Human Rights

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On eve of quake’s anniversary, Haitian children see some progress – UNICEF

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Two years after the devastating earthquake, Haiti’s children remain the most vulnerable

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UN Envoy Implores End of Violence in South Sudanese State

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Source: UN News
UNMISS Force Commander Moses Obi (left) talking to displaced people in Pibor, South Sudan

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Residents of South Sudan flashpoint town in need of aid after attack – UN official

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A burning tukul (hut) in Pibor, South Sudan

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PAKISTAN: An unforgiveable sin

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A Pakistan charity has put up cradles with an appeal to place infants in them rather than murder them

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ANGOLA: AU considers looking at Cabinda claims

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FLEC president Henrique N'Zita Tiago

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BANGLADESH: Indigenous groups face land-grabbing in north

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Land-grabbing remains a problem among Bangladesh's indigenous population

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UN deplores murder of three aid workers in Somalia

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Malnourished child receives medical assistance in Mogadishu, Somalia

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YEMEN: Unrest puts child marriage issue on back burner

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Child marriage is one of factors disrupting girls' education in Yemen

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Calls For More Reporting Of Suspected Child Abuse

The revelations about alleged child sex abuse by a former Penn State football coach have caused policymakers to propose new measures to broaden who is required to report suspected abuse.

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Woodward Man to Serve 87 Months in Federal Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine

JOSE MANUEL CHAVEZ-PEREZ (a/k/a “El Papo” and “Jose Manuel Chavez”), 47, from Woodward, Oklahoma, was sentenced to serve 87 months in federal prison for distribution of five grams or more of actual methamphetamine.