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Refugees held by Thailand must be freed

17 November 2008

Ninety-two children are among a group of 158 Lao Hmong refugees who have been held under harsh conditions at a detention centre in Thailand for two years.

Fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo causes humanitarian tragedy

11 November 2008

More than 250,000 people have so far fled the ongoing violence, bringing the total number of displaced people in the province to at least 1.2 million.