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Khalifa Haftar, the strongman of eastern Libya, has placed his six sons in positions of political and military power. The deadly floods in Derna have seen his youngest, Saddam, rise to head of disaster relief management and the top of his succession charts. For Libyans, it spells more bad news.

This week in Paris, in conjunction with city authorities, Amnesty International is unveiling the Human Rights Wall, a new public art space whose inaugural work pays homage to six modern-day defenders of human rights around the world. Measuring 15 metres long and 5 metres high, the monumental piece will be…

Corporation says accusations span a number of years, including 2006 to 2008, when comedian worked for Radio 2

The mining of minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies in Congo has led to human rights abuses, including forced evictions and physical assault