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Burundi: End Abuses by Intelligence Service
Prosecute Agents Implicated in Killings, Torture, and Arbitrary Detention

The government of Burundi must bring to justice members of the national intelligence service (SNR) at all levels of the chain of command responsible for serious rights abuses.
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Africa
UN: New Offensives in Darfur and Chad Threaten Civilians
South Africa: Separate is Still Unequal in Access to Marriage
DR Congo: Army Abducts Civilians for Forced Labor

Asia
"Burma before the Security Council"
Thailand: New Government Should Ensure Justice for Tak Bai
China: Tibetan Intellectual’s Blogs Shuttered

Middle East and North Africa
Egypt: Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood Deepens
Iran: End Ban on Access to Higher Education
Lebanon/Israel: Hezbollah Hit Israel with Cluster Munitions During Conflict
Americas
Courageous Jamaican and Montréal AIDS Activists Recognized
Colombia: Letter to President Álvaro Uribe
Argentina: Court Convicts ‘Dirty War’ Torturer

Europe and Central Asia
Netherlands: Asylum Rights Granted to Lesbian and Gay Iranians
Russia: Moscow Must Investigate Police Violence at Memorial for Slain Journalist
EU: Outsourcing Migration Control Puts Human Rights at Risk

United States
New Jersey: Lawmakers Should Grant Equal Access to Marriage
U.S.: Labor Board's 'Supervisor' Ruling Violates Worker Rights
Q & A: Military Commissions Act of 2006
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