Human Rights Organizations

HRW calls Obama to action on mine treaty

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Washington needs to take a firm position on its stance regarding landmines and sign international protocols banning their use, Human Rights Watch said. U.S. officials are expected to attend a summit...

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Remarks by the President at Presentation of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award

6:01 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you. Please, everybody have a seat. Everybody have a seat. What a wonderful evening. Before I begin, let me just acknowledge some folks here in the crowd. First of all, Ms....

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AI condemns Maguindanao massacre

AI condemns Maguindanao massacre ABS CBN News MANILA – Amnesty International on Tuesday also condemned the election-related violence in Maguindanao which killed at least 24 people. "These killings underline the danger facing...

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Denmark Must Arrest Sudanese President if He Attends Climate Conference

Amnesty International has learned that the Danish government has invited Sudanese President al Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, to attend a...

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Amnesty International Urges Obama to Address Human Rights in India During

Amnesty International Urges Obama to Address Human Rights in India During ... Amnesty International USA (Washington, DC) T. Kumar, Amnesty International usa's director for international advocacy, issued the following statement...

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Serbia: Combat Homophobia

Serbia's government should quickly take visible steps to end a spate of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said in a letter sent November 16, 2009, to President Boris...

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Kuwait: Free Jailed Activist

Source: Human Rights Watch (Kuwait City) - The prosecutor-general should immediately order the release of Muhammad Abd al-Qadir al-Jasim, a lawyer and journalist who is a prominent critic of the government, Human Rights Watch ...

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Keith Ellison: The Islamist's "Main Man" in Congress

The PC-Police be dammed ! Ellison was one of only 33 House members who earned a spot in the Washington Report's "Hall of Fame," In his USIP speech, Ellison designated himself pro-Israel to make a segue to a larger point - to...

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Sri Lanka: Promise to free displaced must be followed by concrete ac..

Dinsdag 24 november 2009 | Amnesty International ] Amnesty International welcomes the government of Sri Lanka's promise to lift by 1 December any restrictions on movement of at least 130,000 people displaced by the war with the...

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Ex-political prisoner Eugenio Jerez is a 'dangerous' man

Eugenio Pascual Jerez García Human Rights Watch last week reported that it had been able to document at least 40 cases of Cuban dissidents being prosecuted as "pre-criminal social dangers" since Raúl Castro took over for his...

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