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The Rohingya children trafficked for sex
WORLD

The Rohingya children trafficked for sex

Girls in their early teens are being trafficked into prostitution in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, a BBC News investigation…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/03/2018
Libya migrants: Smuggling network arrest warrants issued
WORLD

Libya migrants: Smuggling network arrest warrants issued

Libya has issued 205 arrest warrants for Libyans and foreigners suspected of being involved in a smuggling network for migrants…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/03/2018
Sri Lanka Child authority receives over 1,500 complaints of child abuse in first two months of this year
LOCAL

Sri Lanka Child authority receives over 1,500 complaints of child abuse in first two months of this year

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) of Sri Lanka says it has received over 1,500 complaints in the first two…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/03/2018
Children increasingly used as weapons of war, Unicef warns
WORLD

Children increasingly used as weapons of war, Unicef warns

2017 was a brutal year for young people caught in conflict, UN agency says, citing their recruitment as fighters and…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/201730/12/2017
Sexual assault case filed against former chairman of the Akuressa Regional Office taken up
LOCAL

Sexual assault case filed against former chairman of the Akuressa Regional Office taken up

A sexual assault case which was filed against the Former Chairman of the Akuressa Regional Office, Saruwa Liyanage Sunil for…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/11/201729/11/2017
Ratko Mladic jailed for life over Bosnia war genocide
WORLD

Ratko Mladic jailed for life over Bosnia war genocide

Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic has been jailed for life for genocide and other atrocities in the 1990s Bosnian…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/11/2017
Sri Lanka responds to media report on allegations of torture by government, assures investigations into the claims
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Sri Lanka responds to media report on allegations of torture by government, assures investigations into the claims

Sri Lanka, today responding to an Associated Press report which alleged that dozens of Tamil men were raped and tortured…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/11/2017

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