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Nigeria’s defence chief on human rights abuse reports and security | Boko Haram
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Nigeria’s defence chief on human rights abuse reports and security | Boko Haram

General Christopher Musa addresses the Boko Haram challenge, corruption reports, and more. For more than 15 years, Nigeria’s armed forces have battled Boko...

UN human rights chief: Investigate Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals | Israel-Palestine conflict
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UN human rights chief: Investigate Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals | Israel-Palestine conflict

NewsFeed The UN Higher Commissioner for Human Rights told the UN Security Council that Israeli claims of Hamas launching attacks from hospitals in...

Calls grow for release of jailed poet al-Qaradawi after arrest in Lebanon | Human Rights News
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Calls grow for release of jailed poet al-Qaradawi after arrest in Lebanon | Human Rights News

Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an Egyptian arrest warrant, a Lebanese official said. A group of lawyers and activists...

US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia | Human Rights News
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US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia | Human Rights News

Transfer of Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi from the US army prison in Cuba is the fourth in two weeks by the outgoing Biden...

Authorities find 12 bodies in clandestine graves in northern Mexico | Human Rights News
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Authorities find 12 bodies in clandestine graves in northern Mexico | Human Rights News

Skeletal remains discovered in Mexican border state of Chihuhua taken to lab for possible identification, officials say. Authorities in Mexico have uncovered 12...

Starbucks strike expands to more than 300 US stores: Union | Labour Rights News
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Starbucks strike expands to more than 300 US stores: Union | Labour Rights News

Strike over wages and staffing issues comes at one of the coffee chain’s busiest times of the year. A strike at Starbucks has...

A fight for holiday equality: How Black Santas shaped US civil rights | Civil Rights
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A fight for holiday equality: How Black Santas shaped US civil rights | Civil Rights

But, as Moss would learn, the figure of Santa Claus was more than a pathway to visibility and acceptance. The holiday legend wielded...

Enough with buck-passing, child abuse in the church is systemic | Child Rights
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Enough with buck-passing, child abuse in the church is systemic | Child Rights

In November, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby announced his resignation as the leader of the Church of England after an independent review into...

Hong Kong police announce bounties on overseas pro-democracy activists | Human Rights News
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Hong Kong police announce bounties on overseas pro-democracy activists | Human Rights News

Police in Chinese territory offer $130,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest of six campaigners. Hong Kong authorities have placed bounties on...