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FIFA Confirms Saudi Arabia As 2034 World Cup Host
FIFA on Wednesday confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup, underlining the Gulf kingdom's growing influence in world sport despite criticism of the country's human rights record.
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Loud Explosions Heard In Damascus As Israel Carries Air Strikes In Syria
Israel has carried out "about 250 air strikes on Syrian territory" over the last 48 hours to destroy the former regime's military capabilities, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup Bid 'Medium Risk' For Human Rights: FIFA
Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup was considered "medium risk" for human rights by FIFA in its evaluation report, which said implementing reforms could take "significant time and effort".
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"Shocked By Abduction Of Uganda Opposition Leader": UN Human Rights Chief
The UN rights chief on Thursday urged the Ugandan government to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye after his apparent kidnapping in Kenya, demanding an investigation into "the circumstances of his abduction".
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"Move Lebanon Peacekeepers Out Of Harm's Way, Right Now": Netanyahu To UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".
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"I Am Free Today Because I Pleaded Guilty To Journalism": Julian Assange
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday said he was released after years of incarceration only because he had pleaded guilty to doing "journalism", which he described as a pillar of a free society.
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Girl Genitalia Mutilated, Sold For Magic In Ivory Coast
When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation.
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Over 700 Protestors Sent To Security Jails In Venezuela After Elections
More than 700 people arrested during protests that erupted after Venezuela's disputed presidential election have been transferred to maximum security prisons, a human rights group said Saturday.
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Taliban Rejects UN Criticism Of Morality Law As Insult To Islamic Values
The Taliban government's morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
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UN Rights Expert Barred From Afghanistan: Report
The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan has been barred from entering the country, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday.
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Russia Bans Clooney Foundation, Enlists It As "Undesirable" Organization
Russia's prosecutor general on Monday said it had banned a foundation started by US film star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal.
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UN Warns Of "Unacceptable" Rising Violence Against Human Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
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Taliban Mark 3 Years In Power Since Afghanistan Takeover With Military Show
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces.
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Houthi Rebels Take Over Human Rights Offices In Yemen, Says UN
The United Nations said Tuesday their human rights offices in Sanaa had been taken over by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with the UN's rights chief demanding they leave immediately and return all seized assets.
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Who Is Sheikh Hasina Who Once Saved Bangladesh From Military Rule
Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule, but her time in power has seen the mass arrest of her political opponents and human rights sanctions against her security forces.
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FIFA Confirms Saudi Arabia As 2034 World Cup Host
FIFA on Wednesday confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup, underlining the Gulf kingdom's growing influence in world sport despite criticism of the country's human rights record.
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Loud Explosions Heard In Damascus As Israel Carries Air Strikes In Syria
Israel has carried out "about 250 air strikes on Syrian territory" over the last 48 hours to destroy the former regime's military capabilities, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup Bid 'Medium Risk' For Human Rights: FIFA
Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup was considered "medium risk" for human rights by FIFA in its evaluation report, which said implementing reforms could take "significant time and effort".
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"Shocked By Abduction Of Uganda Opposition Leader": UN Human Rights Chief
The UN rights chief on Thursday urged the Ugandan government to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye after his apparent kidnapping in Kenya, demanding an investigation into "the circumstances of his abduction".
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"Move Lebanon Peacekeepers Out Of Harm's Way, Right Now": Netanyahu To UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".
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"I Am Free Today Because I Pleaded Guilty To Journalism": Julian Assange
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday said he was released after years of incarceration only because he had pleaded guilty to doing "journalism", which he described as a pillar of a free society.
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Girl Genitalia Mutilated, Sold For Magic In Ivory Coast
When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation.
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Over 700 Protestors Sent To Security Jails In Venezuela After Elections
More than 700 people arrested during protests that erupted after Venezuela's disputed presidential election have been transferred to maximum security prisons, a human rights group said Saturday.
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Taliban Rejects UN Criticism Of Morality Law As Insult To Islamic Values
The Taliban government's morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
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UN Rights Expert Barred From Afghanistan: Report
The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan has been barred from entering the country, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday.
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Russia Bans Clooney Foundation, Enlists It As "Undesirable" Organization
Russia's prosecutor general on Monday said it had banned a foundation started by US film star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal.
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UN Warns Of "Unacceptable" Rising Violence Against Human Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
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Taliban Mark 3 Years In Power Since Afghanistan Takeover With Military Show
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces.
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Houthi Rebels Take Over Human Rights Offices In Yemen, Says UN
The United Nations said Tuesday their human rights offices in Sanaa had been taken over by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with the UN's rights chief demanding they leave immediately and return all seized assets.
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Who Is Sheikh Hasina Who Once Saved Bangladesh From Military Rule
Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule, but her time in power has seen the mass arrest of her political opponents and human rights sanctions against her security forces.
