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Thousands take to Cambodia's streets on Human Rights Day
AFP, Published on 10/12/2013
» Thousands of Cambodian opposition supporters and activists, including Buddhist monks, took to the streets Tuesday to mark Human Rights Day and call for improvements in the kingdom's rights record.
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UN fears 'deteriorating' human rights in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 17/09/2013
» The UN human rights chief on Tuesday expressed fears that progress made in Afghanistan since the fall of the hardline Taliban regime in 2001 was draining away as NATO-led troops withdraw.
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Nasrin Sotoudeh, Iranian defender of human rights
AFP, Published on 19/09/2013
» Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, freed Wednesday after three years in prison, is a leading Iranian defender of human rights who was jailed for her work with Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi.
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Italy breaches human rights by blocking gay marriage: European court
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - A European court ruled Tuesday that Italy breached the human rights of three gay couples by refusing them marriage or any other recognised form of union.
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Detained China human rights lawyer 'confesses': state media
AFP, Published on 19/07/2015
» BEIJING - A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer has "confessed guilt" a week after being detained in a massive crackdown on legal activists, China's state-run media said.
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Pope urges respect for human rights on Sri Lanka trip
AFP, Published on 13/01/2015
» Pope Francis urged respect for human rights as he began a two-nation Asia tour in a windswept Sri Lanka Tuesday, bearing a message of peace and reconciliation after a decades-long civil war.
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US senators urge Obama to address China human rights
AFP, Published on 12/08/2015
» WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of US senators Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to highlight human rights concerns when his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping visits next month, in particular Beijing's "extraordinary assault" on rule of law.
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North Korea to publish 'rosy' human rights report
AFP, Published on 11/08/2014
» SEOUL - North Korea said Monday it would publish its own "rosy" human rights report, six months after a UN inquiry published a list of violations so severe as to amount to crimes against humanity.
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Scuffles as China human rights lawyer goes on trial
AFP, Published on 14/12/2015
» BEIJING - One of China's most celebrated human rights lawyers went on trial on Monday over online comments critical of the ruling Communist Party, as police scuffled with supporters and journalists gathered outside the courthouse.
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China to try top human rights lawyer
AFP, Published on 11/12/2015
» BEIJING - One of China's most celebrated human rights lawyers will face trial next week over comments he posted online which were critical of the ruling Communist Party, his attorney said on Thursday.
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