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Apr 14

U.S. approves $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria despite human rights record

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Biden administration has given the green light for Nigeria to buy advanced attack helicopters worth nearly $1 billion despite concerns about the country's human rights record.

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Mar 16

European human rights council expels Russia over Ukrainian war

By Associated Press

The Council of Europe has expelled Russia from the continent's foremost human rights body in an unprecedented move over its invasion and war in Ukraine.

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Feb 13

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Racism, human rights: Allegations mar marquee sporting events

By PBS NewsHour

With the ongoing Beijing Winter Olympics and Super Bowl, Sunday may be one of the year’s biggest sporting days. But the organizers are in the news for all the wrong reasons – China has seen diplomatic boycotts of the Games…

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Jan 13

Landmark conviction of senior Syrian official for crimes against humanity hailed by United Nations

By Christoph Noelting, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German court Thursday of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago.

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Dec 29

Russian court shuts down a second human rights group in two days

By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

A court in Moscow has granted a request to shut down another prominent human rights organization amid a sweeping crackdown on Russia's rights groups, independent media and opposition supporters.

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Dec 28

Russian court orders shutdown of renowned rights group

By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that one of the country's oldest and most prominent human rights organizations should be shut down.

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Dec 10

Nationwide ‘silent strike’ in Myanmar protests military rule

By Grant Peck, Associated Press

Usually crowded markets were quiet hours before the official start of the strike, which reaffirmed the widespread opposition to the army's rule and its disregard for human rights.

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Oct 30

Army shelling in Myanmar blamed for setting 160 homes ablaze

By Grant Peck, Associated Press

More than 160 buildings in a town in northwestern Myanmar, including at least two churches, have been destroyed by fires caused by shelling by government troops, local media and activists reported Saturday.

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Oct 28

‘There was no break – it was constant,’ investigation finds systemic torture of detainees by Myanmar’s military

By Victoria Milko, Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press

An investigation by The Associated Press has found that the Myanmar military has been torturing detainees across the country in a methodical and systemic way since its takeover of the government in February.

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Oct 22

Israel outlaws Palestinian human rights groups, causing backlash from Israeli, international rights organizations

By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

Most of the targeted organizations document alleged human rights violations by Israel as well as the Palestinian Authority, both of which routinely detain Palestinian activists.

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