the most…

Fortune

Stunt shredding $12,000 in cash used to condemn David Beckham’s multimillion-dollar Qatar deal

Joe Lycett demanded that David Beckham give up his involvement in the World Cup in protest of Qatar's poor human rights record.

The Conversation

World Cup 2022: what the dream of football success means to migrants

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar has already been hit by controversy around human rights and the treatment of migrant workers in the host country. As fans around the world board planes to go to the tournament (and then return home), it’s worth paying attention to how football and migration…

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