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Governments urged to protect poor against modern slavery, step up development financing

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Speedo looking into report of human rights violations at Indian partner Page

Speedo International will investigate a report of possible human rights violations by its Indian partner Page Industries, which Norway’s wealth fund dropped from its portfolio…

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Poland threatens to challenge EU funding block in LGBT+ row

Poland warned on Friday it could mount a legal challenge to the European Union’s decision to withhold funding to towns accused of setting up so-called…

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Japan: Child Abuse in Pursuit of Olympic Medals

Child athletes in Japan suffer physical, sexual, and verbal abuse when training for sport, Human Rights Watch said in a new report, released today, that…

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Independent rights expert says emerging technologies entrenching racism, discrimination

An independent UN human rights expert is calling for greater scrutiny of emerging digital technologies which she said are being used to uphold racial inequality,…

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Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears

According to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), more than 212 million people may need humanitarian assistance by 2022. This year,…

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Study: Climate change increasingly raised as a human rights issue in court cases

Climate change is increasingly being harnessed as a human rights issue in legal claims and court cases around the world, as the mass popularity of…

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‘Shocking’ abuse of migrants forced to pick strawberries in Spain, U.N. says

Spain must urgently protect thousands of women brought over from Morocco as essential workers to pick strawberries during the new coronavirus pandemic in abysmal conditions…

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Congo vows zero tolerance over child soldiers after U.S. anti-trafficking nod

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must do more to end the use of child soldiers by the military and armed groups, its human rights…

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Belarus: Full-scale attack on human rights ahead of presidential election

The Belarusian authorities must end their crackdown on political opposition, activists and critics, and fully respect, protect, promote and fulfil the human rights of everyone…

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