With Pyongyang engaging in denuclearisation talks, human rights abuses appear to have been sidelined.
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Abdul Aziz Muhamat wrote about conditions at the Manus Island centre for asylum seekers.
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Kazakhs tell the BBC they and their relatives are being jailed in camps China says are for training.
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Once a symbol of a Latin American powerhouse, one of Venezuela's most infamous jails embodies the country's decline.
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