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Around 120 million girls around the world, close to one in 10, have been raped or sexually assaulted by the time they turn 20,...
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A Dutch-Iranian human rights campaigner who had been sentenced to death in Iran has been freed and allowed to return home to the Netherlands,...
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Belgium was wrong to extradite a former Tunisian professional footballer turned convicted Al-Qaeda fighter to the United States and must pay him compensation, Europe’s...
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A Turkish policeman was jailed for seven years and nine months on Wednesday after being convicted of shooting dead a protester during 2013 anti-government...
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Turkey on Tuesday began hosting a major UN-backed forum on Internet governance despite criticism of its “abysmal” record for limiting Internet rights. The Internet...
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Latin America’s prisons are overcrowded, violent and sometimes lack even the most basic services, despite the fact that several of the region’s current leaders...
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Up to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine over the past two months, and at least 200 may have died in combat...
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Islamic State jihadists have used cluster munitions in Syria in at least one location and Syria’s regime is continuing to use the widely banned...
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The conflict raging in eastern Ukraine has killed nearly 2,600 people, the United Nations said Friday, voicing concern about atrocities committed by armed groups...
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Fierce fighting in east Ukraine over the past month has sent the death toll soaring, with at least 36 people killed every day, according...