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wma-logo.gifOur programme about human rights and human wrongs is: The State We're In

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Below you can find our latest human rights-related stories

 

A slavery drama in the Dutch village of Someren

Handing in your passport and then being locked up in a windowless shack: is the slavery scandal involving Romanian workers in the Dutch village of Someren a one-off incident? Or maybe not?

 

Guantanamo plans don’t match rhetoric

Will US President Barack Obama match his actions to his words when it comes to national security and his desire to end the Guantanamo "mess" and break with Bush-era anti-terror policies?

 

Pakistan refugee crisis: One of the world's worst

Pakistan is facing a major refugee crisis, with some two million people having fled the war zone in the Swat valley.

 

The end of Tamil Tiger rebellion?

The Sri Lankan army says it will defeat the Tamil Tigers by this weekend, but it leaves thousands of civilians dead.

 

A convenient arrest

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to face trial for violating the rules of her house arrest after an American man entered her home last week.

 

Christian Union criticises moral values

The biggest political grouping of the country is losing its credibility as a Christian party. And rightwing parties are abusing the notion of "judeo-christian values", according to Christian Union party leader André Rouvoet.

 

Swat Valley offensive displaces thousands

The Pakistani military's current offensive in the Swat Valley has displaced over 360,000 civilians and threatens to create a massive humanitarian crisis. Can the nuclear-armed nation pull itself from the brink?

 

Eurovision singer turns gay activist

If he makes it to the final in Moscow, and if a gay rights demonstration announced for that day is suppressed, Dutch singer Gordon will withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest in protest.

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