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		Having trouble viewing this email? Click here THE WEEK IN RIGHTS November 27, 2013 Follow us on: What a War Crime Looks Like From Space Satellite Image © 2013 Human Rights Watch  By Josh Lyons The tell-tale signs of a devastating attack are obvious – even via satellite. Satellite images of the remote, gold mining village of Camp Bangui in the Central African Republic show dozens of black “burn scars” – all that is left of more than 200 homes reduced to ashes following a November 10 attack by former Seleka fighters who have been wreaking havoc in the region.  Read more >> share on:  Afghanistan Should Reject Proposal to Restore Stoning  It is absolutely shocking that 12 years after the fall of the Taliban government, the President Hamid Karzai’s administration might bring back stoning as a punishment. Karzai needs to demonstrate at least a basic commitment to human rights and reject this proposal out of hand.  See the Latest News in Asia >> share on: