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Japan Acts to Protect Athletes from Abuse
This month, the Japanese National Diet passed a revision to the Basic Act on Sport (2011), requiring the national and local ...
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ILO Commits to International Standards on Gig Work
The agreement on June 13, 2025, by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to develop binding global standards on decent ...
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Denmark: Put Fundamental Rights at Top of EU Agenda
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen should use Denmark’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union to champion ...
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UN Afghanistan Expert Renews Call for Wide-Ranging Accountability Body
The United Nations special rapporteur on Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, reiterated in his latest report his call for states to ...
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UN Panel Finds Guatemala Responsible for Forcing Girl into Unwanted Pregnancy, Motherhood
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued a landmark ruling holding Guatemala accountable for violating the rights ...
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FIFA’s World Cup Ignores a Child Labor Nightmare
Muhammad Arshad, a Pakistani migrant worker in Saudi Arabia, fell to his death while working on the construction of Al Khobar ...
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Ethiopia Should Immediately Release Prominent Journalist
Ethiopian authorities have been detaining the renowned journalist Tesfalem Woldeyes since Sunday on allegations of ...
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Panel de la ONU encuentra a Guatemala responsable por forzar a una niña a un embarazo y maternidad no deseados
El Comité de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas ha emitido un fallo histórico responsabilizando a Guatemala por violar ...
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Un cambio demasiado lento ante los abusos israelíes
En las últimas semanas han aparecido algunos signos alentadores que sugieren que los gobiernos occidentales están cambiando por fin su enfoque hacia Israel/Palestina. Sin embargo, los abusos y atrocid ...