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Israel must release or try Palestinian detainee on prolonged hunger strike

6 February 2012

A Palestinian detainee accused of links to Islamic Jihad is at risk of dying after more than 50 days on hungerstrike.

Israel must release or try Palestinian detainee on prolonged hunger strike

6 February 2012

A Palestinian detainee accused of links to Islamic Jihad is at risk of dying after more than 50 days on hungerstrike.

Cuban blogger blocked from travelling to film premiere in Brazil

6 February 2012

Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez has been barred from leaving Cuba 19 times in the last four years.

Double veto of draft Security Council Resolution on Syria a betrayal of protesters

4 February 2012

Russia and China have again vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Syria, the day after a military assault killed scores of civilians in Homs.

Double veto of draft Security Council Resolution on Syria a betrayal of protesters

4 February 2012

Russia and China have again vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Syria, the day after a military assault killed scores of civilians in Homs.

Paraguay: Land dispute victory for displaced indigenous community

3 February 2012

After a two-decade legal battle, the Yakye Axa indigenous community in Paraguay can finally move away from a precarious roadside camp.

UN court ruling on Nazi war crime victims ‘a setback for rights’

3 February 2012

An ICJ ruling breaches the human rights of foreign victims of Nazi war crimes by giving Germany legal immunity from being sued for reparations.

UN court ruling on Nazi war crime victims ‘a setback for rights’

3 February 2012

An ICJ ruling breaches the human rights of foreign victims of Nazi war crimes by giving Germany legal immunity from being sued for reparations.

Cambodia: Khmer Rouge judgment welcome, but raises human rights concerns

3 February 2012

A UN-backed tribunal has given former Khmer Rouge jailer "Duch" a life sentence for the killings of more than 12,272 people.

Albania: Temporary solutions are no solutions for evicted Roma families in Tirana

3 February 2012

Scores of Roma families in Tirana face imminent forced eviction or have already been forcibly evicted from their homes.

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