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Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: KenyaKenya: Climate Change Threatens RightsHealth, Security, Livelihoods at Risk in Turkana Region(Nairobi, October 15, 2015) – Climate change and regional...
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Source: US Department of StateCountry: Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russian...
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