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Syria: Fears for life of free expression advocate
Bassel Khartabil, a defender of freedom expression being held in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance may be facing a death sentence, 30 local and international organizations said today. His wife…
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Suspending Resettlements of Approved Refugees is Cruel and Shameful
Governor Mike Pence of Indiana has refused to allow entry to two Syrian refugee families that were approved for resettlement in the U.S. and scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Over half…
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4 Reasons Why Syrian Refugee Resettlement Is the Right Policy for the US
[caption id="attachment_65666" align="alignleft" width="3504"] Milos Bicanski/Getty Images[/caption] Three weeks ago, two Syrian activist journalists, Ibrahim Abd al-Qader and Fares Hamadi, both refugees who had survived harassment from the Assad regime,…
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U.S. Leadership Must Address the Global Refugee Crisis
As a nation that prides itself on being built by immigrants and refugees, the United States is uniquely placed to lead the international community by example in effectively addressing the…
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Refugees endangered and dying due to EU’s reliance on fences and gatekeepers
In the wake of last Friday’s atrocious attacks on Paris the European Union (EU) must resist the urge to further seal off its external borders, which would continue to fuel…
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G20 Summit: Rich countries must pull a U-turn on shameful refugee response
The world’s wealthiest countries must end their shocking inaction and begin to lead a coordinated response to the spiralling global refugee crisis by proposing a concrete plan for resettling the…
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Lebanon: Beirut bombings reveal appalling disregard for human life
The attack that killed at least 41 people in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, reveals a shocking disregard for human life, said Amnesty International.
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My sister Rania is missing in Syria
I first realized that something was wrong when I couldn't get hold of Rania. I had been calling my sister's house phone and mobile for several days with no answer.…
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Angola’s United Nations Fail
If Angola intends as it has stated in the past, to be a leader both within the continent and on the world stage, it must start by addressing its own…
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The New “Cash Cow” for Assad in Syria: Human Rights Abuses
The Syrian economy is collapsing, and the Syrian people are suffering. But the Assad regime has found a new “cash cow” that is reaping great profit for the government: enforced…
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Civil Society and Human Rights Continue to Disintegrate Under Russia’s Heavy Handed ‘Rule of Law’
There is a clear juxtaposition between Putin’s ambition for Russia to be a superpower in the global arena and the disintegration of human rights and civil society at home.
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Everyone Has the Right to Seek Asylum
and we all have an obligation to help. Under international law, states have an obligation to help people fleeing persecution by not sending them back in to danger.