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Amnesty accuses West of human rights 'double standards'
AFP, Published on 28/03/2023
» PARIS: Global outrage over Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year has only served to expose the West's "double standards" towards human rights abuses throughout the world, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
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LGBTQ people beaten in jail before Qatar World Cup: Human Rights Watch
AFP, Published on 24/10/2022
» BEIRUT: Police in Qatar have arbitrarily detained and abused members of the LGBTQ community ahead of the World Cup next month, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday.
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China ramps up campaign to redefine 'human rights'
AFP, Published on 13/12/2019
» BEIJING: China is ramping up a global campaign to promote its own vision of human rights, inviting the likes of North Korea and Syria to a forum on the topic and drafting other countries to back its policies at the UN.
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Chinese human rights lawyer released but unable to see family
AFP, Published on 05/04/2020
» BEIJING: Released from prison after almost five years of detention, Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang is still unable to be reunited with his family, his wife Li Wenzu confirmed.
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Human Rights Watch chief says barred from entering Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 13/01/2020
» HONG KONG - Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth said Sunday he had been denied entry into Hong Kong, where he had arrived to launch the watchdog's annual report after months of civil unrest in the city.
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Detained Chinese lawyer wins human rights award
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» BEIJING: The French and German ambassadors to Beijing have granted a human rights award to a detained Chinese lawyer, with his wife picking up the prize on his behalf.
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Rohingya missing after boat sinks
AFP, Published on 03/11/2013
» YANGON - A boat carrying almost 70 Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing sectarian tensions capsized Sunday off Myanmar's coast, police said, leaving dozens missing in treacherous seas.
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Rio Tinto hit with human rights claims over Bougainville mine
AFP, Published on 29/09/2020
» SYDNEY: Rio Tinto is facing accusations it "side-stepped" responsibility to clean up poisonous waste from a closed mine on Papua New Guinea's Bougainville island in a complaint filed Tuesday in Australia.
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UN taps Austrian as next rights chief
AFP, Published on 08/09/2022
» UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has tapped the Austrian diplomat Volker Turk to be the next High Commissioner for Human Rights, according to a document sent Thursday to the General Assembly, which must approve the choice.
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UN to probe rights abuses in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 04/03/2022
» GENEVA: Russia appeared more isolated than ever following a historic vote at the UN Human Rights Council on Friday to launch an investigation into violations committed in Moscow's Ukraine war.
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