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Burkina Faso election
Burkina Faso holds presidential and parliamentary elections, in a vote overshadowed by spiraling insecurity.
Syrian refugees ‘at risk of being pushed to return’
Aid agencies warn hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees may be forced to go back to a still volatile country in 2018.
Jaha Dukureh: ‘Don’t sensationalise FGM survivors’
Gambia activist tells Al Jazeera why respect is critical when tackling the subject of female genital mutilation.
Nigeria migrants who escaped Libya restart their lives
Migrants say they are being returned to the same conditions that made them risk their lives crossing the Sahara desert.
UN to probe Syria gas attacks but what about past ones?
Russia blocks UN Security Council statement condemning recent chemical attack, drawing angry response from the US.
Myanmar ‘starving out’ Rohingya in Rakhine: Amnesty
Authorities in Myanmar are starving Rohingya families to get them to flee the country, Amnesty International says.
Australia prisoners with disabilities abused: HRW
Human Rights Watch report details how people with disabilities suffer sexual and physical abuse in Australian prisons.
Cambodia dissident in jail after Thailand deportation
Rights groups condemn Thailand for forcibly returning shoe-throwing critic of Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Slain Colten Boushie’s family vows to ‘pursue justice’
Canadian jury finds farmer Gerald Stanley not guilty of second-degree murder in relation to killing of indigenous man.
Egypt must end death penalty: EU politicians
European Parliament condemns Egypt's use of execution and calls for a review of all death penalty sentences.
Pakistani human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir dies
Outspoken human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir dies after suffering cardiac arrest.
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