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  Venezuela government accused of grisly crimes against humanity in UN report

  

  theguardian.com

  Findings conclude state and President Nicolás Maduro were responsible for extrajudicial killings and systemic use of tortureVenezuela’s president and top ministers are responsible for probable crimes against humanity including extrajudicial killings and the systematic use of torture, UN investigators have concluded. Related: ‘They are murderers’: special forces unit strikes fear in Venezuelans Continue reading...

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  US to send asylum seekers home to Cameroon despite 'death plane' warnings

  

  theguardian.com

  Move by the Trump administration comes despite reports that other deportees have gone missing since being...

  Move by the Trump administration comes despite reports that other deportees have gone missing since being repatriatedThe US is expected to fly Cameroonian asylum seekers back to their home country on Tuesday despite fears that their lives will be at risk and reports that deportees repatriated last month are now missing.Some of the deportees are activists from the country’s anglophone minority, who face arrest...

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  ‘War on drugs’ blamed for deaths of at least 122 children in Philippines

  

  theguardian.com

  Activists claim young people are deliberately targeted and call for UN to investigate human rights record...

  Activists claim young people are deliberately targeted and call for UN to investigate human rights record of Duterte regimeAt least 122 children, including a one-year-old, have been killed during President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” in the Philippines, according to a report that concluded some children have been deliberately shot at and targeted as proxies.The study, by the World Organisation Against Torture, adds to...

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  Secret Detentions Become a Common Tool of Repression Under Maduro

  

  nytimes.com

  “Forced disappearances” are playing a critical role in the Venezuelan government’s efforts to muzzle opponents and...

  “Forced disappearances” are playing a critical role in the Venezuelan government’s efforts to muzzle opponents and instill fear, according to a new report.

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