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It is also not the purpose of Human Rights Corner to single out specific nations or governments for criticism. People have been raping and murdering other people en masse for thousands of years, and the same horrors are repeated in different times in vastly different places. The stories here do not imply that any specific country or government is more prone to abuse than others. They are merely examples of our common human condition.

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Afghanistan

Afghan Women No Better Off; US accused of not fulfilling promises
Afghanistan's Women after 'Liberation' Increased incidents of beatings, kidnappings and rape by U.S-funded regional warlords and their militia.
Taliban Era: Afghan women beaten or executed for minor "violations"
Systematic sexual violence during the Warlord Era
Soviet Era: Russian soldiers rape Afghani civilians

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Algeria

A Legacy of Impunity - Amnesty International report
Algerian gays lit candles for recognition - Africa Online
Violence against women in Algeria's civil war
Military fails to stop terrorist massacres of civilians

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Burundi

Gender and Genocide in Burundi: The Search for Spaces of Peace in the Great Lakes Region - book by Patricia Daley
150,000 died in Hutu-Tutsi conflict since 1993
1972 Tutsi Genocide of Hutu in Burundi
Roots of genocide. Why Hutu and Tutsi cannot live in Peace
Genocides, Politicides, and Other Mass Murder Since 1945, With Stages in 2002

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Chechnya

Chechen Chagrin: Human Rights in Chechnya - article by Tariq Yasin , from Harvard International Review
A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya - book by Anna Politkovskaya
Terror in Chechnya: Russia and the Tragedy of Civilians in War - book by Emma Gilligan
Rape and trafficking of women by Russian forces

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China

We Are Afraid to Even Look for Them: Enforced Disappearances in the Wake of Xinjiang's Protests - Human Rights Watch
I Saw It with My Own Eyes: Abuses by Chinese Security Forces in Tibet, 2008-2010 - Human Rights Watch
Officially sanctioned rapes of Falun Gong practitioners
China detains AIDS activist
Three Gorges Dam project forces relocation of more than 1 million people

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Democratic Republic of Congo

The War Within the War: Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Eastern Congo - Human Rights Watch publication
Journey to the Heart of Darkness: Remembering Congo's Forgotten - a book by Congolese humanitarian Tresor Yenyi
World Vision News: Rape disturbingly common - Three brave women in the Democratic Republic of Congo share how rape has affected their lives in and around camps for those displaced by the ongoing conflict between rebels and government forces.

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East Timor

A Report to the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Including its Causes and Consequences (1997)
East Timor - A Campaign of Terror in Indonesia (1999)
The 12th November Massacre - A Personal Testimony (1991)
Under Indonesian military control, East Timorese are subjected to forced contraception

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Egypt

Egyptian government blocking refugee assistance on Libyan border (ForeignPolicy.com, April 25, 2011)
Behind Closed Doors: Torture and Detention in Egypt - Human Rights Watch
In a Time of Torture: The Assault on Justice in Egypt's Crackdown on Homosexual Conduct - Human Rights Watch
Elections in Egypt: State of Permanent Emergency Incompatible with Free and Fair Vote - Human Rights Watch

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El Salvador

The Massacre at El Mozote - book by Mark Danner
Hear My Testimony: Maria Teresa Tula Human Rights Activist of El Salvador
A Breach of Impunity: The Trial for the Murders of Jesuits in El Salvador - book by Alejandro Artucio
Secret U.S. Military Arms Dumping Ground Off the Coast of El Salvador
Government Responses to Hidden Dump

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Ethiopia

Soweto in Ethiopia
Beyond The Fence - Double Agony
Sugar Shock - environmental damage and long term health problems in Wonji

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India

HRW 1995 report - RAPE FOR PROFIT Trafficking of Nepali Girls and Women to India's Brothels
Adivasi.com - Tribal India Displacement of indigenous communities and violence against Adivasi women.
Sikh Genocide Project Remembering the Anti-Sikh Pogroms of 1984
Sanlaap - Speaking for the unspoken Sanlaap runs shelters for girls rescued from prostitution and for the vulnerable daughters of women in prostitution.

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Indonesia

Indonesia's Shame: Cruel insults for slain rape counselor
Vivian's Story
Indonesian public transport delivers Chinese commuters to waiting rapists
Chinese woman forced to watch gang rape and burning death of her sisters
US$6 reward for raping a Chinese Indonesian; Ethnic Chinese men forced to rape daughters and sisters
Ethnic Chinese teenager commits suicide after gang rape by Indonesian mob
Indonesian official denies rapes; Police chief threatens to sue activists
New Threats Reported as Rapes in Indonesia Are Investigated
Indonesian Religious and political leaders make public anti-Chinese statements.
3rd Grade High School Student raped, mutilated and murdered

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Italy

North Africans Fleeing for Europe: First Boatload from Libya Arrives on Italian Soil (Spiegel Online, 03/29/2011)
Tiny Italian Island Faces Flood Of Refugees (NPR, 3/27/2011)
Italians block port in protest over migrants (Al Jazeera, 3/28/2011)
African migrants flee Libya to Italy (Sky News, 3/27/2011)
Far-right leader visits Lampedusa (Al Jazeera, 3/15/2011)

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Ivory Coast

Gbagbo camp recruits youth, thousands flee Abidjan violence (AFP, Mar 19, 2011)
Laurent Gbagbo calls for ceasefire (BBC 3/29/2011)
Refugees report massacres by Ouattara rebels (Mail & Guardian, 4/14/2011)
Ivory Coast: Was it a massacre? (BBC, 4/4/2011)

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Kenya

Electoral Violence: Kenya Red Cross Issues Appeal for Financial Support
Africa Action's Kenya Action Alert: Push the U.S. to lead a vigorous diplomatic response to defuse current tensions
Mass rape of Kikuyu women in post-election violence ('Kill two, get one free': Kenya's cry of hate, The Times, Jan 06 2008)
Kenyan police accused of killings, arson in ethnic violence over disputed elections (AP, Jan 06 2008)
20 years of rape by British soldiers say Kenyan women (2003 Khilafah.com article)
Kenya Human Rights links list on KenyaHQ.com

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Liberia

Ivorian refugee crisis in Liberia – in pictures (Guardian, 03/30/2011)
Liberia Uneasily Linked to Ivory Coast Conflict (NY Times, 3/31/2011)
Ivorian refugees prompt long-term solutions in Liberia (IFRC, 3/30/2011)
Liberians Fear Influence of Lebanese Amid Citizenship Debate (AFP, Apr 09 2009)
Removing the Roadblocks: A Response to the Defeat of the Gender Equity bill (TLC Africa, Mar 2011)

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Libya

Libya Conflict Has Displaced 550,000 People (VOA News, Apr 25 2011)
Libyan mountain refugees tell of fearsome assault (Reuters, Apr 25 2011)
Black African Migrants Face Brutal Choices in Libya (ugandansabroad.org, Mar 9 2011)
Libya refugee exodus continues (Al Jazeera, 4 Mar 2011)
African migrants targeted in Libya (Al Jazeera, 28 Feb 2011)
Black Africans In Libya Cry Out For Help! (modernghana.com, 04 Mar 2011)
LIBYA-NIGER: West African migrants pour in (IRIN, 11 Mar 2011)
Ethnic violence and mass deportations of immigrants in Libya (wsws.org, 28 October 2000)
At Least Four Somali refugees Are Killed And Many Forced Out To The Desert (SomalilandPress, March 31, 2011)
The Tragedy of the Eritrean Refugees Caught Up in the Libyan Uprising (Human Rights Concern - Eritrea, 25 February 2011)
Racism rears its ugly face in Libya uprising live on TV (nazret.com, 02/25/11)

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Malaysia

Malaysia investigates rape of Filipino migrant in police custody

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Maluku Islands, Indonesia

Indonesian Military assists Muslims in religious conflict with Christians
Open letter to the Secretary General of the U.N. - Official Complaint from the Front SIWA-LIMA RMS
Thousands of Christian refugees flee heavy artillery and lethal gas attacks

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Mauritania

Slavery, torture and murder in Mauritania
Human rights activists and anti-slavery supporters under attack by government

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Myanmar

Email campaign to pressure Beijing to cease support for Myanmar regine (Oct 13, 2007)
Dictator Watch Press Release - Soldiers ordered to rape or face execution (June 10, 2004)
Burmese military's ongoing campaign of rape against ethnic minorities
Burmese Buddhist campaign against religious minorities

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Nepal

IGLHRC Action Alert - POLICE VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN NEPAL Rape and torture of sexual minorities in police custody

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Nigeria

Massacres and rape in Ogoniland Nigeria troops attack Ogoni civilians.
Shell causes environmental damage in Ogoniland
Chevron/Texaco embroiled in Nigerian human rights scandal

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Rwanda

2000 HRW report: 'Security' Used to Cover Abuses Against Tutsi and Hutu
Mass rape in Rwanda's 1994 civil war
Killings of Rwandans continue after 'end' of civil war

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Singapore

Government bans political films

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Sudan

Sudan E-activism and Advocacy Resources
Crisis in Darfur - Google Earth and USHMM collaborates to present high-resolution imagery over the region of Darfur and Eastern Chad using satellite imagery
Darfur: The Color of Genocide
Human Rights Watch - Sudan: Government Commits 'Ethnic Cleansing' in Darfur (May 7, 2004)
The Anti-Slavery Portal - Biography of slavery survivor Abuk Bak
Revue Politique - Former captives recount the crime of boy rape in Sudan
12 year old raped before her execution (the third report submitted by the Special Rapporteur to the Commission on Human Rights)
National Islamic Front capture and enslave Dinka civilians; captives repeatedly raped on the slave trail (An eight-part special report by Sun Columnist Linda Slobodian)
Human-induced famine. displacement and rape
Baltimore Sun Reporters buy slaves' freedom

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Tunisia

Libya exodus continues (Magharebia, April 15, 2011)
PHOTOS: Inside The 250,000-Person Libyan Refugee Crisis (Business Insider, March 15, 2011)
Refugees Cross Libyan-Tunisian Border (Epoch Times, March 14, 2011)
Inside A Refugee Camp At The Libyan-Tunisian Border (NPR, March 4, 2011)
On Libya-Tunisia border, refugees plead for help to go home (CS Monitor, March 4, 2011)
More Than 3,000 Refugees in Ras Jedir (AllAfrica.com, March 14, 2011)

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USA

A Wrenching Night of Global Solidarity as Georgia Kills Troy Davis (colorlines.com)
World shocked by U.S. execution of Troy Davis (cnn.com)
Prison inmates denied proper medical care
Widespread Prison Rapes of Men, Women and Juveniles
The Wen Ho Lee case - Asian American arrested while European American merely dismissed for similar violations
Woodstock 99 turns into Rapestock
4.0 GPA Kenyan student lynched in Alabama
Sexual and Gender minorities targeted for rape and murder

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International issues

Enough - the project to end genocide and crimes against humanity
Genocide Watch - The International Campaign to End Genocide
Goodies and Baddies: A History of 'Humanitarian Intervention' (BBC, Mar 28 2011)
iAbolish - learn more about modern slavery around the world and take action
Amnesty International's Campaign to Stop Violence Against Women
Ending rape as a weapon of war (Christian Science Monitor)
Women in Conflict and Refugees (Human Rights Watch World Report 2001)
The Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation (Coalition Against Trafficking in Women)
HIGH-TECH TOXIC TRASH FROM USA FOUND TO BE FLOODING ASIA (Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition)

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