The European Commission's annual progress report on Turkish membership said Ankara has made some improvements on handling of human rights but said Turkey needs to speed up reforms to boost its chances of joining the bloc.

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Lawyer Annabel Harris, of human rights charity Reprieve, which is now handling Maharaj's case, says the review petition is "crucially important".

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Crew member Sachin Sharma of India said workers had no problems with being thrust into the icky job of handling the red bags filled with human waste.

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