Middle East Experience

Reacting to reports that proposed EU business legislation will exempt companies from addressing the human rights risks linked to how their products are used, including arms, tools of torture or surveillance equipment, Amnesty International’s Policy Advisor on Business and Human Rights Hannah Storey said: “This exemption would represent a dangerous oversight. Take, for example, an ..
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Full Article: Exempting the use of products from EU company human rights law is a dangerous oversight

Responding to a report by the Financial Times that India is searching for alternative spyware technology to replace NSO Group’s Pegasus surveillance software, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, Head of the Security Lab at Amnesty International, said: “It is chilling that instead of respecting human rights and ensuring accountability for those targeted by Pegasus, that the Indian government is ..
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Full Article: India: Government’s pursuit of new surveillance technology heightens human rights concerns 

Approval of the privileged legitimate defence bill would have serious consequences for human rights..
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Full Article: Bill on privileged legitimate defence could increase police abuses and impunity in Chile

The study highlights the need to be mindful of what we eat and how it affects our bodies and brains..
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Full Article: Junk food brainwashes us to eat more, study finds

Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), has held stakes in various American banks and financial institutions..
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Full Article: 186 banks prone to Silicon Valley Bank-like collapse: study

Tobacco companies in Indonesia, India, and Mexico got around FIFA’s ban on advertising for their goods by linking their products to the World Cup on social media, a new analysis…..
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Full Article: Tobacco marketing ads leeched off of Qatar 2022 despite robust ban, a study found

Taking short breaks every hour or two, rather than working for long stretches without a break, can help prevent burnout and maintain focus throughout the day..
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Full Article: Why you should not feel guilty about taking regular breaks at work

A Qatar lobbyist in France has filed a case against the UAE and Alp Services over the reported..
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Full Article: Qatar lobbyist files case against UAE over latest Emirati spying scandal

Photojournalist Sean Smith was in Baghdad before, during and in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq from 2003 to 2008, and revisited for a number of years. This is a collection of his powerful work during that critical time..
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Full Article: On the frontlines of the Iraq war 2003-08 – in pictures

Kashmiri journalist, Irfan Mehraj, arrested in Srinagar by the National Investigation Agency in connection with a..
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Full Article: India: Authorities must immediately release Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj