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UK foreign aid: Ethiopian sues Britain after claiming our i¿½1.3billion programme supports 'Stalinist' regime that sent him to world's biggest refugee camp
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | 9 hours ago
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Instead, the army and gangs went on the rampage, burning homes and killing people. Three soldiers grabbed her and raped her; one teenage son was abused with an electric prod then taken off to prison...After that, we knew the next step was to kill
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‘Free China' Screening Hosted by New Jersey Lawmakers
New York City :: NY :: USA | 19 days ago
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You may also like Elected officials in New Jersey, including Livingston Mayor Rudy Fernandez and Councilman Alfred Anthony, co-hosted a recent screening of the award-winning documentary Free China: The Courage to Believe. The film highlights human
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Media urged to help uncover past human rights abuses
Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 27 days ago
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Maria Hartiningsih, a senior journalist from Kompas daily, said that the press was quite powerful in that it could help human rights activists accomplish that goal. She cited the weekly silent protest called Kamisan an Indonesian language reference
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Commentary: Aceh's war survivors: Their questions won't go away
Helsinki :: Finland | 1 month ago
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Families continue to dig up mass graves in the search for their relatives for years. This description was from Murtala, a resident in North Aceh who set up an organization for war survivors like himself. He was addressing the launch of a report here
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US criticises human rights record in East Africa
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | 1 month ago
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The US government has criticised countries in the East African region for their continued human rights violations and political oppression in its annual report on human rights practices around the world. The US state department's 2012 Country Reports
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Dangerous decoy: Ignoring human rights abuses
Tel Aviv :: Israel | 1 month ago
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Honor killings the barbaric murder of women who shame their families are the most egregious example of women's oppression. Anti-Israel activists spin tales about alleged Israeli human rights abuses to instill hostility against the Jewish state. They
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US Supreme Court refuses to open US courts to the world
Lagos :: Nigeria | 1 month ago
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Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously blocked the ability of American federal courts to have alleged violators of international human rights brought to trial. The court declared that a 1789 law called the Alien Tort Statute does not allow foreigners
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Window narrows in US for human rights abuse lawsuits
Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 1 month ago
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A US Supreme Court decision to limit the sweep of a 1789 law used to fight human rights abuses worldwide left a window slightly ajar for victims to sue companies, especially US companies, accused of aiding such abuses. "A majority of these cases are
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Supreme Court Limits Justice for Human Rights Victims
Lagos :: Nigeria | 1 month ago
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Royal Dutch Petroleum (Shell) that Esther Kiobel may not proceed in her case against Shell for aiding and abetting in the torture and murder of her husband. In addition to setting back Esther's quest for justice, the Court's decision has two major
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Shell Wins; the World Loses
Guayaquil :: Ecuador | 1 month ago
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Royal Dutch Petroleum case dealing with alleged corporate human rights abuses in the Niger River Delta . This decision constitutes a disgraceful victory for corporate impunity. Shell shareholders would be shortsighted to celebrate, and responsible
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