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Migrants and Refugees Do Not Bring “Exotic” Communicable Diseases to Countries

The World Health Organization has taken aim at the myth that migrants and refugees bring diseases to the countries they arrive in, with its first report on migrant and refugee health in the European region. In the report, the WHO dispels the falsehood that irregular migrants and refugees spread sickness among host communities.
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Jan 22, 2019
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Killings of Guatemala’s Indigenous Activists Raise Specter of Human Rights Crises

For three days last week, thousands of Guatemalans blocked roads and major highways to protest the Central American country's slide toward a constitutional crisis. The protest organizers included groups that have long demanded justice: indigenous communities and campesinos, as rural and farm workers are called.
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Jan 22, 2019
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Mounting Evidence of Fraud in Congo Vote Prompts rare rebuke from African Union

In an unprecedented move, the African Union called on Congo’s government to suspend proclamation of the final results of the country’s Dec. 30 election, stating that it had “serious doubts” about their veracity.
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Jan 18, 2019
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Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

UN rights expert calls for civilian protection as fighting escalates between military and armed groups

Calling on the Myanmar Government to “immediately reverse its decision not to allow access to all humanitarian organizations”, the United Nations expert on human rights in the South-East Asian country said on Friday, that “it’s vital that assistance is able to reach those who have fled violence in the region”.
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Jan 18, 2019