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11Jul/15

Former Vatican ambassador hospitalised ahead of child abuse trial

July 11, 2015ReligionApostolic nuncios, Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II, Catholic Church sexual abuse cases, Countries, Dominican Republic, Frances d'Emilio, Francis, Italy, Jesuits, John Paul II, Józef Wesołowski, Marek Lehnert, Poland, Pope Francis, Rome, Santo Domingo, Vatican City, Wesolowskismbale

Former Vatican ambassador Jozef Wesolowski has been taken to hospital on the eve of his sex abuse trial, the first of its kind in the Vatican, with the hearing postponed.

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02Jul/15

HRW calls on the Dominican Republic to guarantee rights of citizenship of Haitan descendants

July 2, 2015WorldAmericas, Countries, CRISTOBAL, Danilo Medina, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic–Haiti relations, Greater Antilles, Guatemala, Haiti, Hispaniola, Islands, Jesus Nunez, Jose Miguel Vivanco, Member states of the United Nations, New York, Republics, Santo Domingo, Small Island Developing States, Statelessness, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Washington Gonzalezsmbale

At a tense briefing, Human Rights Watch calls on the Dominican Republic to restore citizenship to thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent at risk of forced deportation amidst fears of a humanitarian crisis in the region.

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