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The International Criminal Court is handling its biggest task, which includes taking action over the violation of human rights in the Darfur area of Sudan. International media, nongovernmental organisations and UN officials have accused the Sudanese government of funding and supplying the Janjaweed, a loosely-structured Arab militia group that is often observed on horseback, as they ethnically cleanse a vast region.
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A broad range of sexually violent acts against women is prohibited under the Court and these may also amount to torture. The Court, with independent prosecutors putting killers, torturers, and rapists in the dock before independent judges, which has become a beacon of hope for many thousands of women is discussed.
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A number of people have lost their lives during a nine-year insurgency in Nepal and there is an increase in human rights violation. There is a debate as to whether Nepal is a failed state or becoming one due to derailed national economy, poverty and large-scale unemployment.
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