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Philonise Floyd called on the UN to investigate systemic police violence against African Americans in the US.
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Refugee advocates say fear of Rohingya refugees carrying the virus is not an excuse to refuse them asylum.
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In DRC, Sister Angelique has been transforming the lives of thousands of Congolese women and children.
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Human rights chief says alleged rights violations took place under ‘direct authority’ of top...
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Some 350,000 Syrians have fled a renewed Russian-backed offensive in opposition-held Idlib province since December.
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China says Bachelet’s call for an investigation into police conduct is interference and inappropriate.
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It is the sixth year in a row that more than 1,000 deaths have been registered in a single year.
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Rights chief says nearly all deaths reportedly attributable to government forces and allies in Idlib and Hama provinces.
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Fresh push to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar fails amid demands of safety and full citizenship.
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Joint exercise led by the UNHCR to determine if Rohingya refugees will accept Myanmar’s offer to return home.
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Spokesman for Philippines president says Iceland-backed resolution ‘grotesquely one-sided (and) maliciously partisan’.
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Shock and sadness overcomes migrants held across Libya after air raid hits detention centre in Tripoli.
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Blackout in parts of Rakhine and Chin states imposed amid reports of escalating military offensive against Arakan Army.
Bachelet’s comments came at the end of a three-day visit to the country at the invitation of President Maduro.