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United States skips UN review of its human rights record
US joins Israel as only other country to not show for mandatory process scrutinising rights record of UN member states.

In PA county jails, guards use pepper spray and stun guns to subdue people in mental crisis
Mental health and legal experts said that practices employed by corrections officers every day in county jails can put prisoners and staff at risk of injury and can harm vulnerable people who may be scheduled to return to society within months.

France still deeply sexist, report finds
Sexism remains at an "alarming" level in France with many young men judging discriminatory or violent behaviour against women to be acceptable, a report published Monday found.

UN body xondemns Quran burning in Sweden
The high representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book by a Swedish-Danish far-right politician as a “vile act”.

France accused of violating the Convention against Torture
By not repatriating women and children held in camps in SyriaFrance violates the Convention against Torture because the country has the “obligation” to protect them, according to a decision of the Committee against Torture.

An Arizona Prison Is Requiring Inductions for Pregnant Inmates
"Just because I made some bad choices in my life, they shouldn't be allowed to make bad health choices for me and my baby," said one woman whose labor was induced against her will.

‘People don’t want to spend money on law breakers’: staff shortages send New Zealand’s prisons to crisis point
Vacant positions mean that some prisoners spend 23 hours a day locked in their cells while others face months-long delays to parole hearings.

Surrey RCMP and B.C. Coroners Service now investigating circumstances of death
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) say an immigration detainee was found unresponsive in custody. Their death will now be investigated by provincial authorities.

France health system under pressure of increasing demands
In France's healthcare system is still in crisis, leading medical staff to nickname this month "Black January".

Protesters dump rotten apples outside Scotland Yard after police rape confessions
British activists and campaigners protesting domestic abuse and violence against women have dumped rotten apples outside Metropolitan Police headquarters in London.

Research finds UK children younger than five experiencing sexual harassment
Victims of sexual harassment in the United Kingdom are being targeted “shockingly early” – with some younger than five years old, research suggested.
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