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Saudi Arabia has reneged on an agreement to allow women to participate in the 2012 Olympic Games, barely before the ink had time to dry on the paperwork.
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Human Rights Watch has been allowed to visit Saif Gaddafi, imprisoned in Zintan, Libya. Reporting that Gaddafi was receiving food and medical care, a representative of HRW also revealed that Gaddafi has been denied access to a lawyer.
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Melbourne -
In December 2010, on International Human Rights Day, Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. One year later, as informed by a press release from PEN International, he and more than thirty other writers remain in prison.
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Grozny -
Celebrities who traveled to Chechnya to attend a party on the 35th birthday of Ramzan Kadyrov, have been criticized by Human Rights Watch for associating with the Kremlin backed leader. Under fire are Jean Claude Van Damme, Hilary Swank and Vanessa Mae.
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Arbitary arrests of those suspected of being pro-Gaddafi are resulting in thousands of prisoners being detained. A report by Human Rights Watch reveals that they are subjected to torture equal to that meted out under the Gaddafi regime.
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Rome -
A shift of intolerance in Italy toward immigrants and minorities, reflected in politicians’ use of hateful speech, violence against vulnerable groups, and political discourse are leading to increased racism and xenophobic violence, a new report shows.
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A new report by Human Rights Watch reveals Iraq's most vulnerable are routinely abused, tortured and killed, with perpetrators rarely held accountable and Part II of this review looks at detainee torture and the plight of marginalized communities.
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The protests in Libya have turned extreme as waves of innocent civilians and wounded protesters arrive in the country’s hospitals, victims of what a doctor there is calling “absolutely a shoot-to-kill” government policy.
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The international community is woefully lacking in courage and hiding behind "soft diplomacy" in confronting human rights abusers the globe over, a leading human rights group said in a 649-page world report released Monday.
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Partners of gay federal workers in the US are to have their benefits expanded by the Obama administration, but the Defense of Marriage Act will enact some restrictions.
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The Jordanian authorities are violating people's right to free speech and undermining the credibility of reform efforts, Human Rights Watch says.
US campaign group Human Rights Watch says elements of Syria's armed opposition have carried out serious human rights abuses, including kidnapping, torture and execution.
 At least 72 civilians, a third of them under the age of 18, were killed by NATO airstrikes, according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch.
Bahrain's police continue to beat and torture detainees, including minors, according to a report by campaign group Human Rights Watch.
Human Rights Watch accuses Syrian troops of war crimes ahead of April cease-fire
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Internally displaced persons in Iraq receive little, if any, governmantal support. Hassan, who is blind, fled his home in Taji, north of Baghdad, moving to Chikook with his wife and few belongings. He has no plan of moving back to his former neighborhood.
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