62 minutes ago Shell’s bid to ban protesters at petrol stations ‘unnecessary’, High Court told

Shell’s legal bid to extend the banning of protests at hundreds of its petrol stations in England and Wales is “unnecessary” and breaches the human rights of campaigners, the High Court has been told.

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21 hours ago US investigation of IDF unit over alleged abuse against Palestinians could jeopardize aid

Nine members of Force 100 investigated over allegations of sexual assaulting prisoner at Sde Teiman detention campAn Israeli military unit that has been accused of human rights abuses against Palestinian detainees is reportedly under investigation by the US state department in a move that could lead to it being barred from receiving assistance.The inquiry into the activities of Force 100 was instigated following a spate of allegations that Palestinians held under its guard at a detention centre have been subject to torture and brutal mistreatment, including sexual assault, Axios reported on Monday. Continue reading...

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30 hours ago Top female footballers urge Fifa to end deal with Saudi ‘nightmare sponsor’

Letter to governing body accuses Saudis of using sports to ‘distract from the regime’s brutal human rights reputation’More than 100 professional female footballers have signed a letter calling on Fifa to end its sponsorship deal with the state-owned Saudi Arabian oil company, Aramco, accusing Saudi authorities of “brutal human rights violations”.A four-year deal signed in April will see Aramco, which is 98.5% state-owned, sponsor major tournaments including the men’s World Cup in 2026 and the Women’s World Cup in 2027. Continue reading...

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33 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Iran warns UN about Israel’s threats against its nuclear sites; Israel launches strikes across Lebanon

Israel launches attacks on buildings belonging to al-Qard al-Hassan; Israeli military making life ‘impossible’ for Palestinians, UN’s human rights office saysSee all our Middle East coverageIsraeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced people on Monday as they deepened their operations in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, residents and medics said.They also rounded up men and ordered women to leave the camp, they said. Continue reading...

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34 hours ago Robert Jenrick purge threat to Tory MPs who refuse to back quitting ECHR if he becomes party leader

He stressed leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would be a Tory manifesto commitment, if he becomes leader, which MPs would have to support

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35 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Iran warns UN about Israel’s threats against its nuclear sites; Israel launch strikes across Lebanon

Israel launch attacks on buildings belonging to al-Qard al-Hassan; Israeli military making life ‘impossible’ for Palestinians, UN’s human rights office saysSee all our Middle East coverageIran has warned the UN nuclear watchdog about Israel’s threats against its nuclear sites, foreign ministry, spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday at a weekly news conference.Ali Daher first heard the explosion and then he felt the pain. An Israeli aircraft loitering high above had shot two rockets at the building next door, collapsing the top two floors and showering him and his two sons with a deadly spray of concrete and jagged metal. Continue reading...

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