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The United Nations Human Rights Office said on Tuesday that it had received 13 allegations of rape and gang rape by security forces during protests in Sudan on Sunday, while opposition medics reported a second person killed.
December, 2021
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22 December
Algeria: Authorities must not allow another preventable death in detention
Algeria: Authorities must not allow another preventable death in detention Serious concerns for physical and psychological integrity of prisoner of conscience Abdallah Benaoum subjected to long-term judicial harassment 21 December 2021 The undersigned organisations are deeply alarmed by
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22 December
Feature: Lebanese losing end of service benefits to local currency devaluation
Ahlam Ismail, a 50-year-old Lebanese lady, has been paying membership fees in Lebanon's National Social Security Fund (NSSF) over the past 16 years only to find out that her end of service indemnity has depreciated by over 90 percent amid a currency crisis in the country.
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22 December
Suspects in Dutch trial 'fully responsible' for MH17 downing, prosecution says
Dutch prosecutors on Tuesday said three Russians and a Ukrainian were 'fully responsible' for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Eastern Ukraine in 2014 and should be found guilty of murder.
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22 December
Malay edition of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" launched in Kuala Lumpur
The Malay edition of the first volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" was launched in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center on Tuesday. Xu Lin, deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the State Council Information Office,
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22 December
Dubai ruler ordered to pay $1b to ex-wife in record-breaking divorce
Princess Haya bint al-Hussein won the eye-watering payout in a British court, including millions for jewellery, mansions and a pizza oven.
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22 December
UPDATE 1-UK's Johnson rules out new COVID-19 curbs before Christmas
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that he would not be introducing new COVID-19 restrictions in England before Christmas, but the situation remained extremely difficult and the government might need to act afterwards.
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22 December
Europe weighs Omicron curbs as Biden calls in the military
Countries across Europe considered new restrictions on movement as US President Joe Biden called on military medics to support hospitals and fight the Omicron variant that has swept the world.
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22 December
US to distribute free Covid tests as Omicron spreads
The United States said Tuesday it will distribute hundreds of millions of free Covid tests in the face of surging Omicron cases, which have forced governments worldwide to reimpose restrictions ahead of the holidays.
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22 December
Turkey: Arbitrary detention and ill-treatment against Ersin Berke Gök and Caner Perit Özen
URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY TUR 009 / 1221 / OBS 130 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment / Ill-treatment / Excessive use of force Turkey December 21, 2021 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders,