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MIGRANTS FACE ILLEGAL ARREST IN MAURITANIA

People detained, ill-treated and collectively expelled for trying to enter the EU irregularly

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Migrants face illegal arrest in Mauritania

People trying to reach Europe are being arrested, ill-treated and collectively expelled from Mauritania without opportunity to challenge the decision.

Ingrid Betancourt freed

After six years in captivity at the hands of the FARC guerrilla group, the former Colombian presidential candidate was freed following a military operation.

Routine abuses in the name of security in Tunisia

Abuses by security forces in Tunisia go unpunished, despite lip service to human rights by the government.

Stronger witness protection needed to ensure accountability for war crimes

Amnesty International is disappointed at the deportation from the UK of the Sri Lankan national known as Karuna, who is alleged to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sri Lanka.

Violence and coercion mark Zimbabwe's election

Voting in Zimbabwe on Friday has been marked by a campaign of state violence and intimidation in the run up to the presidential election.

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Turkey urged to respect LGBT people's right to freedom of association

A local court in Istanbul ordered the closure of the Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender solidarity organization, Lambda Istanbul. Such a closure violates the right to freedom of association.

United Nations assembly during the opening of the second session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland

Economic, social and cultural rights strengthened

The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a new legal instrument to strengthen the protection of economic, social and cultural rights.

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