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Nearly 500 Burundian refugees living in Rwanda have begun their journey back to their home country, the first group to return after five years in exile following deadly political violence sent many fleeingBy IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated PressAugust 27, 2020, 7:44 PM• 3 min readKIGALI, Rwanda — Nearly 500 Burundian refugees living in Rwanda began their…

Violence at work Trump White House officials criticize NBA players amid Jacob Blake protests – ABC News

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Two top White House officials on Thursday criticized NBA athletes who refused to play in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.President Donald Trump weighed in Thursday afternoon and took a swipe at the NBA, which he said has become “like a political organization — and that’s not a good thing…

Violence at work Pence calls Biden a ‘Trojan horse for a radical left’ as he touts Trump

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Vice President Mike Pence closed out the third night of the Republican National Convention with a speech that labeled his predecessor Joe Biden as “a Trojan horse for a radical left,” as he made his case for re-electing President Donald Trump.Pence spoke at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, the site of a battle during the War…

Violence at work 3 key takeaways from night 4 of the Republican National Convention

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The Republican National Convention came to a close Thursday, but not before remarks from some of the nation’s most prominent conservatives, including the party’s congressional leaders, President Donald Trump’s daughter (and White House adviser) and the chief executive himself.The night brought a close to two weeks of unprecedented political conventions but also kick started the…

Sexual harassment UN calls for action to increase women in peacekeeping

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in SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the U.N. and all countries to step up action to increase the number of women in military and civilian positions at all levels in the U.N.’s far-flung peacekeeping operationsBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated PressAugust 28, 2020, 11:10 PM• 3 min readUNITED NATIONS — The Security…

Sexual harassment Suit: Ex-Female Boy Scout faced harassment, discrimination

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in SEXUAL HARASSMENT

A former 17-year-old female Boy Scout member alleges in a lawsuit against a Kansas City-area branch that she experienced sexual harassment and discrimination before she was fired as a staff memberAugust 28, 2020, 8:33 PM• 2 min readKANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former 17-year-old female Boy Scout member contends in a lawsuit against a Kansas…

Violence at work Europe is going back to school despite recent virus surge

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PARIS — A mother and her three children scanned the school supplies in a Paris supermarket, plucking out multicolored fountain pens, crisp notebooks – and plenty of masks. Despite resurgent coronavirus infections, similar scenes are unfolding across Europe as a new school year dawns.Virus or no virus, European authorities are determined to put children back…

Violence at work Christians: Let’s unite in pandemic to fight injustices

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Two authoritative religious bodies are calling on Christians to band together to fight “sins” laid bare or aggravated by the pandemic, including racism and economic injusticeBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated PressAugust 27, 2020, 4:38 PM• 3 min readVATICAN CITY — Two authoritative religious bodies on Thursday called on Christians to band together to fight “sins” laid…

Sexual harassment Military sexual assault victims say the system is broken

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