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Firmer European voice needed to unblock humanitarian crisis in the Middle East

EU Foreign Ministers urged to pressure Israel to end attacks which are directed at civilians or civilian buildings in the Gaza Strip, and to allow much needed humanitarian access to the region.

President-elect Barack Obama: set a date to close Guantánamo

Activists demand the closure of Guantánamo on the seventh anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to the US detention facility in Cuba.

Gaza civilians endangered by the military tactics of both sides

Both Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters are endangering the lives of Palestinian civilians – including by using them as human shields, says Amnesty International.

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John Kufuor, outgoing President of Ghana

Death sentences commuted in Ghana – time for abolition

The outgoing President of Ghana, John Kufuor, commuted all death sentences in the country.

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Countdown to delivery of statement against discrimination at UN

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US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, Baghdad, Iraq

Detainees held by USA at risk if transferred to Iraqi custody

The agreement signed between the US President and the Prime Minister of Iraq on 14 December 2008 opens the way for the transfer of thousands of detainees from US to Iraqi custody.

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