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UN raps Saudis call for backing Syria war

SYRIA

UN raps Saudis call for backing Syria war

Senior UN human rights officials condemn as “morally wrong and prohibited” a recent call by Saudi clerics for backing a "holy war" against Shia Muslims and Christians in Syria.

NY Muslims can sue police for surveillance

HUMAN RIGHTS

NY Muslims can sue police for surveillance

A US appeals court has reopened a case through which Muslims can pursue a lawsuit that would ban the NYPD infiltration into religious groups and minorities

UK scraps Saudi prison training contract

SAUDI ARABIA

UK scraps Saudi prison training contract

The UK cancels a controversial contract for the provision of training to Saudi Arabia's penal system amid an outcry over the kingdom's human rights violations.

'US cop died using service gun off-duty'

SOCIETY

'US cop died using service gun off-duty'

Officer Terence Olridge was not taking any “official police action” when shot dead in an exchange of gunfire in the US state of Tennessee.