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Worker abuse at Louvre, Guggenheim site in UAE: HRW
Human Rights Watch urged the Louvre and Guggenheim museums on Feb. 10 to pressure the United Arab Emirates to end worker abuse on a project that will host branches of the institutions.
Bosnian Serb MPs Quit 'Net Censorship' Debate
The assembly of Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity began discussing disputed changes to the law on public peace and order on Tuesday despite a walkout by opposition parties, which accused the government of trying to create a "totalitarian regime".
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Landmine working center to be established in Turkey
A National Mine Working Center will be established for the cleansing of landmines and unexploded ordnance within Turkish territory, according to a new law that has been approved by President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.
Report Raps Balkan States’ Human Rights Failings
Governments in the Western Balkans should step up their efforts to improve human rights protection to further their European integration, Human Rights Watch said.
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Lebanon religious laws violate women's rights: HRW
Lebanese laws and courts governing marriage and child custody "discriminate against women" from all religious groups, often trapping them in abusive unions, a Human Rights Watch report published Jan. 19 said.
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Boko Haram 'killed woman in labour' during attack: Amnesty
Boko Haram fighters killed a woman as she was in labour during what is feared to be the deadliest attack in the militants' six-year insurgency, Amnesty International claimed on Jan. 15.
Turkish gov't denies that new security bill restricts rights
Interior Minister Efkan Ala has defended the controversial new security draft, saying it does not restrain citizens? rights.
The government and the main opposition party?s portrayals of a draft security bill have been in stark contrast, with the latter arguing that it marks a return to the infamous Sept. 12 military coup d?état regime.
Troops for Turkish border 'unacceptable,' Bulgarian president says
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has denounced a request by the country?s interior minister for troops to be sent to the Turkish border to deter immigrants, saying it could spark ?a diplomatic scandal.?
For gay Syrians, jihadist threat adds new fear
Since jihadists from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) seized control of two northeastern Syrian provinces, Jad has lost all contact with friends there from the country's tight-knit gay community.
The 32-year-old gay man, part of a community that has long suffered from persecution in socially conservative Syria, fears the worst.
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EU Urged to Widen Kosovo Mission Graft Probe
An independent expert appointed to investigate allegations of corruption inside the EU’s rule-of-law mission in Kosovo only has a ‘limited’ role, warned Human Rights Watch.
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