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| Classical Indian dance helps trafficking victims to heal, study shows | |  By Rina Chandran MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Classical Indian dance could be an effective form of therapy for victims of human trafficking and sexual violence, helping them to overcome their traumatic experiences and gain confidence, a pilot study has shown. The six-month study of 50 female survivors in Kolkata and Mumbai found that dance movement therapy helped ease anxiety, depression, anger and post-traumatic stress when used alongside traditional counselling and other rehabilitation efforts. "Often, in the rehabilitation of victims of trafficking and sexual violence, the impact on the body can be overlooked," said Sohini Chakraborty, the founder and director of Kolkata Sanved, a charity which carried out the research.
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| War crimes, illegal refugee returns marred 2015 human rights - Amnesty | |  By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At least 30 countries illegally forced refugees to return to places where they would be in danger last year, Amnesty said on Wednesday as it warned that many governments were brazenly breaking international law. War crimes or other violations of the "laws of war" were committed by governments or armed groups in at least 19 countries, Amnesty said in its annual review of human rights around the world. Amnesty Secretary General Salil Shetty said that short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns had led to an "unprecedented assault on human rights" in 2015.
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| Global human rights under attack in 2015, says Amnesty | |  By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led to an "unprecedented assault on human rights", Amnesty International said on Wednesday as it launched its annual report. Here are some facts and figures from the human rights group's 2015 review of the rights situation in 160 countries and territories: * More than 60 million people were displaced from their homes.
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| FIFA candidate Salman denies British MP's allegations | |  By Simon Evans ZURICH (Reuters) - British Member of Parliament Damian Collins used parliamentary privilege on Tuesday to accuse FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of taking development project funds to finance an election bid. The claims, made in a speech in the U.K. House of Commons, were swiftly rejected by Salman who is battling Gianni Infantino, the Swiss general secretary of European soccer body UEFA, and three other candidates for the top job in world football. Conservative MP Collins, a supporter of the campaign group 'New FIFA Now', made the allegations relating to Salman's attempt in 2009 to be elected to the FIFA executive committee and his 2013 successful election to the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation.
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| Rio mayor hits back at Australia favela ban | |  Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes has described Australia's Olympic committee as a "source of aggressions" against Brazil after it banned the team's athletes from visiting the city's favelas during the Games in August. Australia's team chef de mission Kitty Chiller told News Ltd media on Sunday that their Olympians would be barred from going to the urban slums, even on official tours, in accordance with advice from a security expert. "There is still much unfamiliarity about Rio and Brazil," Paes told Brazilian media.
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| University of Oklahoma transfers title of painting looted by Nazis | | | By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A fight over an impressionist painting at the University of Oklahoma that was looted by the Nazis during World War Two came to an end when the university announced a settlement on Tuesday to return it to the Jewish family it was stolen from. Title to the 130-year-old painting, "Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep" by Camille Pissarro, will be transferred to the family of Leone Meyer. The settlement calls for the painting to be displayed at the university's Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art and a yet-to-be-named museum in France on a rotating, five-year basis. |
| Book penned by Canadian serial killer pulled by publisher | |  A book by one of Canada's most infamous serial killers, Robert Pickton, who was convicted in 2007 of killing drug addicts and prostitutes and butchering their remains at his pig farm, has been pulled by its publisher. News of the book and its availability through online retailer Amazon.com Inc had sparked outrage in Canada and government officials had pledged to stop Pickton, 66, from profiting from its sale. Colorado-based Outskirts Press said it has ceased publication of the book and has asked Amazon to remove the book from its website.
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| Notorious Canada serial killer pens book, sparks outrage | | | One of Canada's most infamous serial killers, Robert Pickton, who was convicted in 2007 of killing drug addicts and prostitutes and butchering their remains at his pig farm, has released a book proclaiming his innocence. The book, published on January 29 and available through the online retailer Amazon.com Inc, is listed as a personal memoir by Pickton, 66, who is serving a life sentence at a prison in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Calling himself "the fall guy" on the book's jacket, Pickton notes he is accused of murdering "between 6 and 49 women" and is finally telling his story. |
| Indonesia looks to close all red-light districts by 2019 - Jakarta Post | | | Indonesia aims to shutdown all of the country's red-light districts by 2019 in a bid to eradicate prostitution in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, the Jakarta Post said late Tuesday quoting the social affairs minister. The government had already closed 68 red-light districts, while another 100 would be closed down within three years, said Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa. Jakarta's governor has started closing down a major prostitution hub in the northern part of the capital, with evictions planned for Sunday. |
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