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ProPublica retracts parts of explosive report on Trump's CIA pick's torture record
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Raif Badawi: Saudi blogger's wife calls for his freedom
In Depth Ensaf Haidar tells London audience her husband's 'mental health is worsening' after five years in jail
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Saudi blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes awarded EU's top human rights prize
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British grandfather to be flogged in Saudi Arabia for having wine
Speed Read Karl Andree's family warn he is weak after battling cancer and won't survive the punishment of 350 lashes
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Ali Mohammed al-Nimr: hacktivists join fight to halt execution
In Depth Saudi Arabia to publicly behead young man who was arrested as a child during anti-government protests
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How George Clooney plans to end war and conflict in Africa
In Depth Project hopes to disrupt the flow of money into conflict zones – but shouldn't Africans be part of the conversation?
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European Games: sambo, sport and politics in Baku
The Week Recommends Olympic warm-up event in Azerbaijan overshadowed by human rights allegations
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South Sudan: government and rebels 'recruiting child soldiers'
Speed Read Human Rights Watch accuses both sides in South Sudan's conflict of arming young children – often by force
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More than 35 million people are enslaved worldwide
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Iran to execute blogger over 'blasphemous' Facebook post
Speed Read Human rights groups say Soheil Arabi's execution is 'imminent' and appeals to a Tehran court for amnesty
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Iran frees British woman, jailed for watching volleyball
Speed Read 'Courageous' Ghoncheh Ghavami is recovering in Tehran after being released on bail because of 'health problems'
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Israel accused of 'coercing' African migrants to leave
In Depth Refugees from Sudan and Eritrea were pressured to move on, Human Rights Watch says
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No compensation for prisoners denied the vote, rules ECHR
In Depth But Strasbourg upholds previous ruling that blanket ban on prisoners voting is unlawful
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ECHR: is Tory plan to snub EU court a 'legal car crash'?
In Depth David Cameron wants to curb the European Court of Human Rights but not everyone in his party backs the plan
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