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NZ’s government may ask the public to underwrite the risk of fossil fuel exploration – this could be unlawful

After reversing the ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration permits, New Zealand’s coalition government is now considering whether to share the risks of exploration with the fossil fuel industry.

The Conversation

‘The military has been inserted into the economy’: how the army became ubiquitous in Mexican life

Under the former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico’s army acquired a stake in air and sea ports, customs and luxury hotels

The Guardian - US

FIFA has a human rights policy, so how could it award Saudi Arabia the 2034 soccer World Cup?

Last week, FIFA officially awarded Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup.

The Conversation

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Queensland Labor publicly criticised the LNP’s unprecedented youth crime laws – so why did it wave them through?

Labor’s capitulation on ‘adult crime, adult time’ and David Crisafulli’s abortion gag show both parties struggling to adjust to life on opposite sides of the chamber

The Guardian - AU

TotalEnergies accused of abuses linked to €10bn East African oil pipeline

Rights groups have accused France's TotalEnergies and Chinese oil company CNOOC of human rights violations and environmental damage linked to a €10 billion oil project in Uganda and Tanzania.

Radio France Internationale

From the US to Uganda, how climate activism has been criminalised in 2024

In this week’s Down To Earth newsletter: The global crackdown against climate activists and groups is clearly part of the fossil fuel industry’s strategy to crush dissent and keep burning the planet• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to get the newsletter in full

The Guardian - UK

Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture

The Independent UK

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2034 World Cup visitors will live in 'a bubble' and not see real life, Saudi rights activist says

A Saudi human rights activist says soccer fans visiting Saudi Arabia for the 2034 World Cup will live in a “bubble” that doesn't reflect real life there

The Independent UK

Greenpeace sues Rosebank owner over Israeli firm's human rights ties

A Norwegian oil giant, owner of the Rosebank field in Shetland, is being sued over its connections to an Israeli fuel conglomerate linked to human…

The National (Scotland)

Rights Body raises alarm over detention of political activists in PoGB

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised serious concerns over the detention of political activists in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Human Rights Watch Report: Abuses By Mali's Armed Forces

Human Rights Watch report reveals abuses by Malian armed forces, Russian mercenaries, and jihadi groups in Mali post-UN peacekeeping mission.

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Thousands Fleeing To Kurdish-Controlled Northeast Syria Face Dire Conditions

Human Rights Watch highlights dire conditions for displaced individuals in northeast Syria due to lack of shelter and basic necessities. Urgent need for co...

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 World Cup hosts at online FIFA Congress

Morocco, Portugal and Spain were rubberstamped as principal co-hosts of the 2030 tournament.

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Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia to host FIFA World Cup 2034: When and where will it be staged?

Months of speculation about the World Cup 2034 host were put to rest when FIFA awarded the tournament to Saudi Arabia.

The Independent UK

Awarding of 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia will put ‘many lives at risk’, Amnesty International warns

Amnesty have described the decision to award the 2034 tournament to the nation as ‘reckless’

The Independent UK

FA explains decision to back Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup hosts despite human rights concerns

The sole Saudi Arabia bid was waved through unopposed, while the 2030 World Cup will be hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain following games in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay

Radio France Internationale

Football chiefs back plans for World Cup on three continents and in Saudi Arabia

World football's governing body Fifa further incurred the wrath of human rights and environmental activists on Wednesday with the formal confirmation of Saudi Arabia as hosts for the 2034 World Cup and the staging of the 2030 event at venues in Europe, Africa and South America that will send dozens…

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 World Cup host despite human rights concerns

Saudi Arabia has been confirmed as the host for the 2034 men’s World Cup, after the solitary bidders were waved through at Fifa’s congress

The Guardian - UK

Norway oil firm sued over alleged links to Israeli firm operating in illegal settlements

Exclusive: Complaint says Equinor is unlawfully connected to Israel’s Delek Group, which has been flagged by UN human rights commissioner

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer ‘raised human rights’ with UAE amid efforts to free UK prisoner

Ryan Cornelius was originally detained in the UAE for 10 years as part of a bank fraud case, but his detention was extended by 20 years.

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