A judge has granted permission to Derek Chauvin’s lawyers to have tissue samples from George Floyd’s body examined. It’s part of the former Minneapolis police officer’s efforts to challenge his federal conviction of violating Floyd’s civil rights after he was also convicted in Floyd’s 2020 killing. CBC | World News
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135 killed in Guinea soccer stampede, say human rights groups
Some 135 people were killed in a crush at a soccer stadium in southeast Guinea on Sunday, a local group of human rights organizations said, sharing an estimated death toll more than twice as high as the official toll of 56. CBC | World News
Read More »Most opposition parties ditch UN climate change conference in Azerbaijan, citing human rights concerns
Most of the opposition parties on Parliament Hill are ditching the high-profile annual United Nations conference on climate change this year, citing human rights concerns in the host country Azerbaijan little more than a year after the mass exodus of nearly 120,000 ethnic Armenians from their homes in the once-disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. CBC | World News
Read More »Can a forest write a song? Ecuador copyright claim puts ‘rights of nature’ to the test
Four songwriters have petitioned Ecuador’s copyright to recognize the Los Cedros forest as their official co-author. CBC | World News
Read More »Women’s soccer players slam FIFA’s partnership with Saudi Aramco over human rights, environmental concerns
In an open letter to FIFA’s president obtained by CBC News, more than a hundred international soccer players, including several Canadians, are calling on FIFA to reconsider its sponsorship by Saudi Arabian oil company. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Economic hope or human rights headache? Italy’s migrant camp in Albania sparks debate
Albania, which sits across the Adriatic Sea from Italy, was until the early 1990s one of the most isolated communist regimes in the world. But a new migrant camp in the country, under Italian jurisdiction, represents the first time a European Union country has located the processing of asylum claims offshore. CBC | World News
Read More »Labour’s ‘clumsy and chaotic’ plans for workers rights will damage British businesses
The government’s overhaul of employment laws has been savaged by business leaders who warn it will stifle growth and could lead to job losses Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Labour’s new plans for workers rights are an ‘economic own goal’
The overhaul will stifle investment, depress wages and slow growth Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Notorious war criminal guilty of genocide claims breach of human rights in UK jail
The criminal, known as the butcher of Bosnia, was found guilty of war crimes in 2016. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Millions get new rights to compensation over dirty tap water, supply and service failures
Environment Secretary Steve Reed said households and businesses have been let down by water companies. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
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