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Analysis: Southeast Asia’s human trafficking conundrum
6 May 2013
(IRIN
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Tens of thousands of people are vulnerable to being trafficked in Southeast Asia, with governments struggling to understand and respond collectively to the problem, say experts and government officials.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97979/Analysis-Southeast-Asia-s-human-trafficking-conundrum
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Analysis: A long road ahead for justice in Côte d’Ivoire
3 May 2013
(IRIN
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Wary of a backlash, Côte d’Ivoire’s government has hesitated to charge its own supporters of crimes committed during the 2010-2011 poll violence, something that has raised doubts about its commitment to impartial justice, say analysts.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97969/Analysis-A-long-road-ahead-for-justice-in-Côte-d-Ivoire
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Activists call for review of Myanmar’s citizenship law
3 May 2013
(IRIN
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Human rights groups are calling for a review of Myanmar's citizenship law, which has left more than 1.2 million people stateless nationwide, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97966/Activists-call-for-review-of-Myanmar-s-citizenship-law
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Prospects for Rakhine reconciliation dim
2 May 2013
(IRIN
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Almost one year after the first wave of inter-communal violence struck Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, sectarian hostilities have gone unabated, leaving little room for reconciliation, residents and experts say.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97956/Prospects-for-Rakhine-reconciliation-dim
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In Brief: Raids free enslaved migrants/refugees in Yemen
2 May 2013
(IRIN
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The army in Yemen has started a crackdown on illegal smuggling hideouts in the north where migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from the Horn of Africa are frequently held against their will and tortured by criminal gangs looking for ransom money.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97961/In-Brief-Raids-free-enslaved-migrants-refugees-in-Yemen
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Children bear brunt of CAR crisis
25 April 2013
(IRIN
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Sporadic armed clashes, looting of orphanages, recruitment into armed groups, and widespread school closures have made life perilous for children in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the wake of a 24 March rebel coup by the Séléka alliance.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97921/Children-bear-brunt-of-CAR-crisis
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Europe’s undocumented migrants struggle to access healthcare
25 April 2013
(IRIN
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Europe's financial crisis and rising xenophobia are complicating access to medical treatment for undocumented migrants, according to a new report by the international NGO Médecins du Monde (MdM).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97922/Europe-s-undocumented-migrants-struggle-to-access-healthcare
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A unified approach to climate change and hunger
24 April 2013
(IRIN
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Studies out of Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Niger show that children born during natural hazards, like droughts or floods, are more likely to be malnourished. Yet as the climate changes, it is poor countries - already struggling with hunger and food insecurity - that are increasingly likely to face these natural hazards.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97913/A-unified-approach-to-climate-change-and-hunger
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Uganda pilots mobile courts for refugees
23 April 2013
(IRIN
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Uganda's government and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have launched a pilot mobile court system to improve access to justice for victims of crimes in Nakivale, the country's oldest and largest refugee settlement.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97903/Uganda-pilots-mobile-courts-for-refugees
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Iraq 10 years on: the humanitarian impact
23 April 2013
(IRIN
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Ten years after the toppling of Iraq’s former leader Saddam Hussein, human development statistics – flawed as they are – paint a complex portrait of a country that has seen improvement over the last decade, but is still largely struggling.
http://www.irinnews.org/In-depth/97897/107/Iraq-10-years-on-the-humanitarian-impact
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