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US Supreme Court to hear claims Cisco aided Chinese human rights abuses

April 28 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday confronts a case with broad implications for human rights litigation in American courts, a long-running lawsuit brought by members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement who have accused Cisco Systems of facilitating religious persecution in China.

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New Zealand local council rejects installation of ‘comfort women’ statue

The statue was planned to be installed in a Korean cultural garden on city-owned land. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Indonesian police charge 13 in daycare abuse scandal

CCTV footage circulating on social media showed children at the Little Aresha daycare centre in Yogyakarta, most under two, lying on the floor wearing only diapers with their hands and feet bound with rags.

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US Supreme Court to hear claims Cisco aided Chinese human rights abuses

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New Zealand local council rejects installation of ‘comfort women’ statue

The statue was planned to be installed in a Korean cultural garden on city-owned land.

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Indonesian police charge 13 in daycare abuse scandal

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UNICEF warns Afghanistan could lose up to 25,000 female health workers, teachers

UNICEF said Afghanistan’s authorities should safeguard skills training and allow women to participate in the labour market.

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