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The new parliament of Myanmar has just passed a law that would guarantee the rights of the people to protest but with certain terms and conditions.
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The Czech Republic has issued licenses to export shackles, electric shock weapons and chemical sprays to 6 countries whose police and security forces are known offenders against human rights and have made use of precisely such items to torture detainees.
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While non-governmental agencies (NGOs) are working to determine how many women were raped on September 28 in Guinea's capital city, Conakry, rumours abound that women who claim they were raped are being taken away by soldiers.
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Only 17 per cent of the world’s population lives in countries that have a free press. The report published recently by Freedom House, clearly shows how journalists and writers are still subject to violence and punitive laws.
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A report published by the New York City-based Committee to Protect Journalists has named Myanmar as the world’s worst nation for bloggers.
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The Dalai Lama’s official Representative to Africa, Sonam Tenzing, has called on the international community to actively engage with Tibet.
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Bahrain and Belarus join Reporters Without Borders' annual list of the countries with the most repressive policies against cyber-dissidents.
Several governments in the Asia-Pacific region responded to the Arab Spring protests with a clampdown on dissent, Amnesty International says.
The UN's human rights chief has called on the international community to act to protect civilians in Syria from continuing "ruthless repression".
Repression in the Arab world is likely to continue as its leaders have failed to grasp the significance of last year's uprisings, an Amnesty report says.
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After attending a mass at the Church, Ladies in White group in Havana peacefully march demanding the release of their loved ones who are political prisoners.
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