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France’s Shameful and Absurd Burkini Ban
During a time of national emergency, surely French police have better things to do than humiliate women on the country’s beaches...
Curtailing ‘Depravity’ in Dagestan With FGM?
Sexually depraved behavior among girls is rampant, if you listen to a Muslim authority of Russia’s North Caucasus. The good news is that, according to him, there is a simple fix...
Mozambique: Opposition Group Raids Hospitals
“RENAMO’s attacks on hospitals and health clinics are threatening the health of thousands people in Mozambique...”
Kurdish Journalist Abducted, Killed
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) should ensure a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation into the killing of Wedad Hussein Ali, 28, who was allegedly affiliated with the armed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)...
Philippine Police Killing Spree Demands Accountability
Police statistics show that from July 1 to August 19, 2016, police have killed an estimated 712 suspected “drug pushers and users.” That death toll constitutes a more-than-tenfold jump over the 68 such police killings recorded between January 1 and June 15, a period of over five months...

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Middle East/North Africa Where Is Outrage Over Incendiary Weapons Attacks in Syria?
Three years ago almost to the day, a group of high school students were busy preparing for exams when an incendiary bomb fell on their school. Survivors later described “fire falling like rain.” Asia Insurgents Target Civilians in Thailand's South
“Such attacks are war crimes, but the apparent planning behind them suggests crimes against humanity..." Americas Colombia Peace Pact a Key Opportunity to Curb Abuses
“If the Colombian government is serious about ensuring a sustainable peace and respecting victims’ rights to justice, it should use the implementing legislation to fix the serious flaws in the victims’ agreement..."

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