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The Misogyny Behind an Attempted Assassination of a Man in Congo
A doctor who's treated tens of thousands of women raped in the Democratic Republic of Congo was fiercely attacked last week.
Bahrain bans pro-democracy demonstrations
Bahrain imposed emergency-style rules Tuesday banning all protest gatherings and threatening legal action against groups considered backing escalating demonstrations in the Persian Gulf kingdom. Physicians for Human Rights says doctors and nurses have been detained, tortured, or disappeared because they have "evidence of atrocities committed by the authorities, security forces, and riot police" in the crackdown on anti-government protesters.
Rights groups call for end to Myanmar sectarian violence
Human Rights Watch called Saturday for an end to the sectarian violence in Myanmar between the Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. Concern over Myanmar's human rights record has been growing recently, and in August Physicians for Human Rights reported that Myanmar's army is still committing human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in Karen state.
UN chief condemns attack on home of renowned sexual violence doctor in eastern DR Congo
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns in the “strongest possible terms” an attack which took place on Thursday night at the home of Dr. Denis Mukwege, a physician internationally known for his work with rape victims in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to Mr. Ban's spokesperson.
Human Rights Doctor in Congo Eludes Gunmen
A leading human rights activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo narrowly escaped what appeared to be an assassination attempt when gunmen infiltrated his home, took his children hostage and killed a security guard in a spray of bullets before fleeing in a stolen vehicle, humanitarian advocates said Friday.
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