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Owners of McDonald's franchises in the UK have been told they could face legal action if they fail to take steps to protect workers from sexual abuse, reported PA Media/dpa news.
Cambodia defended its human rights record at the 41st meeting of the 57th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, where special rapporteur Vitit Muntarbhorn and several high-profile countries raised concerns, including the recent arrest of journalist Mech Dara.
LONDON (Reuters) - Dozens of Russians are being subjected to compulsory psychiatric treatment because of their political views, according to lawyers and human rights groups - a trend they say has gathered pace since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Democratic progress in South-East Asia remains stifled by authoritarian resilience, weak institutions, and the misuse of legal frameworks to silence opposition.
(Reuters) - FIFA and countries bidding to host the 2030 and 2034 World Cups should agree to binding commitments and legal reforms to prevent human rights violations connected to the tournament, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report on India is "deeply biased" and shows a "poor understanding", India's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 8,000 people were killed by fighting or war-related causes in Russia's months-long conquest of Mariupol, one of the biggest battles of the nearly two-year war between Russia and Ukraine, according to Human Rights Watch.
OSLO (Reuters) -Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik lost against the state in his bid to end his isolation in prison after he argued his human rights were being violated, a court ruled on Thursday.
(Reuters) - Haiti's Center for Human Rights Analysis and Research (CARDH) is provisionally suspending its work due to imminent danger to its staff, its executive director said on Thursday, as gang wars escalate in parts of the capital Port-au-Prince.
(Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar.
China has slammed a damning United Nations human rights assessment of Xinjiang after the document concluded Beijing’s actions “may constitute international crimes” against humanity.
KUALA LUMPUR: An independent assessment conducted on ATA Industrial (M) Sdn Bhd (ATA) has found the company adhering to both local and international labour standards at its Johor Bahru facilities.
The United Nations has been urged to convene a special session of its Human Rights Council to discuss last week’s explosive report that found China may have committed “crimes against humanity” in the western region of Xinjiang.
(Reuters) - Facebook critics on Wednesday called on the world's largest social network to release a human rights impact assessment it commissioned in 2020 to investigate hate speech on its platforms in India.
Concerns about China’s human rights record dominated a new global public opinion poll released on Wednesday, dovetailing with increasingly unfavourable views of the country among many nations in North America and Europe.
JOHOR BARU: Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim has questioned the deafening silence coming from pro-human rights politicians on the abuse case of Bella.
SYDNEY: Australia said on Wednesday (Jan 29) it would enlist indigenous Aboriginal rangers to patrol its vast and remote northern coastline amid an influx of illegal fishing boats that have also been used by people smugglers.
BEIJING: China has published its latest human rights action plan, setting the objectives and tasks of respecting, protecting and promoting human rights in the period from 2021 to 2025.
DETROIT (Reuters) -A union-affiliated pension fund advisor said it is pressing Rivian on human rights and environment concerns in the electric vehicle startup's battery supply chain ahead of its expected blockbuster initial public offering.
