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Syria: Stop Torture of Children

Feb 3, 2012

Colombia: Investigate Bomb Attacks in Southwest

Feb 3, 2012
Libya: Diplomat Dies in Militia Custody

Feb 2, 2012
Iran: Stop Holding Reporters’ Relatives Hostage

Feb 2, 2012
US: Proposed Rules Would Save Child Farmworker Lives

Feb 2, 2012
France: European Court of Human Rights Condemns Faulty Asylum Procedure

Feb 2, 2012
Sri Lanka: UN Must Act at Next Human Rights Council Session

Feb 2, 2012
Ethiopia: Future of last remaining human rights monitoring NGO in the balance

Feb 1, 2012
Ukraine: Stop Harassing Somali Asylum Seekers

Feb 1, 2012

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