Human Rights

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

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

ANGOLA: AU considers looking at Cabinda claims

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FLEC president Henrique N'Zita Tiago

BANGLADESH: Indigenous groups face land-grabbing in north

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

UN deplores murder of three aid workers in Somalia

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Malnourished child receives medical assistance in Mogadishu, Somalia

YEMEN: Unrest puts child marriage issue on back burner

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

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.

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.

Ashburn Realtor Charged in $7 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

A federal grand jury has charged Nadin Samnang, 29, of Ashburn, Va., with conspiracy and mortgage fraud charges related to his role in alleged fraudulent mortgage loan transactions involving at least 25 homes in northern Virginia and more than $7...

Donors pledge $482 million for UN efforts to help displaced, stateless people

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Pledges to the UN refugee agency assist with water distribution at the Ifo extension camp in Dadaab,...