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The United Nations is not doing enough to help protect civilians in theDemocratic Republic of Congo, warns Amnesty International.

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24 November 2008

The Kuala Lumpur High Court acquitted a prominent migrant workers' rights activist on Monday.

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20 November 2008

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch release a joint statement, after both were verbally attacked by PresidentUribe, for issuing reports in October criticizing ...

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Security forces in Cambodia forcibly evict 300 families | Amnesty ...
20 November 2008

Around 100 soldiers, police, military police and ForestryAdministration officials took part. Members of the mixed force beat and kicked many of the villagers.

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Sri Lankan government must act now to protect 300,000 displaced ...
19 November 2008

The humanitarian crisis in the Wanni region of north Sri Lanka is worsening as tens of thousands of families endure the monsoon season with limited food, shelter ...

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Cambodia: Forced eviction/ excessive use of force
19 November 2008

Around 100 soldiers, police, military police and Forestry Administration officials forcibly evicted around 300 families in Ta Ken commune, Chhuk District in the ...

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Video: Sri Lanka's quarter of a million displaced | Amnesty ...
19 November 2008

The humanitarian crisis in the Wanni region of northern Sri Lanka isworsening as the government fails to provide shelter and protect over300,000 displaced civilians ...

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Sri Lanka: Hundreds of thousands trapped in the Wanni need urgent ...
19 November 2008

The Sri Lankan government must immediately end its policy of blocking humanitarian aid needed to reach an estimated 300000 displaced people in the Wanni region ...

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NGOs call for UN session on the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
18 November 2008

Over forty organizations active in Africa warn that the situation in the eastern DRC is at risk of turning into ahumanitarian catastrophe, as the civilian death ...

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