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Journalist Salameh Kaileh describes his brutal torture in a Syrian prison and hospital before he was deported to Jordan.

Discrimination and persecution against individuals because of their sexual orientation is increasing across sub-Saharan Africa.

2,000 Palestinian prisoners are ending a hunger strike after Israel has agreed to improve prison conditions.

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Housing is a human right
Across Africa, forced evictions leave hundreds of thousands of people homeless each year

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"I was in Angola, but Angola wasn't in me"
Writer Robert King on how he got through 29 years of solitary confinement in Louisiana's Angola Prison

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Italy must protect the rights of Roma with deeds and not just words

Hundreds of Romani families are trapped in a cycle of forced evictions in Italy.

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