Tag: rights
Spotify platform sued for unpaid royalties by rights collection organization
The streaming platform Spotify is being sued by the organization responsible for collecting music rights from streaming platforms, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). She is accused of underpaying artists in…
Timo R. Stewart’s column: At the heart of the conflict in the Middle East is simply a lack of rights | Columns
The lack of Palestinian self-determination must be resolved as soon as possible. That probably requires not only carrots but also a stick, Stewart writes. Timo R. Stewart researcher, non-fiction writer…
Details: Talks are underway about scrapping the cows’ grazing rights
The right of grazing was introduced in 1988 after a campaign in which the popular writer Astrid Lindgren played an important role. According to the regulations, dairy cows, but not…
Winter sports: Fi’s board gives the “green light” for a new rights agreement – after a vote that no one knew about
SVT has previously reported on the conflict surrounding the marketing rights to competitions within the International Ski Federation. Despite criticism from several ski nations against Fi’s plans for the TV…
France accused of “systematic violations” of rights on its border with Italy
A well-documented investigation published this Thursday, April 25 by the Defender of Rights highlights “ systematic violations » by the French authorities of the rights of migrants wishing to enter…
Amnesty sees Sweden: “The Sami’s rights must be better protected”
On Wednesday, Amnesty International released its annual report in which it has reviewed how 155 countries take human rights into account in the previous year. One of the parts that…
Dark year for human rights
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Amnesty International highlights the many and deadly conflicts in the world as a major threat to the human rights of civilians. The picture shows Palestinians…
Human rights organization on Ukrainian abducted children: “It’s double abuse”
According to Ukraine’s ombudsman for children’s rights, it may be about a total of 200,000–300,000 children and young people who have been abducted. SVT has met a young man who…
human rights defenders warn about the case of Georges Mfor Tang, convicted of “terrorism”
In Cameroon, Georges Mfor Tang is one case among others who must not be forgotten, according to Redhac, the Network of Human Rights Defenders in Central Africa. Arrested in 2017,…
In the DRC, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights considers it “crucial to invest in the East”
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is on an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the invitation of the Congolese government. Volker Türk concluded his…