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AACC - Africa Churches Urged to Address Human Rights - Worldwide Faith News (press release) - January 31, 2004 PRESS RELEASE All Africa Conference of Churches Church must play frontline role in the protection of human rights By Mitch Odero (reg. 31.jan.2004)
HUMAN Rights Bureau denies former teacher's second complaint - The Havre Daily News - A second human rights complaint filed by a former Havre Middle School teacher has been denied by the state Human Rights Bureau. (reg. 31.jan.2004)
THE Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights... - Amnesty International UK - ... for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to nominate examples of outstanding global journalism for the Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights... (reg. 31.jan.2004)
SECOND Duluthian sentenced for human rights protest in Georgia - Duluth Budgeteer News - COLUMBUS, Ga. — Federal court trials have completed for 27 human rights advocates accused of trespassing at the US Army's Fort Benning. (reg. 31.jan.2004)
ACTIVISTS Doubtful About Ending Human Rights Abuses in Egypt - Voice of America - A new government-sponsored council on human rights is set to begin work in Egypt next week. Members of the council are optimistic about their mandate. (reg. 30.jan.2004)
HUMAN Rights and Counter-Terrorism - Human Rights Watch - The Commission on Human Rights should adopt a further resolution on the protection of human rights in countering terrorism that would reaffirm the importance... (reg. 30.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights activist killed in Chechnya - Kavkaz Center - ... Starting the year 2000 Aslan Davletukayev was systematically collecting information on the situation with human rights in the Chechen Republic... (reg. 30.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights activists warn of xenophobia - Baku Sun - VENTSPILS, Latvia — Lights on the wall-sized monitor usually shine like a Christmas tree in the pipeline control room at Ventspils Oil, a sign that Russian... (reg. 30.jan.2004)
TRIMBLE: human rights groups are a `great curse' - Taipei Times - The Nobel Peace laureate and Northern Ireland's Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble called human rights organizations a "great curse" on Wednesday and accused... See all stories on this topic (reg. 30.jan.2004)
BLUNKETT denied terrorist's human rights, judge rules - Guardian - A Palestinian terrorist jailed for 45 years for plotting to blow up an Israeli airliner had his human rights violated... See all stories on this topic (reg. 30.jan.2004)
ACTIVIST: Cuba refuses to let him travel to human rights ceremony - Miami Herald - ... Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya complained Thursday that the communist government failed to issue the exit permit necessary for him to attend a human rights... See all stories on this topic (reg. 30.jan.2004)
HUMAN Rights Class Teaching Tolerance - KSL-TV - Carla Kelley, Human Rights Education Center of Utah: "Our children need to be educated about our humanity. They need to be educated... (reg. 30.jan.2004)
NZ Seeks Election To UN Human Rights Body - Scoop.co.nz (press release) - The Human Rights Commission today welcomed the announcement that New Zealand is to seek election to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. See all stories on this topic (reg. 30.jan.2004)
WAR on terror must respect human rights - Annan - Deepika - BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today human rights must be respected in the war on terrorism or countries risk handing victory... (reg. 30.jan.2004)
TRIMBLE attack on international human rights work branded... - Politics.ie - Sinn Fein Equality and Human Rights Spokesperson, South Down MLA Caitriona Ruane has branded David Trimble's attack on international human rights work... (reg. 30.jan.2004)
KYRGYZSTAN: Interview with prominent Uighur human rights activist - UN Regional Information Asia - Upon submitting all necessary documents to the Ministry of Justice we were registered as Democracy - a human rights organisation - on 4 April 1998. (reg. 30.jan.2004)
KOFI Annan accepts European Union's top human rights prize - Hindustan Times - United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan received the European Union's top human rights prize on Thursday with a strong appeal to the EU to open its borders See all stories on this topic (reg. 29.jan.2004)
PRISONER wins human rights claim - BBC News - A Jordanian jailed for 45 years for plotting to blow up an Israeli airliner has won his High Court claim that his human rights were violated. See all stories on this topic (reg. 29.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights proposal needs more attention - The Coloradoan - Fort Collins City Council is wise to seek additional discussion before considering a Human Rights Protection Ordinance proposal, even though much debate... See all stories on this topic (reg. 29.jan.2004)
UN'S Annan accepts Europe's top human rights prize - KVIA - Brussels, Belgium-AP -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan received the European Union's top human rights prize today. ... (reg. 29.jan.2004)
ISLAMIC France and human rights - WorldNetDaily - ...It would be refreshing for a Muslim commentator to deal with genuine questions about Islam's compatibility with Western notions of human rights head-on instead... (reg. 29.jan.2004)
NEPAL jails six soldiers for murder, human rights violations - SpaceDaily - Six Nepalese soldiers including a major have been jailed for crimes ranging from murder and extortion to human rights abuses, army spokesman Colonel Dipak... (reg. 29.jan.2004)
NEPALESE soldiers punished for human rights abuse - Hi Pakistan - ... Nepal's army said Thursday it has imprisoned 15 soldiers and suspended six others after they were convicted of murder, extortion and other human rights... (reg. 29.jan.2004)
SDLP slams Trimble's comments on human rights - Ireland Online - The SDLP has called on Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble to withdraw recent comments he made about human rights. (reg. 29.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights groups are complicit in murder, says Trimble - Guardian - The Nobel Peace laureate and Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble called human rights organisations a "great curse" yesterday and accused them of complicity in... (reg. 29.jan.2004)
'MUSHARRAF a consistent human rights violator' - Sify - ... like normalizing ties with India and curbing terrorist elements, can never take away the fact that his regime has been a consistent violator of human rights... See all stories on this topic (reg. 28.jan.2004)
LACKI of Money Hinders Human Rights NGO's Work - AllAfrica.com - The Non-Governmental Organizations associated with the promotion of human rights in Angola are in dire need of financial resources, infra-structures and... See all stories on this topic (reg. 28.jan.2004)
IRAN: Human Rights activist deplores GC failure to ratify ban... - Payvand - Secretary of the Islamic Human Rights Commission Mohammad Hassan Ziaeifar said on Tuesday that the Guardian Council's failure to ratify the Majlis legislation... (reg. 28.jan.2004)
COUNCIL seeks compromise on human-rights code - The Coloradoan - Several months of discussion on a proposal regarding human rights and the power of local police to enforce immigration laws finally received a bit of direction... See all stories on this topic (reg. 28.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights report draws Latvian ire - Baltic Times - ...Schroedter submitted her three-page human rights report, part of a larger analysis of all 10 EU accession countries, by way of assessing the Baltic country's... (reg. 28.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights for women in prison systemically undermined - Canada East - OTTAWA (CP) - Systemic flaws routinely erode the human rights of women in prison, says the Canadian Human Rights Commission. (reg. 28.jan.2004)
INDIA News: Kalam calls for protecting human rights - Keralanext - ...university educational system with research, industry, agriculture interface is essential for imparting relevant knowledge and for speedy development of human... (reg. 28.jan.2004)
NZ to seek election to UN human rights board - Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand is seeking election to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff announced today... (reg. 28.jan.2004)
IRAQ war 'fails to meet human rights criteria' - Financial Times - ...military invasion of Iraq cannot be justified as a humanitarian intervention in spite of the horrors of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship, a leading human rights... (reg. 28.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights Watch: Iraq's war was not a humanitarian... - Arabic News - The Human Rights Watch said that it is a mistake to describe the invasion launched by the US and Britain against Iraq in March as a humanitarian interference. See all stories on this topic (reg. 27.jan.2004)
TRIMBLE Condemns Human Rights Industry - The Scotsman - Beleaguered Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble today today said the human rights industry is "one of the great curses of this world.". (reg. 27.jan.2004)
PARIS and Beijing, a multipolar world unmindful of human rights - AsiaNews.it - ...the European Parliament decided to keep the embargo, due to insufficient guarantees in terms of China's human rights violations... See all stories on this topic (reg. 27.jan.2004)
RUSSIA human rights activists unite in struggle vs slave trade - ITAR-TASS - MOSCOW, January 27 (Itar-Tass) - Russian human rights activists unite in struggle against slave trade... See all stories on this topic (reg. 27.jan.2004)
PARLIAMENT Speaker Meets With UN Human Rights Consultant - AllAfrica.com - Angola's National Assembly (parliament) speaker Roberto de Almeida met today in Luanda, with the UN consultant for Human Rights, Vera Duarte, with whom he... (reg. 27.jan.2004)
NZ to seek place on UN human rights body - Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand will seek election to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in 2009, Foreign Minister Phil Goff said today... (reg. 27.jan.2004)
'BANISH some human rights organisations' - Republic of Botswana - FRANCISTOWN - Government should banish certain human rights organisations from Botswana because they encourage crime by speaking for and defending criminals... (reg. 27.jan.2004)
NEW police Act to 'focus on human rights' - Mail & Guardian - "We will draw up a new law that is strongly focused on human rights and transparency," said Mokonyane, adding that it would incorporate all the lessons learned... (reg. 27.jan.2004)
IRAQ war unjustified says human rights group - Guardian - The US and British governments cannot justify the Iraq war on humanitarian grounds, according to the annual report of Human Rights Watch published yesterday... See all stories on this topic (reg. 27.jan.2004)
OMAR Honoured for Contribution to Human Rights, Democracy - AllAfrica.com - Mr Omar made this call in his acceptance speech here, at the weekend, where he was given an award in recognition of "his lifetime contribution to human rights... (reg. 27.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights report criticizes US policies at Guantanamo Bay - News 24 Houston - LONDON (AP) -- A report from Human Rights Watch accuses the United States of applying "war rules" to the struggle against global terror - and denying suspects... (reg. 27.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights report criticizes US policies at Guantanamo Bay - KVIA - London-AP -- A report from Human Rights Watch accuses the US of applying "war rules" to the struggle against global terror - and denying suspects their rights... (reg. 27.jan.2004)
AACC Human rights records of African governments be checked - Worldwide Faith News (press release) - Nairobi, Kenya January 26th 2004 PRESS RELEASE... (reg. 27.jan.2004)
ISU cosmetology students meet human rights challenge - Idaho State Journal - ...Somehow, ISU wanted Fuger and his seniors to use hairstyles to promote human rights. They displayed their creations, which they... (reg. 27.jan.2004)
JOKER sponsors human-rights compensation bill - ABS CBN News - Sen. Joker Arroyo asked the Senate Monday to speed up passage of a long-awaited bill that would compensate human-rights victims of the Marcos dictatorship. (reg. 26.jan.2004)
NEW Global Survey Analyzes War and Human Rights - Human Rights Watch - ... The invasion of Iraq ended the reign of a brutal government, but coalition leaders are wrong to characterize it as a humanitarian intervention... See all stories on this topic (reg. 26.jan.2004)
ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION... - ONU (Communiqués de presse) - The acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Bertrand Ramcharan, has condemned the murder of Cambodian trade union leader Chea Vichea and... (reg. 26.jan.2004)
HUMAN Rights Commission concerned about new garda powers - IrishExaminer.com - The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has expressed concern about new powers that the Government is planning to grant to gardaí... See all stories on this topic (reg. 26.jan.2004)
PRIME Ministry to Issue Monthly Human Rights Report - Zaman - Ankara, TURKEY, January 26, 2004 - Prime Ministry Human Rights Presidency will begin issuing a monthly 'Human Rights Report', as of late January. (reg. 26.jan.2004)
FEDERAL Trial for Human Rights Activists Facing Federal Charges... - U.S. Newswire (press release) - 26 /US Newswire/ -- Today the federal trial for the 27 human rights activists facing federal charges for civil disobedience begins in Columbus, Ga... (reg. 26.jan.2004)
UNDP decides to give US$150,000 to Maldives Human Rights... - Haveeru Daily - MALE, Jan 26 (HNS) -- United Nations Development Program has decided to give US$150,000 to the Human Rights Commission of Maldives. (reg. 26.jan.2004)
8 hope to fill human rights job - St. Cloud Times - ... The next human rights director likely will be asked to investigate and prosecute human rights violations in this increasingly diverse city of about 60,000 ... (reg. 26.jan.2004)
AFRICAN court on human rights born - Business Day, South Africa - ... Human and People's Rights has come into force, paving the way for the continent's first ever judicial institution dedicated to protecting basic human rights. ... (reg. 26.jan.2004)
AFRICAN court on human rights comes into force - Borneo Bulletin - ... and People's Rights came into force Sunday, paving the way for the continent's first ever judicial institution dedicated to protecting basic human rights. ... (reg. 26.jan.2004)
HUMAN Rights Expert Speaks Tonight At USF - Tampa Tribune - TAMPA - Richard Falk, an author and expert on international law and human rights, will speak at 7 tonight at the University of South Florida in the University ... (reg. 26.jan.2004)
HUMAN Rights Tribunal reinforces drug testing for cross-border ... - Today's Trucking News, 26.jan - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has upheld a previous policy that states random, and pre-employment drug testing for cross-border drivers is ... (reg. 26.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights watchdog warns against planned garda legislation - IrishExaminer.com - PROPOSED legislation giving gardaí extensive new powers could be in breach of European and international law, according to the State-appointed human rights ... (reg. 26.jan.2004)
AFRICAN Union Establishes Human Rights Court - Voice of America - ... The African Union says the court will enhance its commitment to human rights and the fundamental values of tolerance, solidarity, gender equality and... See all stories on this topic (reg. 26.jan.2004)
CUBAN Dissidents Urge Orthodox Patriarch to Raise Human Rights - Voice of America - Cuban dissidents are urging Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew to raise human rights issues with President Fidel Castro during his visit to Cuba... See all stories on this topic (reg. 26.jan.2004)
ESTABLISHING an African Court on Human Rights - Scoop.co.nz (press release) - ... Once it has been established, the Court will consider cases of human rights violations referred to it by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights... (reg. 26.jan.2004)
US abuses human rights in Iraq, useless compensation system - Electronic Iraq - The report, authored by Iraq Occupation Watch and The National Association for the Defense of Human Rights in Iraq (NADHRI), slams US military practice in Iraq ... (reg. 26.jan.2004)
AFRICAN Human Rights Court set up - ABC Online - An African Human Rights Court comes into being today following its ratification by the required number of African Union countries... See all stories on this topic (reg. 25.jan.2004)
GEORGIA: President Saakashvili should put human rights at heart ... - Amnesty International - Amnesty International is calling on President Saakashvili on the occasion of his inauguration today, to put human rights at the heart of his policies... (reg. 25.jan.2004)
AZERBAIJAN: Human Rights Watch Accuses Baku Of Electoral Fraud, - Payvand - Prague, 23 January 2004 (RFE/RL) -- A leading human rights watchdog group is accusing Azerbaijan's authorities of arresting and torturing political opponents ... (reg. 24.jan.2004)
EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights to hear Nevin case - IrishExaminer.com - The European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear the case of convicted murderer, Catherine Nevin. The 52-year-old is serving ... See all stories on this topic (reg. 24.jan.2004)
JUDGE: Unocal subsidiaries liable for alleged human rights abuses... - Akron Beacon Journal - cannot be held responsible for human rights abuses allegedly carried out by the Myanmar military during a 1990s pipeline project - at least under one legal ... (reg. 24.jan.2004)
POLICE evict land squatters, human rights group say aggressors... - San Francisco Chronicle - A human rights group, meanwhile, complained Friday that 40 personnel from the Mexican Navy had taken over a town established by Indian settlers in a nature ... (reg. 24.jan.2004)
US and Russian human rights record not good - Daily Times - STOCKHOLM: Respect for human rights is on the rise in most countries, but glaring exceptions are the illegal detention of prisoners by the United States and ... (reg. 24.jan.2004)
ASIAN national human rights commissions and Bangladesh - The Daily Star - There is a special position for Asia in the arena of international human rights law. It is probably the only region of the world ... (reg. 23.jan.2004)
NOTHING Wrong with Zim's Politics, Human Rights Profile - AllAfrica.com - ... Their opponents are invariably labelled tyrants, despots, pariahs, dictators, thieves, and human rights violators irrespective of the evidence. See all stories on this topic (reg. 23.jan.2004)
HUMAN Rights Act still proves contentious - CBC North - IQALUIT - Several candidates in Nunavut's second territorial election say changes need to be made to the new Human Rights Act. The ... (reg. 23.jan.2004)
NOWICKI, Lloyd discuss human rights in Kosovo-Metohija - Serbia Info - Pristina, Jan 23, 2004. - Ombudsman for Kosovo-Metohija Marek Antoni Nowicki met in Pristina with reporteur for human rights of the Council of Europe... (reg. 23.jan.2004)
CRACKDOWN in Azerbaijan draws human rights criticism - Contra Costa Times - ... beatings, torture and the dismissal of dissenters from government jobs, according to a report released on Friday by the international rights group Human Rights ... See all stories on this topic (reg. 23.jan.2004)
UN Experts Concerned About Deteriorating Human Rights Condition ... - Voice of America - Two UN Human Rights experts have expressed concern over deteriorating human rights conditions in Haiti, especially since the recent eruption of violent clashes ... (reg. 23.jan.2004)
NOWICKI and Lloyd Discuss The Human Rights Situation In Kosova - OneWorld - Nowicky used the meeting to inform Lloyd about the work of the institution and the situation with the human rights in Kosova from the perspective of the Office ... (reg. 23.jan.2004)
HUMAN Rights Watch Assails Azerbaijan - Miami Herald - MOSCOW - Human Rights Watch accused Azerbaijan's government on Friday of violent repression of the opposition after the October presidential election (reg. 23.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights in Morocco - Economist - ... No less important was an announcement last month that a commission had been set up to produce a definitive account of human-rights infractions in Morocco over ... See all stories on this topic (reg. 23.jan.2004)
PUTIN Dismisses Human Rights Envoy for Chechnya - Voice of America - Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed his envoy for human rights in Chechnya, turning over the task of overseeing the issue to Chechen President ... See all stories on this topic (reg. 22.jan.2004)
GUATEMALA: Victory for Human Rights, Rule of Law - OneWorld - The Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) and the Washington Office on Latin America WOLA) today welcomed ... See all stories on this topic (reg. 22.jan.2004)
SULTYGOV ’ s resignation will not affect human rights in ... - ITAR-TASS - MOSCOW, January 22 (Itar-Tass) - Adbul Khakim Sultygov’s resignation from the post of special presidential human rights commissioner in the Chechen Republic ... See all stories on this topic (reg. 22.jan.2004)
HUMAN Rights Commission takes up battle over treatment for ... - Awares - TORONTO, Ontario, Canada: The Ontario Human Rights Commission has taken up the battle to force the province to fund treatment for older children with autism. ... See all stories on this topic (reg. 22.jan.2004)
GOVERNMENT 'Abused Human Rights of Gypsy Family' - The Scotsman - The Government was accused today of abusing the human rights of a gypsy family evicted from land in Leeds where they had lived for 13 years. ... (reg. 22.jan.2004)
EBDANE reminds police on human rights of suspects - Manila Bulletin - ... law enforcers, policemen should protect suspects from the wrath of their victims during confrontation at police stations in consideration of their human rights ... (reg. 22.jan.2004)
MCDOWELL needs human rights guidance on Joint Investigations Bill ... - Politics.ie - Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Justice, Equality and Human Rights Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has called on the Minister for Justice to activate the Section 8 (b ... (reg. 22.jan.2004)
CLOSING arguments heard in human rights case involving Unocal - Miami Herald - clashed Wednesday over whether the oil giant or its subsidiaries should be held accountable for alleged human rights abuses carried out by the Myanmar military ... (reg. 22.jan.2004)
BRITISH human rights worker faces trial - Reuters - GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's new government faces its first high profile human rights case this week when a prominent British child right's activist ... See all stories on this topic (reg. 22.jan.2004)
THE Future of American Muslims: A Human Rights Perspective - Muslim American Society - It is ironic that human rights should become an issue for American Muslims in a country dubbed “The Land of Free.” However, Japanese-Americans faced ... (reg. 22.jan.2004)
CHECHNYA human rights complaints 'buried' - Al-Jazeera - Nearly 10,000 human rights abuse claims were filed in Chechnya over the past three years but most cases have been completely ignored. ... (reg. 22.jan.2004)
LIBERIA: Human rights group critical of "slow" peacekeeper ... - UN Regional Information Africa - ... civilians in the Liberian countryside where UN peacekeeping forces have not yet deployed, according to a report issued today by the international human rights ... (reg. 22.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights foundation to aid in Mumbai case - Independent Online - The Foundation for Human Rights said on Wednesday that it was committed to assisting both the alleged victim and the alleged rapist in the incident where a ... See all stories on this topic (reg. 21.jan.2004)
SOME say Utah lacks recognition of Human Rights Day - Utah Statesman - By Denise Albiston. The Utah Legislature does not observe Human Rights Day, a day in Utah that is meant to replace Martin Luther King Jr. ... See all stories on this topic (reg. 21.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights award for Omar - Independent Online - Minister of Transport Dullah Omar, who will receive a prestigious award this week for his lifelong contribution to human rights and justice, says some old ... (reg. 21.jan.2004)
COUNTRY Committed to Draft National Plan for Human Rights - AllAfrica.com - The International Community will work with the Angolan Government for the elaboration of a national action plan for human rights in Angola. ... (reg. 21.jan.2004)
SWITZERLAND: Policing of World Economic Forum must respect human ... - Amnesty International UK - Amnesty International is calling on the Swiss authorities to ensure that international human rights standards are fully observed during policing operations in ...See all stories on this topic (reg. 21.jan.2004)
ABORIGINAL activist doesn ' t want Australia on UN human rights - indymedia.org - London - An Australian Aboriginal activist says he?s launched an international campaign to prevent the Australian government getting a seat on the Human Rights ... (reg. 21.jan.2004)
GREECE: New Attack on Macedonian Human Rights - Reality Macedonia - GHM recalls that Greece was condemned by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on 10 July 1998 for having failed to recognize the association in question ... (reg. 21.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights groups urges Anwar's release - ABC Online - The human rights group Human Rights Watch has called on Malaysia's Court of Appeal to grant bail to jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. ... (reg. 21.jan.2004)
HUMAN Rights Watch calls on Malaysian court to bail ex-deputy PM - Channel News Asia - NEW YORK: Human Rights Watch has called on Malaysia's Court of Appeal to grant bail to jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is serving time ... (reg. 21.jan.2004)
COLOMBIAN anti-terrorism effort must respect human rights: EU's ... - EU Business - ... Chris Patten on Tuesday emphasized EU support for the Colombian government, and said that the fight against terrorism must include respect for human rights. ... (reg. 21.jan.2004)
AUSTRALIA urged to examine its human rights record - eTaiwan News, Taiwan 21.jan.04 - Australia was urged yesterday to examine its human rights record, including the use of detention camps for asylum seekers, when it takes over the leadership of ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
HUMAN rights dialogue - swissinfo, Switzerland - The Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami, has held talks with the Swiss government focusing on human rights issues. Speaking in Bern ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
SYRIAN human rights group calls for releasing Islamists - Arabic News, Middle East 20.jan.04 - The Human Rights Society in Syria yesterday urged the government in Syria to release 8 prisoners detained in 1980 because of ties with Islamists said to have ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
PASSIONATE Pequot Lakes volunteer wins county human rights award - Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN - Anderson, 75, Pequot Lakes, was recognized for her volunteer work Monday. She received the first Crow Wing County Human Rights Award. ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
INTERNATIONAL Human Rights March - Dissident Voice, United States - The International Human Rights March of Women has finally come to an end, and it was much harder and more successful than any of us had hoped for. ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
SWISS make headway in Iran over human rights - swissinfo, Switzerland - ... their stay, Swiss officials held talks with the Iranian authorities on prison reform, corporal punishment and the ratification of international human rights ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
SWISS open human rights dialogue with Iran - swissinfo, Switzerland - The visit also comes 12 years after Bern started similar talks with China, which have been criticised by some human rights groups. ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
SWITZERLAND : Policing surrounding WEF must respect international ... - Amnesty International - Amnesty International is calling on the Swiss federal and cantonal authorities to ensure that international human rights standards are fully observed during ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
BUTROUS Ghali, a chairman for Egyptian human rights council - Arabic News, Middle East 20.jan.04 - ... Shoura council decided yesterday to appoint the former secretary general of the UN, Butrous Ghali, as a chairman for the National Council For Human Rights and ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
NEW Human Rights Commission Chair defends Australia's reputation - ABC Online, Australia - DAVID HARDAKER: And after being a critic of the United Nations, Australia has been elected to chair the UN's top human rights body, the Human Rights ... Australia defends human rights record after taking chair of UN ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
AUSTRALIA to promote independent human rights institutions: FM - Xinhua, China - 20.jan.04 (Xinhuanet) -- Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Tuesday said Australia will promote the importance of independent national human rights ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
JUDGE charged with rape after human rights debate - Guardian, UK - ... South African judge attending an anti-globalisation conference in India was yesterday charged with raping another delegate following debates about human rights ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
CROWE calls on irish government to uphold human rights of three ... - Politics.ie, Ireland - ... morning said "there is an even greater responsibility on the Irish government, now that they hold the Presidency of the EU, to ensure that the human rights of ... (reg. 20.jan.2004)
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