Category: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations

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    Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk

    On a visit to Venezuela, The Times found a nation bracing for potential U.S. military action.
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    Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk

    On a visit to Venezuela, The Times found a nation bracing for potential U.S. military action.
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    Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk

    On a visit to Venezuela, The Times found a nation bracing for potential U.S. military action.
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    Jerome Cohen, Lawyer Who Saw a Future in China, Dies at 95

    After pioneering the study of Chinese law in America, he was among the first foreigners to practice commercial law in China, and spoke out about human rights.
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    South Koreans Describe Fear and Anger After Georgia ICE Raid

    Some of the workers arrested this month at a Hyundai-LG factory said that although they had entered the United States under murky circumstances, they had always planned to return home.
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    South Koreans Describe Fear and Anger After Georgia ICE Raid

    Some of the workers arrested this month at a Hyundai-LG factory said that although they had entered the United States under murky circumstances, they had always planned to return home.
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    South Koreans Describe Fear and Anger After Georgia ICE Raid

    Some of the workers arrested this month at a Hyundai-LG factory said that although they had entered the United States under murky circumstances, they had always planned to return home.
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    South Koreans Describe Fear and Anger After Georgia ICE Raid

    Some of the workers arrested this month at a Hyundai-LG factory said that although they had entered the United States under murky circumstances, they had always planned to return home.
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    Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.

    As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.
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    José María Tojeira, 78, Dies; Pursued Killers of His Fellow Priests

    As the Jesuit leader in Central America, he pushed for justice when six priests were shot to death in the midst of El Salvador’s civil war.
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    Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.

    As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.
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    José María Tojeira, 78, Dies; Pursued Killers of His Fellow Priests

    As the Jesuit leader in Central America, he pushed for justice when six priests were shot to death in the midst of El Salvador’s civil war.
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    Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.

    As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.
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    Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.

    As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.
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    Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.

    As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.
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    Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.

    As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.
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    Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.

    As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.
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    Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.

    As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.
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    Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.

    As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.
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    West Africans Deported by the U.S. Sue Ghana for Rights Violations

    Ghana said it was taking in 14 deported migrants to help its fellow Africans. But it sent three to their country of origin, including one who said he feared for his life.
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    José María Tojeira, 78, Dies; Pursued Killers of His Fellow Priests

    As the Jesuit leader in Central America, he pushed for justice when six priests were shot to death in the midst of El Salvador’s civil war.
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    ?Kim Seongmin, Defector Who Pierced North Korea by Radio, Dies at 63

    As a military propagandist, he fled the North by jumping off a train. In the South, he broadcast forbidden outside news to isolated North Koreans.
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    Nepalis Worry About Security Forces’ Next Step After Crackdown Leaves 22 Dead

    Human rights groups condemned the use of lethal force against protesters. Experts say Nepal’s army and police have historically not been held to account.
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    Denmark Forced Contraception on Greenlandic Girls, a Scathing Report Confirms

    Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices into thousands of women and girls in Greenland, often without their consent or knowledge, a scandal that has reinforced a legacy of colonial abuses.
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    Denmark Forced Contraception on Greenlandic Girls, a Scathing Report Confirms

    Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices into thousands of women and girls in Greenland, often without their consent or knowledge, a scandal that has reinforced a legacy of colonial abuses.
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    Denmark Forced Contraception on Greenlandic Girls, a Scathing Report Confirms

    Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices into thousands of women and girls in Greenland, often without their consent or knowledge, a scandal that has reinforced a legacy of colonial abuses.
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    As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger

    The ex-rebels now in control of Syria say they are ending rule by fear, overhauling the security and prison systems, and holding elections. But concerns over sectarianism and inclusivity remain.
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    As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger

    The ex-rebels now in control of Syria say they are ending rule by fear, overhauling the security and prison systems, and holding elections. But concerns over sectarianism and inclusivity remain.
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    Assad and Aides Are Wanted in France for Deadly Strike on Journalists

    Judges issued arrest warrants for Bashar al-Assad and six officials of his regime in Syria for an attack that killed two journalists, including Marie Colvin.
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    Assad and Aides Are Wanted in France for Deadly Strike on Journalists

    Judges issued arrest warrants for Bashar al-Assad and six officials of his regime in Syria for an attack that killed two journalists, including Marie Colvin.
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    Tiébilé Dramé, Voice for Rights in Mali, Is Dead at 70

    A former foreign minister, he founded an opposition political party and then served in the government as an unflagging negotiator with northern rebels.
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    Nigel Farage Promises Mass Deportations if Elected UK Prime Minister

    The plans announced by the leader of Reform U.K., which is leading opinion polls in Britain, illustrated how he is driving a hardening of the debate around immigration.
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    Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges

    In Pakistan, hundreds are in jail on charges of blaspheming Islam. Rights groups say some of these cases are due to bad actors entrapping victims online.
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    Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges

    In Pakistan, hundreds are in jail on charges of blaspheming Islam. Rights groups say some of these cases are due to bad actors entrapping victims online.
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    Iran’s Evin Prison Is Holding Dissidents Again

    Israel largely destroyed Evin prison, one of Iran’s most infamous symbols of oppression, in June. Less than two months later, Iran began returning male prisoners.