Brothers Home was supposed to help get people off the streets, but a government commission has confirmed its role in detentions and other abuses was a “grave human rights violation by the state.”
Tag: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
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Mexico Arrests Top Prosecutor in Case of Missing Students and Issues 80 Warrants
The country’s former attorney general, accused of covering up the likely massacre of 43 students, was charged with forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice.
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The Mirage of Women’s Freedom in Saudi Arabia
The West can’t admit that morals are a luxury it can no longer afford with Saudi Arabia, so it points to social reforms that are not all they seem.
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Mexico Says 43 Students’ Disappearance Was a State Crime
The authorities said for the first time that the state had been a key player in the likely massacre of students from a teachers’ college in 2014.
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Afghanistan, One Year After the Fall
A year after their stunning victory and takeover, the Taliban are still struggling to shift to a governing, political force.