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Indian children, working at a roadside hotel, carry a table in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012.
Global Slavery Index   Modern Slavery   Photos   Walk Free Foundation   Wikipedia : Modern Slavery   World		  Voa News 
Report: 30 Million People Enslaved Worldwide
Thu 17 Oct 2013
Anita Powell JOHANNESBURG — The Australian-based Walk Free Foundation has released its first-ever Global Slavery Index - a ranking of 162 countries by their prevalence of modern slavery. The Index... (photo: AP / Mahesh Kumar A.)
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Canada   Human Rights   Photos   Russia   Wikipedia: Gay		  Canada Dot Com 
Gay Russians seek refuge in Canada
Sat 10 Aug 2013
A Vancouver immigration lawyer says he has seen a jump in business from Russia after new anti-gay laws came into force. While it's still too soon to say whether a crackdown on homosexuals in Russia... (photo: AP / Ivan Sekretarev)
This photo taken March 8, 2013 and released on March 14, 2013, by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French soldiers patrolling in the Mettatai region in northern Mali.  France24  Wed 20 Mar 2013
Al Qaeda 'executed French hostage' in Mali
A man claiming identifying himself as a spokesman for al Qaeda’s North African branch told a Mauritanian-based news agency Wednesday that the group’s had executed a French hostage held since November... (photo: AP / Arnaud Roine/ECPAD)
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This photo taken March 1, 2013 and released on Tuesday March 5, 2013, by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French soldiers from the 2e REP legionnaires regiment patrolling in the desert in Northern Mali.  The New York Times  Mon 18 Mar 2013
Terror Haven in Mali Feared After French Leave
NEMA, Mauritania — With France planning to start withdrawing its troops from Mali next month, Western and African officials are increasingly concerned that the African soldiers who will be... (photo: AP / Ghislain Mariette)
Al Qaeda   France   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: Operation Serval
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File - In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 photo taken with a mobile phone, a police officer walks past a burnt out shopping mall in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Nigerian soldiers angry about the killing of an officer razed buildings and shot dead more than 30 civilians Monday in a northeastern city long under siege by a radical Islamist sect. Swissinfo Sun 20 Oct 2013
Islamists kill 19 at checkpoint in northeast Nigeria
Reuters October 20, 2013 - 19:15 DAMATURU, Nigeria (Reuters) - Islamist Boko Haram militants disguised as soldiers killed 19 people at a checkpoint on Sunday,... (photo: AP / Abdulkareem Haruna)
Africa   Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Boko Haram
Albert Gerard Koenders, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Mali and Head of the UN mission in the country (MINUSMA), speaks to correspondents following his briefing to the Security Council. BBC News Thu 17 Oct 2013
UN peace force in Mali 'needs troops and equipment'
The United Nations has appealed for more troops and equipment for its peacekeeping force in Mali. The UN force, which took over security duties in July, has less than... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Mali   Peace   Photos   Security   Wikipedia: Mali
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, center rear, is flanked by a security guard, right, as he waits for the start of a hearing to deliver verdict in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012. New Straits/Business Times Tue 15 Oct 2013
War criminal Charles Taylor secretly sent to UK jail
Liberian ex-warlord Charles Taylor was on Tuesday transferred under tight security from The Hague to a British prison where the convicted war criminal is likely to spend... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)
Hague   Jail   Liberia   Photos   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)
Nigeria urged to reduce child marriages Al Jazeera Sat 12 Oct 2013
Nigeria urged to reduce child marriages
Child marriage - defined as a marital union with a person under the age of 18 - affects more girls in Nigeria than in all the countries of West Africa combined, according... (photo: UN / Marco Dormino)
Girls   Marriage   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Nigeria
DCE Cries Over Child Trafficking Peace FM Online Fri 11 Oct 2013
DCE Cries Over Child Trafficking
THE DISTRICT Chief Executive (DCE) of Tatale/Sanguli District in the Northern Region, Waaki N. Nicholas, has expressed worry over the massive migration of children from... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
Burkina   Children   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Child protection
Mali takes baby steps toward protecting former child soldiers IRINnews Fri 11 Oct 2013
Mali takes baby steps toward protecting former child soldiers
BAMAKO, 11 October 2013 (IRIN) - Just a handful of the hundreds of Malian children believed to have been drawn into the country’s recent conflict are formally... (photo: UN / Marco Dormino)
Africa   Children   Mali   Photos


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Gambian President Yahya Jammeh speaks during a press conference following his reelection in Banjul, Gambia, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006. Thousands of people turned out to celebrate his reelection to a third five-year term. Raising red flags over human rights in the Gambia IRINnews
SG and Mrs Ban arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia yesterday.This morning the SG attended the African Union Summit where he addressed during the opening ceremony.SG meeting with the PM of Guinea Guinea opposition pulls out of UN-mediated talks The Guardian
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A Carabinieri paramilitary police officer looks at migrants waiting to board a ferry boat from the port of Lampedusa, for Sicily, southern Italy, where they will be sent to other temporary camps based on their legal status, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. Golden Rule Should Govern Factors of Immigration WorldNews.com
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A nurse gives a health record to the mother of a malnourished child about to be examined at a clinic run by the international NGO Kuwait Patients Helping Fund, in Abu Shouk camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), North Darfur. The NGO provides medical care and nutrition for malnourished children, as well as for pregnant and lactating women, 30 September, 2013. Another African Union failure in Sudan Al Jazeera
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Armando Emilio Guebuza, President of the Republic of Mozambique, addresses the 5th plenary meeting of the General Assembly 68th session: General Debate At UN debate, President of Mozambique urges international support for hotspots United Nations
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. As Pakistan’s Sharif calls for ending drone strikes, U.S. defends them The State
Kingdom Centre also called Burj Al-Mamlaka (Arabic: برج المملكة‎) is a supertall skyscraper located in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia and the 45th tallest building in the world with a height of 311 m (1,020 ft). It is also host to the highest mosque in the world. The Tower Contains a total of 43 floors excluding the 4 levels of basement. The Kingdom Centre is owned by Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a prince of the Saudi royal family. It is also the headquarters of his holding company: Kingdom Holding Company. The total cost of the project was US$ 1 billion and the contract was taken by Saudi Arabian Al-Saif and The Italian Impregilo. Riyadh to 'shift away from US' over Syria and Iran, Saudi spy chief says The Times of India
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah protects his eyes from the sun as he watches paratroopers during their capability demonstrations Friday, Jan. 30, 2009 at the Army headquarters in suburban Tagui, south of Manila, Philippines. Stoning for adulterers and amputation for thieves: Sultan of Brunei announces strict punishments for criminals ... The Independent
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