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The Burundian government’s message last week was clear: it prefers to duck tough questions rather than engage with the UN on human rights, or take meaningful action to prevent torture... Olympic Refugee Team Not Just Going for Gold
When the Rio Olympics open this week, there will be teams representing more than 200 countries and territories. For the first time, there will also be one team representing the millions of people who have no country...
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Europe/Central Asia The Government Response to Turkey’s Coup Is an Affront to Democracy...after the shock of the coup attempt has come a second blow as the government unleashed a purge that goes far beyond holding to account those involved in trying to overthrow it... Asia Philippines’ ‘War on Drugs’ Worsens Jail Miseries
It’s an image straight out of Dante’s “Purgatory”: hundreds of half-naked men sprawled on the pavement in the sweltering heat, desperately trying to sleep amid the cramped chaos... Middle East/North Africa Jordan and the United States Should Work to Transfer Trapped Syrians
An estimated 70,000 Syrians are stuck in appalling conditions at Jordan's northeastern border...
