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Rights abusers want UN seats

afrol News - A quarter of the countries vying for seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council have dismal human rights records that should disqualify them from membership, a joint report by Freedom House and UN Watch disclosed.

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More DRC refugees returned

afrol News - The repatriation of hundreds of Congolese refugees in Zambia resumed at the weekend, with International Organization for Migration (IOM) facilitating the return of 800 refugees in Zambia's northern provinces.

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Abuse of women escalates HIV infections in Africa

afrol News - Violations of women's rights escalates the rate of HIV infections throughout the continent. Sexual oppression combined with a high biological receptiveness of viral transmission, put women at risk. As a consequence, the violence against women threatens to destroy whole communities.

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