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Burundi Becoming A ‘violent Dictatorship’

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza and his ruling party have moved the country toward violent dictatorship, rights...

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Syria Refugees Still Stuck Between Morocco and Algeria

Dozens of Syrian refugees remained stranded in no-man's land between Morocco and Algeria on Tuesday, non-governmental...

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Rights Groups Denounce Egypt NGO Law

Eight watchdogs, including Human Rights Watch, on Friday denounced Egypt's adoption of a contentious new law to...

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Macron Visits French Troops In Mali’s Restive North

President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in conflict-torn Mali to visit French troops fighting jihadists on his first...

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Kenya Government ‘hostile’ To Rights Activists

The government of Kenya is hostile towards human rights activists and organisations, according to a report issued...

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After Two Years, No End In Sight To Burundi’s Deadly Turmoil

Two years after Burundi's president plunged the central African country into turmoil, the regime shows no signs of...

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Rights Group Slams Opposition Arrests In Djibouti

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) called Friday for the "immediate and unconditional release" of...

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Afghan Activists Urge Progress In ICC War Crimes Probe

Afghan human rights groups urged the International Criminal Court on Wednesday to speed up a war crimes probe in their...

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Sudan Jails Rights Activists In Spy, Fake Reports Case

A Sudanese court on Sunday sentenced three human rights activists to a year each in jail after convicting them of...

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Packed Thai Prisons Need Urgent Reform

Thai prisons are massively overcrowded with some inmates forced to sleep sideways, a rights group said Tuesday, urging...