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      Taliban carry out hundreds of floggings as grip tightens on Afghanistan

      Afghan Witness analysis finds corporal punishment frequently imposed for crimes such as adultery and robbery

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      Also in this newsletter: How Brussels wants to crack down on people smugglers

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      Walmart and DoorDash shun UN human rights rapporteur Premium content

      Companies silent on questions about treatment of workers

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      Also in this newsletter: Greece’s migration minister warns of rising migration from the Middle East

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    • Friday, 6 October, 2023
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      Iranian women’s activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

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    • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
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      Why Berlin can sway the balance on EU migration crisis rules Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: the political case for Spain’s Sánchez to say no to an amnesty for Catalan separatists

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      Human rights group says border guards at frontier with Yemen opened fire on unarmed civilians

      Ethiopian Tigray migrants stand in lines
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      A recent London High Court ruling supports the view that freedom of expression is to be upheld even in the most mundane matters

    • Friday, 11 August, 2023
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      Human-rights activists have reacted with scepticism to pledge by oil-rich Gulf state it will allow climate demonstrations

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    • Sunday, 6 August, 2023
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      Human Rights Watch’s Tirana Hassan: ‘I had seen too many of my colleagues turn to alcohol’

      Head of the international charity on the personal toll of investigating the world’s dark corners

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    • Friday, 4 August, 2023
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      Moscow court rules he will serve term in one of the country’s toughest penal colonies

      Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny,  second left, in court on August 4 2023
    • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
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      Parliamentary ombudsman attacks ‘profound failure’ of embassy staff to spot signs of alleged mistreatment

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    • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
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      Hopes for a democratic transition are fading, putting regional stability in jeopardy

    • Friday, 21 July, 2023
      UK employment
      Vulnerable UK migrant workers at risk as audits of farm recruiters stall

      Task force launched by supermarkets to tackle exploitation has yet to complete any assessments

      A farm worker harvests asparagus from a field near Sandwich, Kent
    • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
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      The framework already exists but strong regulators must apply it properly

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      Plight of Romania’s ‘horror’ care homes recalls orphanages scandal

      Story of elderly found abandoned at construction site emerges as raids find overcrowding and maltreatment

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