Human rights
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Australian government to pay compensation to 'detained' asylum seekers
The Australian government is paying compensation to a group of asylum seekers sent to a camp outside the country. The Australian Department of Immigration has said…
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Nikki Haley in Geneva: Human rights violators should not be members of the UN Human Rights Council
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, spoke for the first time at the 35th general session of the Human Rights Council…
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Nine human rights organizations protest against the deportation of Afghan refugees from Germany
The controversy over the deportation of a group of Afghan refugees has been ongoing in Germany for a long time. Now, nine charities and organizations supporting…
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Narges Mohammadi was transferred from prison to the hospital due to severe bleeding.
According to the website of the Center for Human Rights Defenders, Narges Mohammadi was transferred from prison to the hospital following severe uterine bleeding…
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Asylum seekers confess to murder to avoid being deported
German officials say asylum seekers are confessing to serious crimes, even murder, to avoid being deported. From the beginning…
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"Human Rights Defenders" Demand Rouhani to Oversee Intelligence Agencies
The Center for Human Rights Defenders called on Hassan Rouhani to exercise greater oversight over the Ministry of Intelligence during his second term as president,…
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US State Department Report on Iran Human Rights Sanctions
The US State Department released a report on Wednesday evening regarding US sanctions against individuals linked to human rights abuses in Iran.
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War and natural disasters have displaced tens of millions of people.
The Norwegian Refugee Council, a relief organization, announced that last year, one person every second...
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