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Anti-Black Racism in Canada’s Criminal Justice System: UN

October 23, 2016October 24, 2016 RMN News Black, Canada, Criminal, Human Rights, Justice, Racism, UN

A group of United Nations (UN) human rights experts has expressed serious concerns about systemic anti-Black racism in the criminal justice

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Opium harvest in a poppy field in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Raw opium is cooked before being suitable for smoking. Photo: IRIN / Manoocher Deghati

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Afghan Opium Crop Cultivation Declines – UN Survey

October 15, 2015October 19, 2015 RMN News Afghan, Afghanistan, Opium, Survey, UN

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan decreased 19 per cent in 2015, compared to the previous year, according to the latest

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses 13th UN Crime Congress in Doha, Qatar. UN Photo/Eskinder

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Crime Congress Focuses on Crime Prevention Issues

April 18, 2015April 20, 2015 RMN News Congress, Crime, UN

Inequality, poverty and weak rule of law are linked to violence and crime, according to the UN. “There can be

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