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Congo has chance for peace, U.N. ready to enforce: Ban
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Eastern Congo has the best chance in years to secure a lasting peace but the United Nations stands ready to pacify the region by force if need be, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. Fighting...Tags: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Joseph Kabila, Armed Forces, Rebellions, United Nations
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Miners Vale, Rio Tinto accused of neglecting displaced Mozambicans
ReutersMAPUTO (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch accused Mozambique's government and foreign mining companies on Thursday of "serious shortcomings" in resettling communities to make way for coal mines, leaving thousands without proper homes, food or sources of...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mozambique, Mining, Coal, Justice and Rights
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U.N. investigator seeks world moratorium on "killer robots"
Reuters* Demands debate on moral, legal issues posed by new weapons * Says U.S., Britain and Israel using robotic systems * Northrop Grumman, Samsung among firms developing them By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 23 (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights...Tags: Weaponry, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Navy, United Nations
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Artillery lands in east Congo city, humanitarian camp
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 22 (Reuters) - A rtillery rounds landed in a heavily populated neighbourhood of Congo's eastern city of Goma on Wednesday, killing a child and injuring other civilians a day before a planned visit by U.N. Secretary-...Tags: Congo, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights
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Immigration cases make up 40% of federal prosecutions, study says
Immigration-related offenses are now the leading type of federal prosecution, constituting more than 40% of cases compared with 22% for drug crimes, according to federal crime data. Many immigrants are now prosecuted because they try to cross the border...
Tags: Punishment, Justice and Rights, Misdemeanors, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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World Bank pledges $1 billion to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - The World Bank pledged $1 billion on Wednesday to fund development in central Africa's Great Lakes region in return for peace, but fresh fighting in eastern Congo underscored the challenges facing the area. World Bank President Jim...Tags: International Economic Institution, Uganda, Rebellions, United Nations, March 23 Movement
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Guatemala full of questions after genocide conviction annulled
MEXICO CITY — The Guatemalan high court's decision to annul the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt on Tuesday revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic Maya people. The...Tags: Interior Policy, Massacres, Defendants, Crime, Law and Justice, Indigenous People
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Rights group: Dramatic spike in number of Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with the withdrawal of most international troops...Tags: Islam, Taliban, Justice and Rights, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jailing of Afghan women for 'moral' crimes is increasing, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for “moral crimes” has risen by 50% in the last 18 months, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government’s need to step up efforts to protect...
Tags: Rape, Taliban, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Crime Victims
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Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse...Tags: Rape, Taliban, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, United Nations
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Guatemalan court action revives questions about Rios Montt's fate
MEXICO CITY— The Guatemalan high court’s decision to overturn the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt and restart his trial has revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic...
Tags: Xi Jinping, Massacres, Crime, Law and Justice, Mexico City, International Court or Tribunal
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Taliban, Emergency Incidents, Crime, Law and Justice, Explosions
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