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News UN: Secretary calls for peace talks in Burundi to avert continued violence
UN: Secretary calls for peace talks in Burundi to avert continued violence
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 1, 2016 02:33:38 pm

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged both parties to the Burundian conflict yesterday upon the resumption of talks between Burundian stakeholders that continued dialogue between the parties is needed to prevent a relapse...

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News Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi’s health deteriorates
Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi’s health deteriorates
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 1, 2016 06:37:43 am

Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi , a recent recipient of the prestigious European human rights award, the Sakharov Prize, has suffered fainting spells and deteriorating health owing to the lengthy hunger strike he initiated more...

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News UN WFP to parties in Yemen conflict: allow food distributions in Taiz
UN WFP to parties in Yemen conflict: allow food distributions in Taiz
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 1, 2016 05:59:51 am

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed to all the parties involved in the Yemen conflict to allow the safe passage of food to the city of Taiz where people have been going hungry for...

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