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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 31 January 2006 South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority says it is ready to prosecute people who were refused or failed to apply to the Truth and Reconciliation C
June the 26th is International Day in Support of Torture Victims. This day was created by the United Nations General Assembly to highlight the horrors of torture and to remember those who have been tortured. June 26 is the day the Convention against
IN THE NEWS - International Day Aims to Bring Violence Against Women Out of the DarkBy Brianna Blake Broadcast: Saturday, November 25, 2006 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. For years, activ
AS IT IS 2015-07-26 UN: Victims of ISIS Abuse Need Support A United Nations diplomat is warning girls against joining the self-declared Islamic State militant group. If the girls become members of the group, she says, it will be the biggest mistake i
Lawyers for alleged victims of Chad's former president Hissane Habre say a law passed by Senegal's Parliament clears the way to put the former ruler on trial. Brent Latham reports from our West Africa bureau in Dakar, human rights advocates say they
By Elizabeth Lee Washington 23 October 2009 According to the World Health Organization, one in three women in the world will experience violence in her lifetime. Human Rights groups are urging members of Congress to pass the International Violence A
YAN'AN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The identity of 26 people, who were killed in a bus-tanker collision in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Sunday, have been confirmed, the local government said Tuesday. DNA testing has been completed for all of the cr
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Trump administration lawyers are defending their new rules on how campuses should handle cases of sexual assault. Survivors advocates have filed a federal lawsuit arguing that the guidance that replaced Obama-era rules now discrim
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Before authorities apprehended a suspect in the mail bomb spree, the case prompted all kinds of speculation about the motivations that could be behind it. Here's what a talk radio host, Michael Savage, had to say. (SOUNDBITE OF RAD
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 18 October 2007 On the third anniversary of an army crackdown that killed more than 70 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, families of the victims fear their court case is being blocked by powerful politicians. The army
Church Bombing Victims Remembered on Anniversary in Alabama阿拉巴马州铭记教堂爆炸案受害者 Fifty years ago, the racially motivated bombing of an African American church in Birmingham, Alabama killed four little girls. The attack became
By Kari Barber Dakar 15 March 2007 The division of Ivory Coast since a civil war started in late 2002 has led to the perpetuation of sexual attacks on both sides of the conflict. Human rights groups say the extent of the country's rape problem has b
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The United States has compensated the families of the victims in shooting spree committed by a U.S. soldier in a southern Afghan town on March 11, an official said Sunday. The compensation includes 50,000 U
ZHENGZHOU, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Officials announced Monday that relatives of the victims of an expressway bridge collapse that occurred last Friday in central China's Henan Province will be compensated using a single standard following public complaint
Merkel unveils memorial for Roma victims of Nazis BERLIN, Oct.24 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel inaugurated a memorial Wednesday in Berlin to tens of thousands of Gypsies, or Roma, killed by the Nazi regime. The monument is a pool of wat
A new study shows that former Chadian President Hissene Habre knew about hundreds of deaths in prisons operated by his political police. Mr. Habre has been under house arrest in Senegal since 2000. He fled to Senegal after being deposed in 1990 and h
By Kane Farabaugh Dayton, Ohio 13 November 2009 Like slaves on an auction block waiting to be selected, victims of human trafficking have to perform as they are told or risk being beaten (2005 File) The U.S. State Department estimates that 800,000 h
By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 11 December 2007 A consortium of activists from across Indonesia, are pushing for the establishment of a truth commission aimed at uncovering thousands of human rights violations committed during almost three decades of co
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Tucson shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner's family has released a one-paragraph statement Tuesday in their first public response to the incident, apologizing to the families of the shooting victims. The statement
Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Joshua Leo. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 November 25 is the National Day for t