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Released doctors, nurses and paramedics described to Human Rights Watch their mistreatment in ... doctor at the facility – and “they took pictures [of the injuries] and sent it to someone.

Human rights advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon and Syria The Latest The U.S. Justice Department has opened a ...

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