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Venezuela won a contested election for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday despite a campaign by over 50 organizations and many countries opposed to Nicolas Maduro’s government and its rights record. CBC | World News
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Would YOU ditch Sky Sports to stream on Facebook? US firm ‘investigates broadcast rights’
FACEBOOK is purportedly in the market for worldwide streaming rights to some of the biggest sport fixtures, according to a new report. Daily Express :: Tech Feed
Read More »Pope urges respect for human rights in Myanmar without mentioning Rohingya
Pope Francis has urged the leaders of majority-Buddhist Myanmar, mired in a crisis over the fate of Muslim Rohingya people, to commit themselves to justice, human rights and respect for “each ethnic group and its identity.” CBC | World News
Read More »Verhofstadt holds UK ransom with threats to frustrate negotiations over citizens’ rights
THE European Parliament’s Brexit chief Guy Verhofstadt has insisted that diluting the right of migrants from the European Union in the UK should not be an option despite attempts to move the divorce talks along. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »I’m A Celebrity 2017: ITV SLAMMED by animal rights campaigners over ‘crude’ scenes
I’M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE! has come under fire from animal rights campaigners after last night’s Bushtucker Trial. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »‘He’s bluffing’ Barnier slammed after vowing UK banks WILL lose passporting rights with EU
MICHEL Barnier today warned British banks they will lose crucial passporting rights with the rest of the EU as a “consequence” of Brexit. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Sony Nabs Rights To Quentin Tarantino’s Charles Manson Film As The Murderer Clings To Life
Charles Manson has been in the news this week for more than his declining health. Director Quentin Tarantino has been working on a Manson film for quite some time, and the rights to his ninth movie now belong to Sony Pictures. Tarantino’s film, aptly named #9 for the time being, was originally being produced by the Weinstein Company. Tarantino has ...
Read More »Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar military of widespread rape
Human Rights Watch accused Myanmar security forces on Thursday of committing widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the past three months against Rohingya Muslims in the country’s Rakhine state. CBC | World News
Read More »China must ban abusive gay ‘conversion therapy,’ rights group says
Hospitals and other medical facilities in China are subjecting LGBT people to ‘conversion therapy’ that in some cases has involved electroshock, involuntary confinement and forced medication, a human rights group says. CBC | World News
Read More »Civil rights group warns against American Airlines
The NAACP warns African-Americans that if they fly on American Airlines they could be subject to discrimination or even unsafe conditions. CBC | World News
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