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US Senate votes to repeal measure that gave go-ahead for 2003 invasion of Iraq

Apr 4, 2023

Decision not expected to affect current deployments but lawmakers increasingly seeking to claw back congressional power The US Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal the resolution that gave a green light for…

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Deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia is war crime – UN

Apr 4, 2023

By Laura Gozzi On March 16, 2023 Russia’s forced deportation of Ukrainian children to areas under its control amounts to a war crime, UN investigators have said. The UN Commission…

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EU calls for UN to probe Iran schoolgirl poisonings

Apr 3, 2023

On March 16, 2023 BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) – European lawmakers called on the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into a wave of poisonings…

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Hong Kong court jails three activists behind Tiananmen vigil

Apr 3, 2023

By Victoria Bisset On March 11, 2023 A court in Hong Kong jailed three activists from a now-disbanded group best known for organizing annual candlelight vigils to commemorate the Tiananmen…

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War forces thousands of disabled Ukrainians into institutions

Apr 3, 2023

By Steve Hendrix, Amanda Morris and Siobhán O’Grady On March 18, 2023 DNIPRO, Ukraine — When a Russian shell slammed into Taya Berkova’s apartment building in Kharkiv last March, her…

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Nicaragua strips citizenship from 94 political opponents

Apr 3, 2023

By Gaberiela Selser On February 15, 2023 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua cancelled the citizenship of 94 political opponents Wednesday, including writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli. Appeals Court Justice…

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Indonesia boosts security in Papua after 9 killed in riot

Apr 3, 2023

On February 24, 2023 More than 200 security personnel sent to Wamena town after child kidnap rumor sparks deadly riot and clashes with police. At least nine people have been…

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U.S. prosecutors seize properties, charge Russian on Ukraine invasion anniversary

Apr 3, 2023

By Luc Cohen and Karen Freifeld On February 24, 2023 NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Friday said they were seeking to forfeit six properties in New…

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El Salvador crackdown breaks the gangs – at huge cost to human rights

Apr 3, 2023

By Jamie Quintanilla and Tom Philips On February 20, 2023 War on gangs by populist leader Nayib Bukele has produced extraordinary change, but ‘the cure could be as harmful as…

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