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News UN SG urges protections for journalists’ rights
UN SG urges protections for journalists’ rights
Alexis Wheeler
November 2, 2015 02:06:03 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged greater protection for journalists' rights and honored journalists and media workers killed in the line of duty as he marked the second observation of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes...

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News Federal appeals court refuses to block bulk phone data collection
Federal appeals court refuses to block bulk phone data collection
Alexis Wheeler
October 30, 2015 02:25:44 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday denied a motion by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to halt the bulk collection of phone records by the National Security Agency...

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News HRW: Morocco draft law in conflict with UN treaty on disabilities
HRW: Morocco draft law in conflict with UN treaty on disabilities
Alexis Wheeler
October 27, 2015 08:37:20 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent Moroccan officials a letter Monday claiming that a draft framework law before the country's parliament is in conflict with obligations to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities...

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