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U.K., Canada, Three Other Nations to Sanction Israeli Ministers Ben-Gvir, Smotrich over Gaza Comments

Israel-Hamas Conflict · United Kingdom

U.K., Canada, Three Other Nations to Sanction Israeli Ministers Ben-Gvir, Smotrich over Gaza Comments

Coverage: 221 sources

In a significant break from Washington, London will join Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other nations in imposing asset freezes and travel bans on Israel's National Security Minister Ben Gvir - a West Bank settler - and Finance Minister Smotrich.See the Story

World Cup Host City Organizers Acknowledge Immigration Crackdown May Impact Next Year's Tournament

World Cup Host City Organizers Acknowledge Immigration Crackdown May Impact Next Year's Tournament

57% Center coverage: 67 sources

NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia’s host city executive for the 2026 World Cup says organizers accept that an immigration crackdown by President Donald Trump’s administration may be among the outside events that impact next year’s tournament. “There are certainly things that are happening at the national level, the international level, there are going to be geopolitical issues that we don’t even know right now that are going affect the tournament nex…See the Story

Miguel Uribe Turbay: Colombian Presidential Hopeful Still in Critical Condition After Shooting

Rallies · Cundinamarca

Miguel Uribe Turbay: Colombian Presidential Hopeful Still in Critical Condition After Shooting

50% Center coverage: 24 sources

The hospital treating 39-year-old Miguel Uribe Turbay described his condition as "extremely serious" and that the prognosis remained "guarded".See the Story

Burundi's ruling party wins all seats in parliamentary vote as opposition cries foul

50% Center coverage: 12 sources

Burundi's long-term ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, won every seat in the country's parliamentary elections, the electoral commission said Wednesday. Opposition parties said the vote was rigged and observers noted significant irregularities in the process.Law · Burundi See the Story

Crossing the Line: Georgia's Violent Dispersal of Protestors and Raid on Imedi Television: November 7, 2007

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Tbilisi City Court Judge Nino Galustashvili sentenced Mate Devidze, 21, to four years and six months in prison. The detained protester was tried on charges of assaulting police officers during a rally dispersal early on November 19. The verdict was delivered on a tense day in Tbilisi City Court, with Devidze’s supporters seen falling to the ground in the court corridors and being forcibly removed from the building by bailiffs. Georgia’s fifth pr…Protestors · Tbilisi See the Story

G7 Should Prioritize Action to End Israeli Atrocities

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Click to expand Image A Canada flag and an Alberta flag in Kananaskis, Alberta, June 2, 2025. © 2025 Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP Photo (Ottawa) – G7 leaders should commit to taking concrete actions to halt Israeli atrocities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory at their upcoming summit, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to G7 leaders.Leaders of the G7 will be gathering in Kananaskis, Alberta from June 15-17, 2025, for the…Kananaskis · Kananaskis Read Article

Japan Acts to Protect Athletes from Abuse

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

This month, the Japanese National Diet passed a revision to the Basic Act on Sport (2011), requiring the national and local governments to adopt measures against any form of physical or sexual abuse, and against verbal and other abuse when committed by coaches and others in positions of power.Japan · Japan Read Article

ILO Commits to International Standards on Gig Work

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The agreement on June 13, 2025, by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to develop binding global standards on decent work in the “platform economy,” or gig work, is a positive breakthrough.Read Article

Denmark: Put Fundamental Rights at Top of EU Agenda

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

(Stockholm, June 13, 2025) – Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen should use Denmark’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union to champion human rights, the rule of law, and accountability across the EU and beyond, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the Danish government.Denmark will hold the rotating EU presidency from July to December 2025, a pivotal period for the protection of EU values amid democratic backsliding within the…Mette Frederiksen · Gaza Read Article

UN Afghanistan Expert Renews Call for Wide-Ranging Accountability Body

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The United Nations special rapporteur on Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, reiterated in his latest report his call for states to establish a comprehensive mechanism to advance accountability in Afghanistan for grave past and ongoing rights abuses, particularly against women and girls.United Nations · Afghanistan Read Article

UN Panel Finds Guatemala Responsible for Forcing Girl into Unwanted Pregnancy, Motherhood

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Click to expand Image © 2025 Doris Miranda for Human Rights Watch The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued a landmark ruling holding Guatemala accountable for violating the rights of Fátima, a 13-year-old girl who was forced to continue a pregnancy resulting from rape and become a mother when she was still a child herself. This decision highlights the need for Guatemala to take action to prevent sexual violence and ensure that surviv…Guatemala · Guatemala Read Article

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