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2009-07-04: Headlines
Amnesty International USA: India's ruling against 'sodomy' laws is first step to equality 2009-07-04
... the gay community and other men who have sex with men, abuses that have long been documented by local human rights defenders and Amnesty International.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: Afghan Election Environment Improving, But Obstacles Remain, Panel ... 2009-07-04
Ahmad Nader Nadery is the head of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission and also the chairman of the Free and Fair Election Foundation ...
BBC News: 'Why I based superheroes on Islam' 2009-07-04
Faisal, when you were born in 2000, I was treating survivors of political torture. I worked with disappointed children trapped in the minds of men who grew ...
Citizen Matters: Women of this World 2009-07-04
Last weekend, Vimochana and the Asian Women and Human Rights Council in collaboration with the Bangalore Film Society and Alliance Francaise de Bangalore ...
Minda News: COMMENTARY: B'moro Politicization: The Brutalization of the Moro ... 2009-07-04
To underplay the degree of State tyrannical tactics and repressive measures resembling “ethnic cleansing” in violation of human rights and humanitarian law ...
GetReligion: Got news? Religious freedom and India 2009-07-04
At the same time, I am always interested in coverage of human rights issues, especially those linked to religious freedom and the rights of minority groups.
OpEdNews: REPORTING FROM HONDURAS: No Press Freedom in Post-Coup Honduras 2009-07-04
Founding Director of the human rights group Global Exchange, has struggled for social justice and human rights in Asia, the Americas, and Africa for over 25 ...
WLBT-TV: Philadelphia's first African American mayor sworn in 2009-07-04
That's because James Young became the first African American mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi, a town scarred by a violent civil rights history.
Democracy Now: Noam Chomsky on “Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours” 2009-07-03
Now, that was over the strong objections of church groups, peace groups, human rights groups, who protested—were protesting Caterpillar's role in providing ...
Asia Times Online: Missing the point on Myanmar 2009-07-03
The UN always says security, development and human rights are interlinked. I think this is right. But where is this more complex approach when it comes ...
Asia Times Online: Strength and dishonor 2009-07-03
The book's most important omission - and one that questions the author's credibility - concerns the Tatmadaw's deplorable human-rights record.
Amnesty International: Nepal Prime Minister urged to commit to combating enforced ... 2009-07-03
Amnesty International representatives visited Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Wednesday and called on him to ratify a human rights treaty aimed ...
ReliefWeb (press release): War against Islamic extremists putting lives of civilians in Asi ... 2009-07-03
The de-escalation in fighting in Sri Lanka now reduces the immediate threat of mass civilian casualties but MRG remains concerned about the human right ...
Pakistan Observer: Unabated cruelty on Kashmiris 2009-07-03
International human rights watch dog Amnesty International (AI) has said the Indian government must take immediate steps to end torture and other hum ...
IPE.com: Home > News > PGGM to pursue ESG terms for... 2009-07-03
... arrangements and the make-up of their boards, for example, as well as influence human rights and labour conditions, alongside environmental issues.
RT: “Any American president is a hostage of his own political system” 2009-07-03
Ahead of the historic meeting between the US and Russian presidents, Russia's former ambassador to the US, Russian Human Rights Commissioner and Ombudsm ...
www.worldbulletin.net: Pro-Russia govt imposes "burn-punish policy" in Chechnya: Right groups 2009-07-03
Perpetrators of human rights violations – both past and present – too often walk free," said Nicola Duckworth, Europe and Central Asia program director.
Rising Kashmir: HR activist Ram Kumar no more 2009-07-03
SRINAGAR, July 03: Prominent human rights activist and campaigners in South Asia, well known for his extensive work on custodial torture and disappearance ...
The People's Voice: Questioning The Ethical Legitimacy of Drone Attacks in Pakist ... 2009-07-03
In the same strikes the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission put the Civilian deaths at 86. The count of civilian losses in both Afghanistan ...
Himal Southasian: Remembering Ram Narayan Kumar 2009-07-03
Ram Narayan Kumar, 53, noted writer, researcher and human rights activist succumbed to a massive heart attack on 28 July in his Kathmandu home.
Rutland and Stamford Mercury: Join our fill a backpack campaign to help deprived children 2009-07-03
Mary, a human rights lawyer and mother-of-four said: "I am very interested in the rights of people to education and health and most of the children who ...
Telegraph.co.uk: Burma expands military ties with North Korea 2009-07-03
However, Western diplomats and human rights activists have warned that Mr Ban's visit could lend legitimacy to Burma's ruling junta.
Regional Times: Nadia Gabol asks KESC to improve performance, generation 2009-07-03
KARACHI: The Sindh Minister for Human Rights, Ms. Nadia Gabol, has urged the management of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) ...
Malaysia Kini: Amnesty In't: Stop caning immigrants 2009-07-03
International human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called for the Malaysian government to do away with caning as a punishment for immigrati ...
Phuketwan: MediaWATCH Plus: Bangkok Elephants Pack Trunks 2009-07-03
Caning is a form of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, prohibited under international human rights law. The practice is humiliating, and causes ...
Southeast Asian Press Alliance: Hostages and slaves: Human trafficking on the Malaysian-Thai border 2009-07-03
Latheeffa Koya, a well-known Malaysian human rights lawyer, said the human trafficking business along the border is nothing more than a form of slave trade ...
The Asian News: Shariah courts giving 'illegal' advice 2009-07-03
... out of step with trends in western legislation that derive from the values of the enlightenment and are inherent in modern codes of human rights.
United Press International, Asia: Sri Lanka's disregard for public opinion 2009-07-03
(Basil Fernando is director of the Asian Human Rights Commission based in Hong Kong. He is a Sri Lankan lawyer who has also been a senior UN human right ...
business new europe: New law to restrict online expression as Kazakhstan prepares ... 2009-07-03
Kazakhstan's online community and human rights organisations are appealing to members of the country's upper house of parliament to reject a controversial ...
United Press International, Asia: Foreign reporters targeted in Thailand 2009-07-03
... of investigations, and there are few resources in Thailand for human rights groups to intercede and protect the legitimate rights of those accused.
SINDH TODAY: India, Pak should join hand for peace and prosperity of regi ... 2009-07-03
Addressing the seminar 'Promoting Peace in South Asia and Remembering Didi Nirmala Deshpande', organised by Pakistan Peace Coalition and Pakistan Institute ...
MetroWest Daily News: Standring: Voice of faith missing in immigration debate 2009-07-03
One survivor of torture from Cameroon would travel simply to say hello to her and nothing more. "Like an angel of annunciation. He might as well have ...
Malaysia Sun: Obama in quandary over Guantanamo 2009-07-03
Just because you you want to keep secrets, is not Justice, its breaking Our Law, your fears greeds and possible punishments for torture and or illegal ...
Sin Chew Jit Poh: Amnesty urges Malaysia to stop caning immigrants 2009-07-03
"Whipping someone with a cane is cruel, inhuman and degrading, and international standards make clear that such treatment constitutes torture.
Radio Australia: Calls for the abolition of caning of migrants in Malaysia 2009-07-03
Amnesty's Director of the Asia Pacific region Sam Zarifi says the punishment is cruel and constitutes torture. ZARIFI: Amnesty International has been quite ...
South Dakota Politics: The Honduran Crisis 2009-07-03
His actions have been repudiated by the country's supreme court, its congress, its attorney-general, its chief human-rights advocate, all its major churche ...
2009-07-03: Headlines
Asia Times Online: Missing the point on Myanmar 2009-07-03
The UN always says security, development and human rights are interlinked. I think this is right. But where is this more complex approach when it comes ...
Asia Times Online: Strength and dishonor 2009-07-03
The book's most important omission - and one that questions the author's credibility - concerns the Tatmadaw's deplorable human-rights record.
Center for Research on Globalization: Corrupt election campaign unfolds in US-occupied Afghanistan 2009-07-03
They are either warlords guilty of human rights abuses or individuals who are viewed as even more open agents of the US government.
ReliefWeb (press release): War against Islamic extremists putting lives of civilians in Asi ... 2009-07-03
The de-escalation in fighting in Sri Lanka now reduces the immediate threat of mass civilian casualties but MRG remains concerned about the human right ...
Amnesty International USA: India: Historic ruling against “sodomy” laws, the first step ... 2009-07-03
... the gay community and other men who have sex with men, abuses that have long been documented by local human rights defenders and Amnesty International.
The People's Voice: Questioning The Ethical Legitimacy of Drone Attacks in Pakist ... 2009-07-03
In the same strikes the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission put the Civilian deaths at 86. The count of civilian losses in both Afghanistan ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release): Background Note: Macedonia 2009-07-03
Purporting to fight for greater civil rights for ethnic Albanians in Macedonia, the group seized territory and launched attacks against government forces.
Scoop.co.nz (press release): Around 100 houses belonging to Christians damaged 2009-07-03
About AHRC: The Asian Human Rights Commission is a regional non-governmental organisation monitoring and lobbying human rights issues in Asia.
Associated Press of Pakistan: Home News National CM visits DHQ hospital, announces Rs. 75000 ... 2009-07-03
UNITED NATIONS, July 3 (APP): An independent UN human rights expert has denounced what he described as the unlawful naval seizure by an Israeli gunboat of ...
Rutland and Stamford Mercury: Join our fill a backpack campaign to help deprived children 2009-07-03
Mary, a human rights lawyer and mother-of-four said: "I am very interested in the rights of people to education and health and most of the children who ...
Al-Ahram Weekly: Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 2009-07-03
"Where is the representation of prominent Middle East and human rights experts?" he asks. "Many understood why, given domestic political realitie ...
business new europe: New law to restrict online expression as Kazakhstan prepares ... 2009-07-03
Kazakhstan's online community and human rights organisations are appealing to members of the country's upper house of parliament to reject a controversial ...
Malaysia Kini: Amnesty In't: Stop caning immigrants 2009-07-03
International human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called for the Malaysian government to do away with caning as a punishment for immigrati ...
The Seoul Times: CSIS scholars brief on President Obama's Trip to Moscow, G8, Ghana 2009-07-03
President Medvedev reconstituted his presidential council on human rights which is populated by genuine human rights activists and they've met and convened ...
Southeast Asian Press Alliance: Hostages and slaves: Human trafficking on the Malaysian-Thai border 2009-07-03
Latheeffa Koya, a well-known Malaysian human rights lawyer, said the human trafficking business along the border is nothing more than a form of slave trade ...
Telegraph.co.uk: Burma expands military ties with North Korea 2009-07-03
However, Western diplomats and human rights activists have warned that Mr Ban's visit could lend legitimacy to Burma's ruling junta.
eReleases (press release): Coffee Company Combats Human Trafficking, One Cup at a Time 2009-07-03
In partnership with a local human rights agency, Paz y Esperanza, IJM will fight for these young victims. “It's an honor for us to be a part of this gre ...
Phuketwan: mediawatch: Fall in Tourism Grows Worse 2009-07-03
Caning is a form of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, prohibited under international human rights law. The practice is humiliating, and causes ...
Special Broadcasting Service: Fury over Dalai Lama visit 2009-07-03
"As Australia's economy ties with China grow, issues such as Tibet and China's record on human rights are bound to be either ignored or compromised," he ...
Miadhu: Sri Lankan govt thanks Maldives 2009-07-03
The government of Sri Lanka expressed gratitude to Maldives government for the support extended by the Maldives at the UN Human Rights Council Special ...
Associated Press of Pakistan: UN praises Pakistanis' for their 'generosity' towards displaced - 2009-07-03
UNITED NATIONS, July 3 (APP): An independent UN human rights expert has denounced what he described as the unlawful naval seizure by an Israeli gunboat of ...
Pakistan Observer: Unabated cruelty on Kashmiris 2009-07-03
International human rights watch dog Amnesty International (AI) has said the Indian government must take immediate steps to end torture and other hum ...
eTurboNews: 'Abolish criminal libel and ministers of information' 2009-07-03
Brad Adams, Asia director of Human Rights Watch, said Singapore had used criminal defamation actions to put critics out of business.
Milford Daily News: Standring: Voice of faith missing in immigration debate 2009-07-03
One survivor of torture from Cameroon would travel simply to say hello to her and nothing more. "Like an angel of annunciation. He might as well have ...
FEARnet.com: FEARnet's Guide to Italian Cannibal Horror 2009-07-03
But instead of a captured white man (Richard Harris) enduring withering torture as he is initiated into a Sioux Indian tribe, we have a captured English ...
Radio Australia: Calls for the abolition of caning of migrants in Malaysia 2009-07-03
Amnesty's Director of the Asia Pacific region Sam Zarifi says the punishment is cruel and constitutes torture. ZARIFI: Amnesty International has been quite ...
Japan Focus: Women's Anti-Imperialism, 'The White Man's Burden,' and ... 2009-07-03
15 With evidence of atrocities being committed by the US military in the Philippines, most sensationally through the "water cure" 16 torture ...
South Dakota Politics: The Honduran Crisis 2009-07-03
His actions have been repudiated by the country's supreme court, its congress, its attorney-general, its chief human-rights advocate, all its major churche ...
Radio Australia: Cambodia's torture prison survivors testify at tribunal 2009-07-03
Even today I cannot think what mistake I made. CARMICHAEL: This is Robert Carmichael in Phnom Penh for Connect Asia.
Amnesty International USA: Malaysia: End caning as a punishment against immigrants 2009-07-02
Caning is a form of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, prohibited under international human rights law. The practice is humiliating, and causes ...
The News International: Speakers emphasise importance of harmony between Pakistan and India 2009-07-02
Indian Human Rights Lawyer and activists Kavita Srivastava from Rajasthan reminded the audience that both sides of India Pakistan divide wanted peace th ...
The Langar Hall: A Born Human Rights Activist 2009-07-02
He should really be considered as one of the finest human rights researchers, activists and campaigners in South Asia. A crusader Sikh will remain indebted ...
Channel 4 News: Ruling boosts gay rights in India 2009-07-02
Human Rights Watch believes up to 40 former colonies in Asia and Africa still have in place anti-gay laws introduced by the British.
TIME: India's Historic Ruling on Gay Rights 2009-07-02
In July 2001, according to a report last year by Human Rights Watch, four HIV/AIDS outreach workers were arrested under Section 377 for distributing medical ...
Associated Press of Pakistan: Home News National One killed in apparent suicide attack ... 2009-07-02
NEW YORK, July 2 (APP): New reports from two human rights groups denounced Israel's deadly invasion of the Gaza Strip in December, saying the Jewish state ...
The National: Importance of elsewhere 2009-07-02
The civil rights movement had barely begun. And Baldwin had not yet suffered many of the personal and public heartbreaks that would later destroy him.
2009-07-02: Headlines
Scoop.co.nz (press release): Around 100 houses belonging to Christians damaged 2009-07-03
About AHRC: The Asian Human Rights Commission is a regional non-governmental organisation monitoring and lobbying human rights issues in Asia.
Radio Australia: Cambodia's torture prison survivors testify at tribunal 2009-07-03
Even today I cannot think what mistake I made. CARMICHAEL: This is Robert Carmichael in Phnom Penh for Connect Asia.
FEARnet.com: FEARnet's Guide to Italian Cannibal Horror 2009-07-03
But instead of a captured white man (Richard Harris) enduring withering torture as he is initiated into a Sioux Indian tribe, we have a captured English ...
Al-Ahram Weekly: Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 2009-07-03
"Where is the representation of prominent Middle East and human rights experts?" he asks. "Many understood why, given domestic political realitie ...
Japan Focus: Women's Anti-Imperialism, 'The White Man's Burden,' and ... 2009-07-03
15 With evidence of atrocities being committed by the US military in the Philippines, most sensationally through the "water cure" 16 torture ...
eTurboNews: 'Abolish criminal libel and ministers of information' 2009-07-03
Brad Adams, Asia director of Human Rights Watch, said Singapore had used criminal defamation actions to put critics out of business.
Pakistan Times: Delhi can't suppress liberation movement: Mirwaiz 2009-07-02
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq called upon the world community and international human rights organisations to put pressure on India to halt massive human right ...
Daily News & Analysis: Homosexuality is not a crime, rules Delhi HC 2009-07-02
"The court's decision marks respect for human rights -- irrespective of one's sexuality and sexual orientation," said Anjali Gopalan of Naz Foundati ...
The National: Importance of elsewhere 2009-07-02
The civil rights movement had barely begun. And Baldwin had not yet suffered many of the personal and public heartbreaks that would later destroy him.
Examiner.com: The race industry is alive and well; conservatism misunderstood 2009-07-02
Was this not the point of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960's? Would the leaders of that movement tolerate advantages like segregated scholarship ...
American Chronicle: Amnesty Int´l Report 2009 on the UAE – the Impermissible Territory ... 2009-07-02
I republish herewith the Amnesty International Report 2009 on the UAE that sheds light on several aspects of violations of Human Rights that take currently ...
The Ecologist: Legal challenge to Treasury over RBS investments 2009-07-02
... court on Monday that the Government is allowing public money to be invested in energy companies environmental degradation and human rights violations.
Daily Times: Experts suggest S Asian countries should commit to a no-war pact 2009-07-02
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Secretary General Syed Iqbal Hyder said that South Asia has more than 1.5 billion people, which make about 25 ...
Times of India: India gay sex ruling could set precedent: UN 2009-07-02
"We think this will set an important precedence throughout the world," said Susan Timberlake, who heads UNAIDS' human rights and law team.
Tamil Brisbane: Sri Lanka: Twenty years of impunity - Amnesty | Forum in Brisbane 2009-07-02
The Sri Lankan government's failure to deliver justice for serious human rights violations over the past twenty years has trapped the country in a viciou ...
Asia Times Online: China's rogue regimes play up 2009-07-02
Myanmar has been widely accused by international human rights groups and ethnic insurgents of carrying out clandestine chemical weapons production in ...
Palestine Think Tank: Western Exceptionalism and the Iran Election Fraud Stunt 2009-07-02
“How is it possible that those who have blood on their hands are now talking about human rights and believe that they can harm the Islamic system with their ...
OneWorld.net: Minorities in Africa at risk from 'war on terror' 2009-07-02
... and the government, MRG says it is too early to count on de-escalation in a conflict that had led to allegations of widespread human rights abuses.
Associated Press of Pakistan: UN,WB voice concerns about funding for family planning 2009-07-02
NEW YORK, July 2 (APP): New reports from two human rights groups denounced Israel's deadly invasion of the Gaza Strip in December, saying the Jewish state ...
Amnesty International USA: Malaysia: End caning as a punishment against immigrants 2009-07-02
Caning is a form of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, prohibited under international human rights law. The practice is humiliating, and causes ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: Azerbaijan Scraps Harshest Restrictions, But Concerns Linger ... 2009-07-02
Rachel Denber of Human Rights Watch: "There are other things to bear in mind." To the minds of many activists, they were also the natural extension of ...
The Australian: China's lonely heretic 2009-07-02
His plight was highlighted by the Australian government at its annual human rights dialogue with China and, since his formal arrest, Australia has joined ...
Channel 4 News: Ruling boosts gay rights in India 2009-07-02
Human Rights Watch believes up to 40 former colonies in Asia and Africa still have in place anti-gay laws introduced by the British.
MiamiHerald.com: Steve Rothaus 2009-07-02
Human Rights Watch urged India's government not to contest or appeal the decision. Human Rights Watch also urged India's Lok Sabha (Parliament) to move ...
Phnom Penh Post: Siem Reap Scene: 2 Jul 2009 2009-07-02
A small human rights NGO claims that Petit was forced to resign after Prime Minister Hun Sen held his family captive at the Sokha Angkor Resort one month ...
BBC News: 'Why I created Islamic super heroes' 2009-07-02
Faisal, when you were born in 2000, I was treating survivors of political torture. I worked with disappointed children trapped in the minds of men who grew ...
Right Side News: Obama Is Remaking America Into Socialism 2009-07-02
His decision cited non-American sources including a committee advising the British Parliament, decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, the Europe ...
RH Reality Check: Indian High Court Decriminalizes Homosexuality 2009-07-02
... and other men who have sex with men, abuses that have long been documented by local human rights defenders and Amnesty International, among others.
Associated Press of Pakistan: More Women judges, magistrates to be recruited under AJP 2009-07-02
NEW YORK, July 2 (APP): New reports from two human rights groups denounced Israel's deadly invasion of the Gaza Strip in December, saying the Jewish state ...
The News International: Speakers emphasise importance of harmony between Pakistan and India 2009-07-02
Indian Human Rights Lawyer and activists Kavita Srivastava from Rajasthan reminded the audience that both sides of India Pakistan divide wanted peace th ...
Feministe: Good news out of India 2009-07-02
The decision had some great human rights language, too: “The inclusiveness that Indian society traditionally displayed, literally in every aspect of life ...
TIME: India's Historic Ruling on Gay Rights 2009-07-02
In July 2001, according to a report last year by Human Rights Watch, four HIV/AIDS outreach workers were arrested under Section 377 for distributing medical ...
Voice of America: UN: Decriminalization of Homosexuality in India Will Boost AID ... 2009-07-02
It said the decision to decriminalize homosexual sex in India's capital city is a victory for human rights and marks a big advance in the fight against ...
Associated Press of Pakistan: Home News National One killed in apparent suicide attack ... 2009-07-02
NEW YORK, July 2 (APP): New reports from two human rights groups denounced Israel's deadly invasion of the Gaza Strip in December, saying the Jewish state ...
Feministing: Indian court decriminalizes homosexuality 2009-07-02
The victory is a historic step forward for human rights only days after people worldwide took to the streets for gay pride, particularly in a country where ...
PR Newswire (press release): More Than Two Million People Living Outside Displacement Camp ... 2009-07-02
... activist organization with more than 2.2 million supporters, activists and volunteers in more than 150 countries campaigning for human rights worldwide.
India-Forums.com: Court ruling on gays will help fight AIDS, say experts 2009-07-02
UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibe welcomed the decision and said that 'the Delhi High Court has restored the dignity and human rights of millions ...
Wall Street Journal: Merkel to Push G-8 Leaders to Break Cycle of Crises and Bubbles 2009-07-02
Ms. Merkel called on Iran to respect the opposition's human and civil rights, but she said the US and Europe can't afford to break off all contact with Ir ...
Mangalorean.com: Homosexuality: where does India figure? 2009-07-02
UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibe welcomed the decision and said that "the Delhi High Court has restored the dignity and human rights of millions ...
EurasiaNet: UZBEKISTAN: UTILITY PRICE HIKE FORCING FAMILIES INTO DEBT 2009-07-02
But most Uzbek families are ill-equipped to deal with growing household expenditures, a Tashkent-based human rights observer told EurasiaNet on July 2.
Wall Street Journal: Pyongyang Pressure Points 2009-07-02
Second, security issues should be on the agenda, as well as human rights. Ultimately the threat posed by North Korea will not be relieved until the nature ...
Mathaba.Net: Michael Hudson`s ``Super Imperialism:`` The Economic Strategy ... 2009-07-02
We should (stop talking about) unreal objectives such as human rights, the raising of the living standards, and democratization. The day is not far off ...
Far Eastern Economic Review (subscription): Allies in Paranoia and Repression 2009-07-02
The world's security concerns and the need for human rights improvements, particularly freedom of expression and information, are therefore inextricably ...
Business Green: Treasury faces legal action against "dirty and destructive" RB ... 2009-07-02
"The refusal by the Treasury to even consider whether an investment could contribute to climate change or result in human rights abuses is clearly unlawful ...
The Langar Hall: A Born Human Rights Activist 2009-07-02
It is with saddness that we report on the passing of Ram Narayan Kumar, a human rights activist who actively and vocally worked on the dissapearances ...
Daily Times: VIEW: Asia's hour? —Jamie F Metzl 2009-07-02
America played the lead in creating the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, and international humanitarian and human rights law.
2009-07-01: Headlines
Brookings Institution: Protecting and Promoting Rights in Natural Disasters in South Asia 2009-07-01
All too often, egregious human rights abuses have been committed, either intentionally or unintentionally, in disaster response in South Asia.
???: [Columnist] Human rights and South Korea's loss of soft power 2009-07-01
National Human Rights Commission of Korea Chairperson Ahn Kyong-whan announced his plans to resign yesterday. He connected his decision to leave with still ...
World Vision UK: Illegal adoptions contribute to child trafficking 2009-07-01
“Child trafficking is a violation of the most basic human rights and every step should be taken to reduce its occurrence and impact on children all over ...
Amnesty International USA: Belarus defies Council of Europe call for a moratorium 2009-07-01
It violates the right to life as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment.
The People's Voice: Michael Hudson's "Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy ... 2009-07-01
We should (stop talking about) unreal objectives such as human rights, the raising of the living standards, and democratization. The day is not far off ...
Telegraph.co.uk: Khmer Rouge survivor tells how painting saved his life 2009-07-01
Over 14000 men, women and children were sent to the S-21 torture centre, also known as Toul Sleng ...
Reuters: N.Caucasus rights abuses stop stability-Amnesty 2009-07-01
"Perpetrators of human rights violations -- both past and present -- too often walk free," Amnesty director for Europe and Central Asia, Nicola Duckworth ...
Forbes: Developing Competition Over Turkmenistan And Belarus 2009-07-01
Belarus' president, Alexander Lukashenko, like his Turkmen colleague, has little love for democracy and human rights. His recent statements and gesture ...
Forbes: US recovery must come first, Singapore envoy says 2009-07-01
Chan was herself a Fulbright scholar who attended college in the US Human rights will benefit from the emergence of larger and healthier economies in Asi ...
World Magazine: ACLU report: racial profiling is prevalent 2009-07-01
Chandra Bhatnagar, staff attorney with the ACLU Human Rights Program and the main author of the report, said: “The US government must take urgent ...
San Jose Mercury News: China delays requirement Web-filtering software on PCs 2009-07-01
Compliance with the Chinese government's software order also could subject US computer makers to criticism from human rights groups and Congress ...
World Politics Review: Burma Tests ASEAN's Legitimacy 2009-07-01
For decades, the country's ruling junta has suppressed democracy, oppressed its people, and ignored global calls to observe human rights.
?????????: Vice Minister Zhao Baige Met with President of Australian Hum ... 2009-07-01
Vice Minister Zhao Baige said that, as an important component of the Australia-China Human Rights Technical Cooperation program, the project of safeguarding ...
Inquirer.net: US embassy probes filam's torture claims 2009-07-01
Reports said that in 2005, Roxas took part in an international fact-finding mission investigating human rights violations throughout the Philippines under ...
UN News Centre: UN rights expert concerned at restriction of lawyers' freedom ... 2009-07-01
1 July 2009 – A United Nations independent human rights expert today voiced concern at attempts to curtail lawyers' freedom to effectively represent their ...
UNHCR (press release): Viet Nam sets the pace for Asia with new law to prevent statelessness 2009-07-01
"Statelessness is incredibly traumatic and stateless people are at greater risk of exploitation and human rights abuse, so prevention is the best possible ...
guardian.co.uk: Treasury faces legal action over 'dirty' banking investments 2009-07-01
But in April the Treasury stated that "the environmental and human rights records of the individual banks were of no relevance" to the decision to bail out ...
Antiwar.com: Resist the Urge to Confront Kim Jong-Il 2009-07-01
The more one learns about North Korea – its unconscionable human rights violations, its gulags and summary executi ...
United Press International, Asia: Proposed bill against torture an eyewash 2009-06-30
Please visit: http://notorture.ahrchk.net (Bijo Francis is a human rights lawyer currently working with the Asian Legal Resource Center in Hong Kong.
Jakarta Post: Indonesia needs a post-ASEAN foreign policy 2009-06-30
Indonesia has been struggling to convince other fellow ASEAN members on the importance of having a credible ASEAN human rights body, during the ongoing ...
Daily Times: Tribute to Deshpande: Indian delegation to arrive in city 2009-06-30
Kavita Srivastava, a full-time human rights activist, who is working collectively to protect people's democratic and constitutional rights, is also a member ...
Lifesite: LifeSiteNews' Detailed Response to Canadian Bishops' Whitewash ... 2009-06-30
Another group, the "Agustin Pro Juarez Center for Human Rights" (Centro de Derechos Humanos AgustÃn Pro Júarez) signed a public declaration whose only ...
Reuters: UK Stocks -- Factors to watch on June 30 2009-06-30
L) supports only projects that meet minimum green and human rights standards, the Financial Times reported. BANKS The British government gave further hint ...
Inter Press Service: Maternal Mortality, A Human Rights Catastrophe 2009-06-30
From 1990 to 2005, maternal mortality declined by 26 percent in Latin America; in Asia the decline was 20 percent over the same period.
guardian.co.uk: Kremlin may tighten up internet use in Russia 2009-06-30
Journalists, human rights groups and the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) have all decried recent proposals by Kazakhstan ...
AsiaOne: Japan police arrest three over N.Korea-linked export to Myanmar 2009-06-30
Myanmar and hardline communist North Korea, both of which are often severely criticised internationally for their human rights abuses, restored diplomatic ...
Lankaweb: Geneva, human rights and the level playing field 2009-06-30
On torture, the world will be reminded over and over again about Guantanamo Bay or Abu Ghraib. Some would insist that a more detailed explanation ...
IndianCatholic: Bridging the distance between the Vatican and Asia 2009-06-30
The pontiff touched on 45 "issues of gravity" ranging from such global issues as poverty, disarmament, peace-making, conflict settlement, human right ...
2009-06-29: Headlines
PR Newswire (press release): In Support of Freedom of Expression in Azerbaijan, Amnesty ... 2009-06-29
This action, part of the organization's solidarity campaign with independent journalists and human rights activists in Azerbaijan , comes as the country' ...
????(???): Asian Police Join to Combat Trafficking of Sex Slaves 2009-06-29
Human rights activists say many victims are duped or coerced into traveling to Australia to work as domestic servants, farm laborers, or other menial jobs.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: Boston Globe op-ed mentions Radio Farda 2009-06-29
Bayles highlights the importance of RFE/RL as a tool for bringing uncensored news and information to many countries around the world where human rights ...
Asia Times Online: US lifts curb on Cambodia, Laos trade 2009-06-29
The new designation will open the way for more American investment in two of Southeast Asia's poorest nations, both US adversaries during the Cold War era.
The Epoch Times: Scorched Earth, Scorched Intervention 2009-06-29
... surely keep the sale of weapons flowing to the SPDC. Scott Johnson is a lawyer, writer, and human rights activist, focusing on issues in South East Asia.
Arab Times: Kuwaiti, Egyptian held for selling fake visas to Arab, Asian expats 2009-06-29
Mother accused of torture: A Kuwaiti man has filed a complaint against his ex-wife accusing her of torturing their 2-year-old son, reports Al-Watan Arabic ...
World Socialist Web Site: Obama administration preparing order for indefinite detentions 2009-06-29
Second, what “evidence” there exists against them has been extracted through torture, or dubious forms of hearsay evidence gathered by secret agents ...
Reuters India: Proposed NGO, media curbs in Azerbaijan draw fire 2009-06-29
"If adopted, they will increase the government's control and scrutiny of the activities of journalists and human rights activists and will undermine their ...
Forbes: Thailand: The Latest Flare-Up 2009-06-29
In the next four years of his government, there were allegations of extra-judicial killings, an increase in human rights abuses (particularly of ...
OpEdNews: Watershed Moment Summer: Deadly Reasons to Oust Incumbents in 2010 2009-06-28
Or how about that torture thing? Turns out that Democrats may not have ordered it, but they are sure good about covering it up and protecting those who ...
Nepalnews.com: Democracy and human rights govt's top priority: PM Nepal 2009-06-28
About 150 experts, water technicians and representatives from all over South Asia are participating in the 3-day regional high-level meeting on Rainwater ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release): India: Medias' Ignorance Is Suicidal 2009-06-28
Through the Bill is a leap forward, it lacks clarity and any inbuilt means to effectively prevent torture. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) h ...
eTaiwan News: Obama should cherish Taiwan democracy 2009-06-28
Despite the long-commitment of the Democratic Party to grassroots democratic values and human rights in Asia including Taiwan, so far the Obam ...
?????????: GLOBAL VIOLATION 2009-06-28
With regard to Europe and Central Asia, the European Court of Human Rights has affirmed that torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment ...
Malaysia Star: Group: Ban puts Indonesian workers at higher risks 2009-06-28
... ban on domestic workers to Malaysia will only expose women in need of work to a higher risk of abuse, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday.
New Europe: Asia, EU analysts try to find way to stop transport terror 2009-06-28
In a related case, A British man who is suing the government over claims that the intelligence services colluded in his torture in Bangladesh revealed ...
Sydney Morning Herald: Strife after death: Jackson's family fight for control 2009-06-28
The Reverend Jesse Jackson, the former US presidential candidate and civil rights activist, has become the family's de-facto spokesman, while other family ...
Brisbane Times: Refugee boat had 194 on board 2009-06-28
A report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights this month showed a 28 per cent increase in the number of people seeking asylum ...
Daily Times: AI asks India to end torture in IHK 2009-06-28
ISLAMABAD: International human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has said the Indian government must take immediate steps to end torture and other ...
2009-06-28: Headlines
New Europe: Asia, EU analysts try to find way to stop transport terror 2009-06-28
In a related case, A British man who is suing the government over claims that the intelligence services colluded in his torture in Bangladesh revealed ...
Manila Times: A priestly wolf in Tamil Tigers' clothing 2009-06-28
For when the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), on behalf of the “whole world and the international community” (to quote Father Bernard)
Scoop.co.nz (press release): India: Medias' Ignorance Is Suicidal 2009-06-28
Through the Bill is a leap forward, it lacks clarity and any inbuilt means to effectively prevent torture. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) h ...
Nepalnews.com: Democracy and human rights govt's top priority: PM Nepal 2009-06-28
About 150 experts, water technicians and representatives from all over South Asia are participating in the 3-day regional high-level meeting on Rainwater ...
Yonhap News: Ban calls for international cooperation to resolve global problems 2009-06-28
I make statements that are as strong as possible on issues that have to do with universal values, including human rights and sovereignty.
NASDAQ: OSCE Holds Talks On European Security, Georgia Crisis 2009-06-28
... to human rights and election monitoring, comprises 56 states from Europe, Central Asia and North America including Canada and the United States.
eTaiwan News: Obama should cherish Taiwan democracy 2009-06-28
Despite the long-commitment of the Democratic Party to grassroots democratic values and human rights in Asia including Taiwan, so far the Obam ...
Boston Globe: When the revolution isn't broadcast 2009-06-28
Human rights activists languish in many countries where the CNN spotlight rarely shines. Some of these countries are of little strategic interest to Americ ...
Sydney Morning Herald: Strife after death: Jackson's family fight for control 2009-06-28
The Reverend Jesse Jackson, the former US presidential candidate and civil rights activist, has become the family's de-facto spokesman, while other family ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release): Sri Lanka: Authorities Complicit In Torture 2009-06-28
In all likelihood Sri Lanka will remain a torture land, through and through in the coming year too. About AHRC: The Asian Human Rights Commission is ...
OpEdNews: Watershed Moment Summer: Deadly Reasons to Oust Incumbents in 2010 2009-06-28
Or how about that torture thing? Turns out that Democrats may not have ordered it, but they are sure good about covering it up and protecting those who ...
Daily Times: AI asks India to end torture in IHK 2009-06-28
ISLAMABAD: International human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has said the Indian government must take immediate steps to end torture and other ...
Malaysia Star: Group: Ban puts Indonesian workers at higher risks 2009-06-28
... ban on domestic workers to Malaysia will only expose women in need of work to a higher risk of abuse, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday.
Inter Press Service: SOUTHEAST ASIA: Regional Rights Body Dismissed as "Toothless" 2009-06-27
BANGKOK, Jun 27 (IPS) - Southeast Asia is weeks away from getting its own regional human rights body, but not everyone is cheering ...
Syracuse.com: China's Problem? - The Post-Standard 2009-06-27
There are severe deprivations; human rights concerns; perhaps a transition in leadership; complexities and contradictions of the South's policies toward ...
Voice of America: Asian Police Join to Combat Trafficking of Sex Slaves 2009-06-27
Human rights activists say many victims are duped or coerced into traveling to Australia to work as domestic servants, farm laborers, or other menial jobs.
2009-06-27: Headlines
Syracuse.com: China's Problem? - The Post-Standard 2009-06-27
There are severe deprivations; human rights concerns; perhaps a transition in leadership; complexities and contradictions of the South's policies toward ...
Inter Press Service: SOUTHEAST ASIA: Regional Rights Body Dismissed as "Toothless" 2009-06-27
BANGKOK, Jun 27 (IPS) - Southeast Asia is weeks away from getting its own regional human rights body, but not everyone is cheering ...
TheChronicleHerald.ca: Stephen Harper's summer of love 2009-06-27
One of the best things about Mr. Ignatieff is his considerable intellectual strength on questions like human rights and international relations — ...
PR-USA.net (press release): National Education Association Bestows Human & Civil Rights H ... 2009-06-27
Through the Central Asia Institute (CAI), Mortenson has worked with villagers to build more than 80 schools and employ local teachers.
MLive.com: Area vacation Bible schools offer mix of fun and studies ... - The Grand Rapids Press 2009-06-27
The warning tone of Markus' voice and pounding of his javelin warned Severus the consequence not to follow orders would be torture. The interplay took place ...
Associated Press of Pakistan: Pervez Ashraf leaves for Egypt to attend IRENA session 2009-06-27
UNITED NATIONS, June 27 (APP): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon led UN officials in calling on governments to go on the offensive in the fight against torture ...
Drug War Chronicle: Feature: Ending the Death Penalty for Drug Offenses -- Now Is ... 2009-06-26
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International Harm Reduction Association, and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) have joined ...
Great Neck Record: From the Desk of Congressman Gary Ackerman: June 26, 2009 2009-06-26
What is happening in Iran is an inspiration to all of us who believe that there is such a thing as universal human rights. We do not want—and we are ...
Daily Kos: Fight poverty by protecting human rights 2009-06-26
These include the right to freedom from torture and arbitrary imprisonment, and no less importantly, the right to adequate food and shelter ...
Reuters: The Nexus of Climate Change and Human Rights 2009-06-26
This is true everywhere, but the issues are most evident in Asia, which holds the world's largest population base. 3. Scrutiny of companies is increasing.
United Press International, Asia: Torture the only tool for investigation 2009-06-26
(Bijo Francis is a human rights lawyer currently working with the Asian Legal Resource Center in Hong Kong. He is responsible for the South Asia desk at ...
Phnom Penh Post: Treatment, not torture 2009-06-26
Such torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment is not restricted to drug rehabilitation centers. As UN human rights monitors have observed ...
Politico: Ross's new job 2009-06-26
“The US negotiated nuclear arms with the Soviets at the same time as it pressed human rights concerns,” Makovsky said. Ross has “always believed that you ...
United Press International, Asia: Sri Lanka authorities complicit in torture 2009-06-26
In all likelihood Sri Lanka will remain a land of torture in the coming year. (Basil Fernando is director of the Asian Human Rights Commission based in Hong ...
Mindanao Examiner: PHILIPPINES: Book on the struggle for justice of the families ... 2009-06-26
Hong Kong (AHRC / June 26, 2009) - To mark the United Nation's Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Friday, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
Dallas Baptist Standard: Separation of church and state from the underside 2009-06-26
The federation, a regional branch of the Baptist World Alliance, is working on several fronts to advance human rights and religious freedom in the Middle ...
The Daily Star: Democracy and development 2009-06-26
DEMOCRATIC political systems are generally seen as best suited to protect and guarantee human rights and to deliver social and economic development.
United Press International, Asia: Red Shirts back on the street in Bangkok 2009-06-26
Torture in Thailand will be taking a yearlong hit beginning Friday, with the Asian Human Rights Commission spearheading a campaign to press Thailand ...
RT: Female genital mutilation – tradition or torture? 2009-06-26
Female genital mutilation, usually associated with Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia, is a growing problem in Europe.