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Women and children who had been seized by bandits have been freed by Nigerian authorities, reports confirm. As many as 100 women (mostly nursing mothers) and children were freed. The group was abducted in Zamfara
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As outlawed slavery in 1905, the Mali government outlawed the system of descent-based slavery. Since some people were considered slaves because of their ethnic origin and their ancestors were enslaved by the families of masters,
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Japan has been all over the news in recent months for the upcoming Olympic season but it might have overshadowed one of the burning issues in the country--LGBTQ rights. The Japanese government has continuously neglected
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Amid the reports of detention of protesters in Cuba, Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges for the release of all those who have been detained for exercising their rights to freedom of
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Authorities in Belarus have carried out unprecedented large scale raids and detentions ever in a day ever against human rights defenders in the country. The global watchdog Human Rights Watch said that the raids were
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Japan’s business entities have been participating in the commercial real estate project involving Myanmar’s abusive military. This has been vehemently condemned by human rights groups. Apparently, there are many such projects of which one of
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Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has sent notice to Assam government over the circumstances around police encounter of 12 accused in the state in past two months. Commission member Naba Kamal Bora has issued notice
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Earlier this week, the UN and WHO provided the global recommendations for the first time in respect to DNA-altering technology. It is also known as human genome editing. The health organisations say that these alternative
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Global watchdog Human Rights Watch said today in new reporters’ guide that being host of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Japan must take opportunity of safeguarding human rights and address serious issues around
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UN’s special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, noted in a special report to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that Australia has pushed back at least 800 people onboard 38
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