Women challenge requirement to 'cover up' at the beach
Women are required to cover up to "protect public sensibilities".
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Ethiopia tried to limit rare UN report on Tigray war abuses
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NZ ambassador removed from Turkey
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Sudanese refugees: Jumping on to trucks to get to Britain
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Petition calls for help Afghans facing 'systematic murder and execution'
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'We hanged Uighurs from ceilings': Chinese police whistleblower
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Growing concern over genetic discrimination in New Zealand
Genetic discrimination is using someone's genetic info to discriminate against them.
People with fetal alcohol disorder 'failed' by successive governments - report
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Deputy mayor admits wrongdoing after 'racist' comments to councillor
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Vaccine passports unlikely to be compulsory - legal expert
Enforced use of passports in domestic settings could be challenged under human rights law.
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'The world must wake up': UN chief outlines crisis that needs fixing
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Thailand urged not to deport trans woman charged in Malaysia
A trans woman has been charged under Islamic laws for insulting Islam by cross-dressing.
'Reo is a right': HRC will no longer hear complaints
Human Rights Commission says te reo Māori is an official language in Aotearoa.
Open letter to NZ Government: Stop dragging your feet on Afghanistan
"We now call on you to do more".
'They are forced:' Churches at odds on conversion therapy
Conversion therapy involves attempts to change a person's sexual orientation.
Ex-cops accused of violating Floyd's rights plead not guilty
All four officers failed to provide medical care for George Floyd.
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Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11
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Texas tightens already tough abortion law
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