- HUMAN rights in China under the spotlight - Taipei Times,Taiwan - The US is likely to call for international criticism of China's human rights record at the upcoming meeting of the UN's top human rights body... See all stories on this topic (reg. 13.feb.2004).
- LONG Branch Lecture on Human Rights Abusers - Winchester Star, Winchester,VA,USA - A human rights expert consulted worldwide will return from Afghanistan just in time to deliver the second of three February lectures at Historic Branch... (reg. 13.feb.2004).
- VIETNAM told WTO success dependent on human rights improvement - Radio Australia - Vietnam has been warned by a senior United States senator its human rights record has to improve if hopes of joining the World Trade Organisation in 2005... (reg. 13.feb.2004).
- TURKEY gets mixed human rights report card - ABC Online, Australia - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says abuse and torture is still commonplace in Turkey, despite the introduction of recent reforms... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 13.feb.2004).
- HUMAN Rights Watch Approaches Bulgarian Medics in Libya - Novinite, Bulgaria - Human Rights Watchdog (HRW) declared its will to approach the Bulgarian medics imprisoned in Libya, BBC Bulgarian section informed on Thursday... (reg. 13.feb.2004).
- COLOMBIA , the EU and human rights - Economist, UK - ... European Parliament, want the EU to halt its aid to Colombia. They argue that security is coming at the expense of human rights... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 12.feb2004).
- KENNETH Roth pinpoints US's human rights violations - Oregon Daily Emerald, OR,USA - Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, the largest human rights organization in the United States, spoke to more than 125 people Wednesday... (reg. 12.feb2004).
- ERDOGAN: Human Rights Is Very Important For Us - Turkish Press - ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that human rights was very important for the government... (reg. 12.feb2004). - See all stories on this topic (reg. 12.feb2004).
- INDONESIA: Investigation into human rights violations must not be ... - Amnesty International, USA - In Indonesia, it is often the case that, when a positive step is taken to address a human rights concern, another is taken in the opposite direction... (reg. 12.feb2004).
- HUMAN Rights chair steps down - Eden Prairie Sun Current, Eden Prairie,MN,United States - ... ethnicity. Now, Moran, chair of the city's Human Rights and Diversity Commission, is stepping down from the commission... (reg. 12.feb2004).
- SYRIA Human Rights society announces its chairman banned from ... - Arabic News, Middle East - In a statement the "Human rights society in Syria" announced that the Syrian authorities prevented the chairman of the society, lawyer Haitham al-Maleh, from... (reg. 12.feb2004).
- US likely to introduce resolution criticizing China's human ... - San Francisco Chronicle,CA,USA - The United States will likely call for international criticism of China's human rights record at the upcoming meeting of the United Nations' top human rights... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 12.feb2004).
- US ponders criticism of China on human rights - Newark Star Ledger,NJ,USA - UNITED NATIONS -- The United States is seriously considering introducing a critical resolution on China's human rights practices at this year's session... (reg. 12.feb2004).
- GILLANI Terms Killing Of Civilian As Worst Human Rights Violation - Pakistan News Service, Lahore,Pakistan - Syed Ali Shah Gillani has described killing of innocent civilians at the hand of Indian troops in held Kashmir as a worst human rights violation... (reg. 12.feb2004).
- PUTIN Nominates New Human Rights Chief - Kansas City Star, Kansas City,MO,USA - MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin has asked parliament to appoint a former ambassador to the United States as Russia's human rights commissioner... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 12.feb2004).
- GHANA Human Rights Commission Subpoenas Former President - Voice of America, USA - A commission in Ghana investigating human rights violations under previous regimes has subpoenaed former President Jerry Rawlings to testify Thursday... (reg. 12.feb2004).
- DUMA to discuss appointment of human rights commissioner - ITAR-TASS, Moscow,Russia - MOSCOW, February 11 (Itar-Tass) -- The State Duma lower house of Russian parliament will discuss the appointment of Russia's human rights commissioner... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 11.feb2004).
- CANADIAN judge may become UN human rights boss - CTV, Canada - Canadian jurist Louise Arbour is on a short list of candidates to become the UN's High commissioner for Human Rights... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 11.feb2004).
- HUMAN rights include homosexuals, lesbians - Malaysia Kini, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia - The United Nation's decision to censure countries that do not extend universal human rights to LGBTQs has met with attacks from the Bar Council... (reg. 11.feb2004).
- CUBA defends human rights record - Bay News 9, Tampa,FL,USA - (Havana, Cuba-AP) -- Cuban authorities are defending their human rights record... (reg. 11.feb2004).
- CANADIAN Judge May Lead UN Human Rights - Newsday, USA - Former UN chief war crimes prosecutor Louise Arbour is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's top choice to be the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights... (reg. 11.feb2004).
- RESIDENT Putin proposes new human rights commissioner - Pravda, Moscow,Russia - Vladimir Putin has proposed that State Duma appoint Vladimir Lukin human rights commissioner in the Russian Federation... (reg. 11.feb2004).
- CUBA defends human rights record - Bradenton Herald, Bradenton,FL,USA - HAVANA - Cuban authorities defended their human rights record Tuesday, saying... (reg. 11.feb2004).
- MULTINATIONAL body finds US violating human rights accord - The Common Denominator, Washington,DC,USA - The United States has been found in violation of a 1948 international human rights agreement... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 11.feb2004).
- CHINA repressing Tibetan communities: Human Rights Watch - Deepika, India - Washington, Feb 11 (UNI) Citing the death sentence on a prominent lama, Human Rights Watch has accused the Chinese government of misusing criminal charges... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 11.feb2004).
- MINISTERS attempt to halt US human rights cases against British ... - Independent, London, - The Government has made a formal intervention in the US justice process in an attempt to stop British companies being sued in America for alleged human rights violations... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 11.feb2004).
- CIVIL Rights/Human Rights - Axis of Logic, United States - By Reed Brody. (Editor's note: Posted below is the final essay from the Human Rights Watch World Report 2004... (reg. 11.feb2004).
- HUMAN Rights is No Match for Oil - Infoshop News, USA - A 61-page report prepared by Human Rights Watch and released January 23 assailed Azerbaijani leaders for carrying out mass arrests aimed at stifling opposition ... (reg. 11.feb2004).
- SENIOR UN human rights official deplores violence in Haiti - UN News Centre - 10 February 2004 – The acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today expressed concern about fatal clashes between pro- and anti-government... (reg. 10.feb2004).
- COLOMBIA president rejects EU human rights critics - Reuters AlertNet, London - STRASBOURG, France, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe rejected allegations of human rights abuses on Tuesday... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 10.feb2004).
- HUMAN rights attack - Melbourne Herald Sun, Melbourne, Australia - PRIME Minister John Howard and his government had a monstrous culture of disdain for human rights, State Attorney-General Rob Hulls said yesterday... (reg. 10.feb2004).
- VIOLATION of human rights in Sudan - The Tufts Daily, Boston,MA,USA - The Arab World celebrated "Arabic Human Rights Day." This day marked the 19th anniversary of the public execution of the 76 year- old Sudanese Muslim ...
- HUMAN rights advocate calls for refugee rights, opportunities - Daily Nebraskan, Lincoln,NE,USA - ...Krua spoke to a three-fourths full union auditorium about human rights, refugees, government and more... (reg. 10.feb2004).
- LAWYER'S firm on human rights opens in Tashkent - Central Asian and Southern Caucasus Freedom of Expression Network (CASCFEN) - Azerbaijan UzReport - Lawyer's firm on human rights opened in the Uzbek capital under the Tashkent State Law Institute's Juridical Clinic... (reg. 10.feb2004).
- GIVE judges a fair trial, says human rights body - East African Standard, Nairobi,Kenya - Judges facing corruption allegations in a court tribunal deserve a fair trial, a human rights watchdog said yesterday... (reg. 9.feb2004).
- HUMAN rights report expresses concern over detention of migrants - di-ve.com, Malta - STA VENERA, Malta (di-ve news)--February 09, 2004 - 1605CET-- The Council of Europe's human rights commissioner, Alvaro Gil-Robles did not mince his words... (reg. 9.feb2004).
- CHILD Tagging 'Would Not Breach Human Rights' - The Scotsman, Edinburgh,Scotland,UK - The Scottish Executive today said it was confident moves to electronically tag young offenders would not be a breach of their human rights... (reg. 9.feb2004).
- TURKEY: Human rights defenders still targeted - Amnesty International, USA - Despite recent legal and constitutional reforms in Turkey, human rights defenders in that country continue to be targeted for harassment and intimidation... (reg. 9.feb2004).
- MAYOR marches for human rights - Ealing Times, UK - ... He told the Times: "Ealing has a substantial number of ethnic minorities and I regard this as a fundamental human rights issue and basic rights issue... (reg. 9.feb2004).
- ILYASOV to meet members of relief and human rights organizations - ITAR-TASS, Moscow,Russia - Stanislav Ilyasov, the Russian minister for the affairs of Chechnya, on Monday will meet representatives of humanitarian and human rights... (reg. 9.feb2004).
- THE Current Status Of Human Rights In Iraq - Dar Al-Hayat, Saudi Arabia - The United Nations' charter emphasizes international peace and security and peoples' right of self-determination... (reg. 9.feb2004).
- HUMAN rights group asks China to halt Tibetan monk's execution - Kansas City Star, Kansas City,MO,USA - BEIJING - (KRT) - Human Rights Watch on Monday exhorted China to overturn a terrorism conviction against a well-known Tibetan monk and halt plans to execute ... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 8.feb2004).
- LIBERIA: Human rights must be priority - Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - ... 6 February to discuss post-conflict reconstruction in Liberia, Amnesty International urges that good governance, the rule of law and respect for human rights... (reg. 8.feb2004).
- PAKISTAN Arbitrary detentions violate human rights - Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - ... Measures to curb violent political acts must be placed strictly in a framework of human rights," the organization continued... (reg. 8.feb2004).
- ON the Democracy and Human Rights Conference Convened in Yemen - The Middle East Media Research Institute, Washington,DC,USA - Few columnists wrote about the regional Democracy and Human Rights Conference, held in the Yemenite capital Sanaa in mid-January 2004... (reg. 8.feb2004).
- CALL Colombia's human rights bluff - Guardian, UK - It is his first visit since signing a UK-brokered deal last year under which he pledged to improve his country's track record on human rights in exchange for... (reg. 8.feb2004).
- HUMAN rights group to challenge treatment of asylum claims - The Scotsman, Edinburgh,Scotland,UK - The human rights charity will claim refusal letters sent to asylum applicants lacked accurate information on the political situation of many countries and... (reg. 8.feb2004).
- VENEZUELAN Human Rights Network says police torture has existed ... - Venezuela Electronic News, Venezuela - ... President Hugo Chavez maintained the ban, and Venezuela has ratified the United Nations convention against torture as well as other international human rights... (reg. 7.feb2004).
- SUPPORTING Human Rights Abusers - Washington Post, USA - Susan B. Glasser reported that Human Rights Watch has documented widespread political arrests and torture by the Azerbaijani government... (reg. 7.feb2004).
- GOVERNMENT'S record on human rights praised - Daily Nation, Nairobi,Kenya - By DAVID MUGONYI. The Law Society of Kenya in its 2003 annual human rights report says the Government has done better compared with the Kanu administration... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 6.feb2004).
- AUSTRALIAN UN human rights chair 'a shame', says Aborigine - IMC Paris - Australian UN human rights chair 'a shame', says Aboriginal activist Ngurampaa sheep farm, Hebel, south Queensland - How can a racist country like Australia... (reg. 6.feb2004).
- TURKISH Human Rights Report: Violations of Human Rights Escalated ... - Zaman, Turkey - Diyarbakir, TURKEY, February 06, 2004 - According to the 2003 Human Rights Report prepared by the Diyarbakir Branch of the Human Rights Association... (reg. 6.feb2004).
- INTERNATIONAL human rights group backs Massachusetts ruling - Gay.com UK - One of the largest international human rights organisations has backed the US state of Massachusetts ruling, which called for the "legalisation" of same-sex marriage... (reg. 6.feb2004).
- SA group to probe Zim human rights abuses - Zimbabwe Independent, Harare,Zimbabwe - CIVIC society in South Africa is expected to send a delegation to Zimbabwe in the next two months to probe incidents of human rights abuses... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 6.feb2004).
- SEDER benefits rabbis' human rights group - Berkeley Voice, Berkeley,CA,USA - Since 1998, Ascherman has been executive director of Jerusalem-based Rabbis for Human Rights. His trial began Jan. 14. It resumes March 24... (reg. 6.feb2004).
- CINEMATHEQUE series explores human rights - Toronto Star, Toronto,Ontario,Canada - Rarely seen movies about human rights concerns in Chechnya, Chile, South Africa and Israel are the subject of works from the 2003 Human Rights Travelling Film ... (reg. 6.feb2004).
- LAW & HUMAN RIGHTS:- How to prevent interminable judicial ... - Vanguard, Lagos,Nigeria - Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) is a household name in Nigeria today when it comes to human rights campaign but the success story of the body would not... (reg. 6.feb2004).
- US Envoy Calls for Action on Human Rights, Media Freedom in Cental Asia - Times of Central Asia, Bishkek,Kyrgyzstan - ...This is an important step in demonstrating Turkmenistan's seriousness in addressing international concerns in the area of human rights," said Davidson... (reg. 6.feb2004).
- CALL for action over Nepal's ‘human rights catastrophe' - IrishExaminer.com, Ireland - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL appealed yesterday to the Nepali government and the international community to prevent a "human rights catastrophe" in the country... (reg. 6.feb2004).
- HUMAN RIGHTS - Spotlight, Kathmandu,Nepal - ... They are deliberately targeted in conflicts and the rules of international human rights and humanitarian laws are flouted with impunity... (reg. 6.feb2004).
- HUMAN rights and the new anti-Jewishness - Jerusalem Post - ...the singling out of Israel and the Jewish people for differential and discriminatory treatment in the international arena - where United Nations human rights... (reg. 5.feb2004).
- 2003 Was a Human Rights Fiasco, Says TCHRD Report - Times of Tibet - Dharamsala, 5 February: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) officially unveiled its Annual Report 2003: Human Rights Situation in Tibet... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 5.feb2004).
- TO some Iraqis, human rights are a mystery - Kansas City Star - ...of the center in this south-central Iraqi city, recounts the story to explain the challenge some Iraqis face in understanding what is meant by human rights... (reg. 5.feb2004).
- PAKISTAN : Arbitrary detentions - violation of basic human ... - Amnesty International - ...Measures to curb violent political acts must be placed strictly in a framework of human rights," the organization continued... (reg. 5.feb2004).
- PUBLIC bodies accused of paying lip service to human rights - PersonnelToday.com - Department for Constitutional Affairs, has accused public authorities of failing to give serious consideration to their responsibilities under the Human Rights... (reg. 5.feb2004).
- HUMAN Rights, International Law And The Prospects For Peace In... - Albawaba Middle East News - ..."excessive use of force against Palestinians, resulting in injury and loss of human life."... (reg. 5.feb2004).
- HUMAN rights activist fined over Internet articles - Reporters Sans Fronti - Reporters Without Borders protested after journalist and human rights activist Natalya Kaliada, was fined for writing articles on the Internet... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 5.feb2004).
- HUMAN Rights Must Be Priority at International Reconstruction... - AllAfrica.com - ...6 February to discuss post-conflict reconstruction in Liberia, Amnesty International urges that good governance, the rule of law and respect for human rights... (reg. 5.feb2004).
- HOUSE of Representatives passes human rights bill - ABS CBN News - ...perfectly positioned to do so" in Malacañang. Locsin said he was not going to do so "using the human rights compensation law."... (reg. 5.feb2004).
- ROMANIA Poised Between EU Hammer and Human Rights Anvil - Novinite - ...voiced concerns over being "packed up" with Romania, although the former failed to complete all political and economic criteria, including human rights ... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 5.feb2004).
- LIBERIA: Human Rights Must be Priority at International... - UN Observer - ...6 November to discuss post-conflict reconstruction in Liberia, Amnesty International urges that good governance, the rule of law and respect for human rights... (reg. 5.feb2004).
- BUSH's human rights record supported by some - Gladwin County Record - ...Now, however, Afghanistan has enacted a new. constitution, giving women equal rights. How's that, Mr. Auletta? Let's swing over to Iraq... (reg. 5.feb2004).
- INFORMATION Law Not Accessible to Public - Human Rights ... - AllAfrica.com - The Human Rights Commission had recommended that Parliament consider amending the Promotion of Access to Information Act to make dispute resolution in terms of... - See all stories on this topic (reg. 4.feb2004).
- HUMAN Rights Commission to Hold Rural Roadshow - AllAfrica.com - The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) launched its first ever roadshow in Mpumalanga yesterday (Monday) in an attempt to educate often-illiterate villagers... (reg. 4.feb2004).
- HUMAN Rights Lawyer Turns Down Appointment On H'rights Commission - AllAfrica.com - Liberian human rights lawyer and advocate, Samuel Kofi Woods, has reportedly turned down his appointment as member of the Independent Human Rights Commission... (reg. 4.feb2004).
- ACTIVISTS Demand Talks on North Korean Human Rights Abuses - Cybercast News Service - Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com) - The US and its partners should ensure that human rights abuses in North Korea - including startling new allegations of gas... (reg. 4.feb2004).
- ICHR sponsors workshop on human rights - Jamaica Observer - A workshop on human rights, targeting communication students, journalists and other media workers, will be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston... See all stories on this topic (reg. 03.feb.2004)
- SUDAN: Massive abuses of human rights and international... - Amnesty International - ...of civilians intensifies in Darfur, western Sudan, Amnesty International is requesting all parties to the conflict to respect international human rights... See all stories on this topic (reg. 03.feb.2004)
- MICROSOFT Helps China Violate Human Rights - Times of Tibet - ...jailed political opponents for Web related offenses, including the use of words like 'Taiwan', 'Tibet', 'democracy', 'dissident' and 'human rights' on Websites... (reg. 03.feb.2004)
- ISRAEL asks State Department to delay human rights report - San Francisco Chronicle - Israel has asked the State Department to postpone its annual human rights report for fear it could be used by the International Court of Justice against the... (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- EU'S Prodi Receives Jewish Human Rights Award - Voice of America - The president of the European Commission has received the first human-rights award granted by the Rabbinical Center of Europe... See all stories on this topic (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- HUMAN rights group wants child soldiers demobbed - ABC Online - The New York-based group Human Rights Watch says a lasting peace in the West African state of Liberia will depend on the disarmament and rehabilitation... See all stories on this topic (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- MICROSOFT, Sun 'contribute to Chinese human-rights abuses' - Silicon.com - ...Amnesty cites the United Nations 'human rights norms for business' guidance adopted last year that says companies should "seek to ensure that the goods... See all stories on this topic (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- ETHIOPIA: Human Rights Watch Accuses Government of Continuing... - AllAfrica.com - An international advocacy group has criticised Ethiopia for its continuing human rights abuses and condemned foreign donors for failing to help prevent them... (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- PHYSICIANS for Human Rights-Israel and Palestinian Medics touring... - Aljazeerah.info - Several dozen Israeli and Palestinian medical professionals, most of whom are supporters and members of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, gathered... (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- UK Combat Terrorism Measures Erode Human Rights - Scoop.co.nz (press release) - ...If implemented, these measures would dispense with justice, the rule of law and human rights in the UK. "Instead of ... (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- STATE attacking human rights: Meet - Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh, January 31: ‘‘After a long time, the State is again attacking the Human Rights defenders... (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- HUMAN Rights Groups Slams Anti-Terror Proposals - The Scotsman - Radical new plans by Home Secretary David Blunkett to combat al Qaida terrorists were today branded "wholly unacceptable" by human rights groups. See all stories on this topic (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- ESTONIAN tax police freeze human rights center's bank accounts - Interfax - Tallinn. (Interfax) - Estonia's tax police have freezed the bank accounts of the republic's Human Rights Information Center. (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- AGENDA of Human Rights Watch questioned - Tiffin Advertiser Tribune - Removal of Saddam Hussein as ruler of Iraq cannot be justified from a humanitarian perspective, the Human Rights Watch organization claims in its annual report. (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- GUATEMALA: Acquittal of Human Rights Defender a Victory for Free... - Human Rights Watch - ... Casa Alianza executive director Bruce Harris was acquitted on January 30 in Guatemala on criminal defamation charges, in a move welcomed by Human Rights Watch. See all stories on this topic (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- JAIL conditions pathetic, complain state human rights chiefs - Newindpress - The issue was brought up at a human rights meeting here recently, as participants deliberated on how to control overcrowding in jails. (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) - The Kubatana - To strive to protect, promote, deepen and broaden the human rights provisions in the Constitution of Zimbabwe... (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- HUMAN Rights Groups Under Attack - Israel National News - "The human rights industry" came under repeated attack at an international conference dealing with the unequivocal condemnation of terrorism... (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- WEB AFFAIRS: Human rights on a worldwide scale - The Nation, Thailand - Amnesty International is an internationally recognised human rights watchdog with consultative status with the United Nations Organisation... (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- HUMANITY, NOBILITY and human rights - IMC Euskal Herria - To speak or to negotiate to look for the peace of a Country with other, it is always to exercise: THE NOBILITY, THE HUMANITY, and THE human rights... (reg. 02.feb.2004)
- MICROSOFT Violates Human Rights in China - Slashdot - gexen writes "According to this article in The Guardian, 'Amnesty believes Microsoft is in violation of a new United Nations Human Rights code for... (reg. 01.feb.2004)
- ESTONIAN tax police freeze human rights center's bank accounts - Interfax - TALLINN. Feb 1 (Interfax) - Estonia's tax police have freezed the bank accounts of the republic's Human Rights Information Center... (reg. 01.feb.2004)
- MICROSOFT in human rights row - Guardian - The human rights group has slated Bill Gates's company for an 'inadequate response' to escalating abuses in China. 'We don't believe... See all stories on this topic (reg. 01.feb.2004)
- HUMAN rights groups are complicit in murder, says Trimble - Infoshop News - The Nobel Peace laureate and Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble called human rights organisations a "great curse" yesterday and accused them of complicity in... See all stories on this topic (reg. 01.feb.2004)
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