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Acclaimed novelist and outwardly spoken feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, widely known by younger audiences for her appearance on Beyonce's "Flawless"…
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Malawi’s struggling economy means more albinos are being killed for their body parts
[QZ.COM] The mythology surrounding albinos in parts of Africa is strong. In Malawi, it’s believed that their bones contain gold.…
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Amnesty International Demands Angola Release Activists
(BBC) – A leading rights group has called for the release of at least 13 people, including a rapper and…
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Amnesty Slams Nigeria Army for Abuses in Boko Haram Battle
MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian military abuses have caused the deaths of some 8,000 civilians in…
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Amnesty: South Sudan Government Troops are Burning Villages
RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — South Sudan government troops are setting villages on fire and abusing civilians…
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Rights Group: Disabled Somalis Face Abuse, Discrimination
TOM ODULA, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Decades of conflict and discrimination have left people with disabilities in Somalia…
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Amnesty: Nigeria Massacre Deadliest in History of Boko Haram
IBRAHIM ABDULAZIZ, Associated Press HARUNA UMAR, Associated Press YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of bodies — too many to count…
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Human Rights Groups Release Anti-Surveillance Tool
BERLIN (AP) — Four human rights groups have released a tool that lets users check whether their computer has…
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Woman Facing Death Sentence in Sudan Gives Birth
(ABC News) – Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag, the Sudanese woman facing a death sentence for marrying a Christian, has given…
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Spain’s Match Against Eq. Guinea Raises Eyebrows
PAUL LOGOTHETIS, AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spain’s national team will travel to Equatorial Guinea for a friendly game,…
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