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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world.
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has pardoned former MP and human rights lawyer Zyad El-Elaimy, Tariq Al-Khouli, a member of the Presidential Pardon Committee, announced this week.
UN renews call for Israel to end detention of Palestinian lawyer Salah Hammouri | The New Arab
The UN has called on Israel to either release or charge Palestinian prisoners held under administrative detention without trial, drawing particular attention to the case of human rights lawyer Salah Hammouri.
The man who blew the whistle on alleged war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan will face prosecution.
European attorneys seek protection for LGBTQ activist Bangladeshi lawyer | Erasing 76 Crimes
European lawyers are urging the prime minister of Bangladesh to protect a Bangladeshi attorney whose gay-rights activism has made him the target of death threats.
Sudan: ‘No-one to intervene’ for woman sentenced to stoning | BBC News
Efforts to prevent a young Sudanese woman being stoned to death, after she was convicted of adultery, are being hindered by the absence of government ministers in the country.
Turkey: Jailed ex-MP Aysel Tuğluk released from prison after long delay | Medya News
Jailed Kurdish politician and human rights lawyer Aysel Tuğluk has been released after a report by forensic authorities said she was not fit to remain in prison.
A preacher and an elderly woman have been jailed for sedition over comments they made about a Hong Kong magistrate during a protest-related case.
Australia become first World Cup team to criticise Qatar’s human rights record | SportsJOE.ie
Australia have become the first team competing at the World Cup to release a collective statement criticising Qatar’s human rights record.
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