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Thu 02 Feb 2010Human rights activists from around the world attend conference in Dublin
MORE THAN 100 human rights defenders from across the globe gathered in Dublin yesterday for the opening of a three-day conference organised by Ireland-based human rights body Front Line.
The event brings together activists and campaigners from countries including Nigeria, Burma, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Yemen and Sri Lanka. The participants work on issues such as the trafficking of women and children and forced prostitution; the rights of indigenous peoples and members of sexual minorities; and illegal logging and environmental protection.
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