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Troubled waters: The Mediterranean is becoming even more deadly for migrants

by IRIN News August 30, 2016
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Italy earthquake: Red Cross teams join search for quake survivors

by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Socie August 24, 2016
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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake southeast of Norcia, Italy

by USGS August 23, 2016
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Iraq: Executions will not eliminate security threats

by Amnesty International August 22, 2016
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Brazil: Rio’s Olympic legacy shattered with no let-up in killings by police

by Amnesty International August 22, 2016
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Honduras: Killing of rights defenders highlight perils they face, says UN rights office

by UN News August 22, 2016August 21, 2016
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World Humanitarian Day Tragedy: IFRC calls for humanitarian solution to Mediterranean drownings as two young children confirmed drowned

by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Socie August 19, 2016
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Scientists link conflict and climate change

by Tim Radford, Climate News Network August 18, 2016
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Israel/Palestine: Palestinian Rights Defenders Threatened

by Human Rights Watch August 15, 2016
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Israel renders 53 Palestinians homeless in August heat; 2016 home demolition rate highest since 2006

by B'Tselem August 12, 2016August 12, 2016
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‘Let’s build bridges, not walls,’ says UN chief, urging all countries to help refugees and migrants

by UN News August 12, 2016
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Women’s rights activists treated as enemies of the state in renewed crackdown in Iran

by Amnesty International August 11, 2016
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As 1 million dogs are killed and eaten for Bok Nal ‘soup’ in South Korea, Jane Goodall supports groups mobilising to end cruel dog meat trade

by Humane Society International August 9, 2016
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On anniversary of Hiroshima bombing, Ban urges all States to ‘galvanize global will for disarmament’

by UN News August 6, 2016
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Eight leading science and engineering societies express concern for welfare of Turkish scientific community, following failed coup

by American Association for the Advancement of Science August 4, 2016
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New Initiative from Privacy International Tracks the Global Surveillance Industry

by Privacy International August 3, 2016
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Brazil: Daily shootouts and alarming rise in police killings puts Olympic legacy at risk

by Amnesty International August 3, 2016August 3, 2016
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In Iraq, UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor urges help for children ‘ripped from their homes’

by UN News August 2, 2016
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If evicting people were an Olympic event, Brazil would win gold

by IRIN News August 2, 2016
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Iraq: Fast-tracking executions will only accelerate injustice – Zeid

by UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights August 1, 2016

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