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'Unimaginable Double Emergency': Record High of Nearly 80 Million People Forcibly Displaced Worldwide Amid Pandemic
The United Nations announced Thursday that at least 75.9 million people were forcibly displaced as of the end of last year. (Photo: Houssam Hariri/UNHCR)
Watchdog Raises Alarm About 'New Normal' as Hundreds of Journalists Worldwide Jailed for Doing Their Jobs
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Detained Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone
"The terrible global assault on journalists that has intensified in the past few years shows no sign of abating."
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Damning UN Report: Myanmar Generals Should Be Prosecuted for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Rohingya
"The gross human rights violations and abuses committed in Kachin, Rakhine, and...
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UN Agency Decries 'Shocking Scale' of Attacks on Children in Conflict Zones
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
child in school in Yemen
"Children are being targeted and exposed to attacks and brutal violence in...
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State Department Officials Accuse Tillerson of Violating Anti-Child Soldiers Law
Rohingya mother
After Hearing Accounts of Sexual Violence, UN Official to Bring Rohingya Case to ICC
Aung San Suu Kyi: A Leader in Denial?
Exposing Problematic Role as News Arbiter, Facebook Under Fire Over Myanmar
refugees in Bangladesh
More Than 120,000 of 'World's Most Persecuted People' Flee Violence in Myanmar
As Burma Votes, Watchdogs Warn Elections Anything But Fair and Free
Refugee Crisis Mounts in Southeast Asia as 'Stateless' People Turned Back to Sea
'Environmental Heroes' From Around World Honored With Prestigious Prize

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UN Human Rights Expert Calls for Immediate End to Military Assaults on Rakhine Villages, Decries Mounting Death Toll of Children
Amnesty International - USA
World Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya
Amnesty International - USA
Military in Myanmar Commits War Crimes in Latest Operation in Rakhine State
Amnesty International - USA
Myanmar: Genuine Press Freedom Must Follow Release of Reuters Journalists
Amnesty International - USA
Expulsion of Seven Rohingya: A Dark Day For India Today
Physicians for Human Rights
Suu Kyi’s Denials Will Not Erase Crimes against Humanity Committed by Myanmar Military
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