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Medecins Sans Frontieres suspends work in Misrata prisons where doctors are asked to "patch up tortured detainees".
Last Modified: 26 Jan 2012 15:10 GMT Africa
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Human rights chief Navi Pillay "extremely concerned" about detainees accused by fighters of being Gaddafi loyalists.
Last Modified: 26 Jan 2012 13:39 GMT Africa
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World body releases first official report on the issue, asking governments to repeal discriminatory and harmful laws.
Last Modified: 15 Dec 2011 20:19 GMT Americas
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Middle East human rights chief tells Al Jazeera that UN's estimate that 5,000 people have died in Syria is credible.
Basma Atassi
Last Modified: 14 Dec 2011 13:38 GMT Features
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President's opponents called for US envoy to Belgium to be fired over comments linking Israeli actions to anti-Semitism.
Last Modified: 06 Dec 2011 05:01 GMT Americas
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Foreign minister unveils freeze on financial dealings and halt to weapons delivery to a government "at end of the road".
Last Modified: 30 Nov 2011 20:28 GMT Middle East
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Foreign minister says Ankara opposes military option against Syria but is ready for any scenario if crackdown continues.
Last Modified: 29 Nov 2011 20:10 GMT Middle East
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New report finds government officials and army guilty of murder, rape and torture of civilians, including children.
Last Modified: 29 Nov 2011 12:10 GMT Middle East
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After writing a damning report on Israel's military actions during Cast Lead, Goldstone wants to get back in the fold.
Mark LeVine
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2011 19:03 GMT Opinion
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As Bahrain's human rights record is probed, the US postpones a proposed weapons deal with the troubled Gulf state.
Joel Beinin
Last Modified: 06 Nov 2011 07:15 GMT Opinion
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