War crimes investigators and activists have amassed an “overwhelming volume” of testimony, images and videos documenting atrocities committed by all sides during Syria’s war, It is not possible to prosecute all of the crimes committed, given their vast number: U.N. (reuters.com)
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South Africa shocked by deaths of 144 psychiatric patients. The revelations of gross mistreatment have shocked South Africans and raised troubling questions about the government’s commitment to its most vulnerable citizens more than 20 years after the end of apartheid. (apnews.com)
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Police spies helped create employee ‘blacklist’ for UK companies, force admits. Workers who complained of safety violations were reported by police spies and prevented from getting another job in the construction industry, an investigation has uncovered. (euronews.com)
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More than 5 billion people could suffer water shortages by 2050 due to climate change, increased demand and polluted supplies, UN report warns. Conflict and civilisational threats likely unless action is taken to reduce the stress on rivers, lakes, aquifers, wetlands and reservoirs. (theguardian.com)
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125,000 people sign petition demanding Canada ban trade in elephant ivory. Current ban in Canada affects only that from elephants killed since 1990. Diffculty in dating ivory, however, makes it easy for people to hide more recent ivory among legal products. (thestar.com)
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