Human Rights

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  Human Rights

  2021-03-02

  UN report details decade of 'unimaginable suffering' for detainees in Syria

  Torture methods have included electric shock, the burning of body parts, pulling off nails and teeth, mock executions, and crucifying or suspending individuals from limbs for prolonged periods.

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  Human Rights

  2021-02-25

  UN seeks to raise $4 billion to fund Yemen's Humanitarian Response Plan

  Yemeni and UN officials stressed the need for humanitarian aid and the importance of keeping the Houthis from interfering in its distribution.

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  Human Rights

  2021-02-22

  China deems Xinjiang rape, abuses as 'shining examples' of progress

  China's foreign minister declared at the UN that his country's systematic abuses of Muslims, which include gang rape, show Beijing's commitment to human rights progress.

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  Human Rights

  2021-02-12

  Muslim women recount China's campaign of systematic rape in Xinjiang

  One victim described witnessing a gang rape of a young woman whom camp staff brought before dozens of other detainees. Policemen took turns raping her in front of everyone.

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  Human Rights

  2021-02-10

  Iran's Sunni community blasts Islamic Republic's 'Muslim unity' claims

  Sunnis in Iran are excluded from holding senior positions in government and the regime bars them from repairing dilapidated mosques or building new ones.

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  Human Rights

  2021-02-08

  Yazidi ISIS victims laid to rest in Sinjar mass funeral

  The remains of 104 Yazidi victims of ISIS have been reinterred in the Sinjar district village of Kojo after being identified by forensic experts.

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  Human Rights

  2021-01-08

  Syrian regime sells opponents' land via 'rigged auctions'

  The regime has been confiscating the land of those forced to flee amid its onslaught and auctioning it off in retaliation against its opponents.

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  Human Rights

  2021-01-07

  Russia, China spin election strife in US to justify domestic oppression

  The regimes eagerly jumped on the news of electoral problems in the United States, but their reactions and attempted manipulations further exposed their human rights failures.

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  Human Rights

  2020-12-22

  Chinese tech giants caught helping Beijing track Muslims in Xinjiang

  Alibaba, Huawei and other Chinese firms are attempting to distance themselves from Beijing's oppression of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities -- but the evidence of complicity is damning.

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  Human Rights

  2020-12-16

  Lebanon jails activist who spoke out against Hizbullah

  Kinda al-Khatib was sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour. She has been an outspoken critic of Hizbullah, openly calling for its disarmament.