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THE WEEK IN RIGHTS November 26, 2014 Follow us on:

Dispatches: Wake up US, Ferguson Calling Photo © 2014 Reuters By Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno  Many questions are already being raised about the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager, in Ferguson, Missouri in August. However, many of those questions will, by necessity, remain unresolved: without hearing the same evidence the jury has heard in closed sessions over the past four months, it’s very hard to assess the soundness of their decision.  What is safe to say about the failure to indict is that it isn’t entirely surprising. While allegations of police brutality are common in the US, it is extremely rare for them to result in criminal charges – or even disciplinary sanctions. Read more » share on:

In Gambia, Life Sentence for ‘Aggravated Homosexuality’ The new law treats consensual, private sexual activity between adults of the same sex – which should not be a crime – in the same way as rape and incest.  See the Latest News in Africa »  share on:

Dispatches: Pakistan’s Polio Battle Under Fire  By Saroop Ijaz On Monday, gunmen from the Taliban splinter group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan attacked a polio vaccination team, injuring at least one person in yet another setback to battling Pakistan’s polio epidemic.  See the Latest News in Asia »  share on:

Australia: Reconsider Nauru Refugee Transfers to Cambodia The Australian government shouldn’t make the refugees in Nauru suffer further by dumping them in Cambodia – a place unable to adequately resettle or reintegrate them. The Australian government only has to look at Cambodia’s poor human rights record to be wary of its commitments to protect refugees.  See the Latest News in Asia »  share on:

VIDEO     Dozens of people have been forcibly disappeared in Turkmenistan. Watch Now » MOVIE       Watch the trailer for E-TEAM, a film about the work of four Human Rights Watch emergency researchers.  View Now » TWEET of the WEEK Hmm Turkish President says women are 'too delicate' to dig. Resulted in a fab twitter #womendigging photo stream.Follow geologist Leanne Hughes »

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