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News UN expert encourages working toward water and sanitation rights for all
UN expert encourages working toward water and sanitation rights for all
Emelina Perez
March 22, 2017 12:39:02 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation, Léo Heller , on Tuesday urged the international community involved in development cooperation to work toward ensuring that people everywhere have rights to water and sanitation ....

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News Oklahoma House approves bill banning abortions because of genetic abnormalities
Oklahoma House approves bill banning abortions because of genetic abnormalities
Emelina Perez
March 22, 2017 11:30:34 am

The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed HB 1549, known as the the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2017 , on Tuesday, which would prohibit abortions because of Down's Syndrome or genetic abnormalities of the child. According to the...

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News France presidential candidate charged with misuse of public funds
France presidential candidate charged with misuse of public funds
Emelina Perez
March 15, 2017 11:51:49 am

French presidential candidate and former prime minister François Fillon was charged on Tuesday with misuse of public funds after being questioned about whether his relatives, who were on the public payroll as parliamentary aides, actually performed...

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News Brazil prosecutor requests 83 new investigations into Petrobras scandal
Brazil prosecutor requests 83 new investigations into Petrobras scandal
Emelina Perez
March 15, 2017 11:25:53 am

Brazil's top prosecutor has asked the country's Supreme Court to open 83 more investigations into politicians in connection to the Petrobras scandal . The list of names has sent to the court not been released . However,...

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News Syria conflict over Aleppo amounted to war crimes against civilians: UN report
Syria conflict over Aleppo amounted to war crimes against civilians: UN report
Emelina Perez
March 1, 2017 12:41:06 pm

Parties involved in the Syrian conflict committed war crimes against civilians as they fought for control of Aleppo between July and December 2016, according to a report released by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on...

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Spain court refuses request to exhume body of Francisco Franco
Emelina Perez
March 1, 2017 10:43:30 am

Spain's Supreme Court dismissed a petition on Tuesday that sought to exhume the body of former dictator Francisco Franco and move the remains to a different location. Baltasar Garzón, a former judge, proposed to...

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News Bombings committed to wreck Syria peace talks, UN envoy says
Bombings committed to wreck Syria peace talks, UN envoy says
Emelina Perez
February 25, 2017 08:02:12 pm

Bombings and air strikes in Syria were committed deliberately to disrupt peace talks between both sides in Geneva, UN Envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Saturday. De Mistura met with officers of the Syrian government and opposition forces in Geneva...

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DOJ requests hold on immigration order appeal
Emelina Perez
February 25, 2017 04:57:51 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) requested the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday to hold court proceedings relating to President Donald Trump's executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. The motion...

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Kenya appeals court orders release of doctors’ union leaders
Emelina Perez
February 15, 2017 02:31:23 pm

A judge for the Court of Appeals in Kenya on Wednesday ordered the release of seven officials of the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists' Union (KMPDU) who were jailed earlier this week due to an...

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Argentina prosecutor seeks investigation into president over family’s business deals
Emelina Perez
February 15, 2017 10:41:20 am

Argentine prosecutor Juan Pedro Zoni asked a court on Tuesday to investigate President Mauricio Macri and other government officials over a deal the national government made with a company owned by Macri's...

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