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The Burmese government has committed serious abuses and blocked humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of displaced civilians since June 2011, in fighting in Burma’s northern Kachin Sta…Continue Reading

GENEVA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority has asked the United Nations Human Rights Council to conduct a formal inquiry into the impact of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki said on Monday. T…Continue Reading

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Belarusian authorities should take immediate steps to abolish the death penalty.

(Moscow) – Belarusian authorities should take immediate steps to abolish the dea…Continue Reading

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The US Senate should renew the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) when it votes on the measure later in March 2012. The act is the primary federal law providing legal protection and servi…Continue Reading

More than 2,000 people have been killed in a year of political turmoil that led to the resignation of Yemen's longtime president, the government disclosed Sunday. The figure is much higher than human rights groups estimated.Continue Reading

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Mauritania should promptly surrender Libya’s former intelligence chief Abdullah Sanussi to the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he is wanted for crimes against h…Continue Reading

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A bill that would require mandatory detention for some migrants would violate Canada’s binding international legal obligations.

(Toronto) – A bill that wou…Continue Reading