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    World Leaders Condemn Attack on Childcare Centre in Thailand

    The attacker, a former police officer, killed himself following a major police operation to hunt him down after he attacked the nursery. An attack on...
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    Cambodia: Un-Backed Tribunal Ends with Conviction Upheld for Last Living Khmer Rouge Leader

    A former head of State, Samphan had appealed his conviction in what is expected to be the court’s final judgement. The court upheld his...
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    Democracy

    Multi-Faith Team Urges Repeal of Blasphemy Laws – in the Name of Religious Freedom

    A delegation of human rights and religious freedom advocates is visiting the United Nations this week to increase support among UN Member States for...
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    The Journey to Defend Human Rights Never Ends

    Vigilance against roll-backs of rights is vital. I honour all those who, in their own ways, are working to defend human rights. As a...
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    Human rights

    Shocked to The Core: The Bilkis Bano Case 

    Such things are only to be expected as such heinous crimes are being committed with unfailing regularity and the culprits walking free with equally...
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    Democracy

    The Politics of the Hangman’s Noose: Judge, Jury and Executioner

    The death penalty is inconsistent with the right to life and the right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment...
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    Violence, Unsafe Water ‘World’s Biggest Risks’, Says Global Survey

    World Risk Poll says that a third of the 125,000 people it surveyed across 121 countries said that they felt ‘less safe’. Globally, the...
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    Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart is No Education at All

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