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June 1, 2012 06:51
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Chatter: UN meets on Syria crisis

The UN's highest human rights body discusses atrocities in Syria, John Edwards walks free, and Brazilian lawmakers dispose of some decidedly frilly evidence.
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The UN's highest human rights body discusses atrocities in Syria, John Edwards walks free, and Brazilian lawmakers dispose of some decidedly frilly evidence.
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Chen Guangcheng not pressured to leave US Embassy, ambassador says

May 3, 2012 08:37
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Chen has told Western reporters that US officials are being barred from visiting him in hospital in Beijing.

China: Dissident Chen Guangcheng leaves US Embassy

May 2, 2012 04:21
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The US government would remain "engaged with Mr. Chen and his family in the days, weeks and years ahead," Clinton said.

Afghan school poisoning: As many as 171 women and girls poisoned by extremists (VIDEO)

April 18, 2012 20:30
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"We are 100 percent sure that the water they drank in their classes was poisoned. This is either the work of those who are against girls' education or some other irresponsible armed individuals," said Jan Mohammad Nabizada, a spokesman for the education department in northern Takhar province.

Russia: Saint Petersburg becomes 4th city to ban 'gay propaganda'

March 12, 2012 14:17
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The law allows authorities to fine individuals up to 5,000 rubles ($170) and companies up to 500,000 rubles ($17,000) for "the promotion of homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender practices among minors."
February 23, 2012 12:10
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iPhone Foxconn factory workers demand change

Two workers at a Foxconn factory, the makers of the iPhone, are demanding reforms and pleading for help.
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A group of protestors from SACOM (Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour) demonstrate outside the Foxconn annual general meeting (AGM) in Hong Kong on May 18, 2011. Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn has been accused of treating its workers 'machines' according to SACOM. At least 13 Foxconn employees died in apparent suicides last year. (Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images)

The makers of the iPhone, the actual workers who assemble the phones for sometimes 18 hours a day, have released an open letter to the American public demanding better working conditions.

In the letter, released to the SumOfUs organization, the workers said that a mass poisoning took place at the factory when laborers used the n-hexane chemical to clean iPhone screens. They claim that n-hexane has caused some workers to suffer neurological damage.

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Germany must stop castrating sex offenders, says European rights watchdog

February 22, 2012 10:19
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As German law stands, people considered at risk of committing sexual crimes can volunteer to undergo the procedure in order to help them manage "an abnormal sex drive."

Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh granted immunity

January 21, 2012 08:41
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Parliament passed an amended version of the bill, following public outcry over proposals to give all Saleh's associates blanket immunity from prosecution.

Islamist Abu Qatada cannot be deported from UK, rules human rights court

January 17, 2012 10:32
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The European Court of Human Rights ruled that deporting Abu Qatada to Jordan would put him at risk of facing an unfair trial, based on evidence obtained through torture.

Ni Yulan, disabled Chinese activist, put on trial in Beijing

December 29, 2011 09:54
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Ni Yulan, 51, appeared in court lying on a bed and breathing through an oxygen machine, according to her daughter, Dong Xuan, who testified at the hearing.
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