Record 68.5 million people globally forced to flee their homes in 2017
In a world of 7.6 billion people, 44,500 people a day — one person every two seconds — are displaced, the U.N. said.
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U.N. says Trump violates children's rights along U.S.-Mexico border
The U.N. human rights office said the 'zero tolerance' policy violates children's rights by breaking up families from Mexico.
Threats to press and repressive leaders pose danger to democracy
Reporters Without Borders says hatred for the press is 'steadily more visible' - and is not limited to authoritarian countries.