Human Rights Organizations

UN Human Rights Commission Welcomes Nomination of S. African Jurist for Top Job

voanews.com     18 hrs ago   77 related          

Schlein report - Listen (MP3) The Human Rights Office in Geneva says it welcomes the nomination of South African jurist, Navanethem Pillay as the new High Commissioner and looks forward to her leading the organization, which is...                

Human Rights Lawyers Say Senegal Closer to Habre Trial

voanews.com     15 hrs ago   6 related          

Latham report - Listen (MP3) Lawyers for alleged victims of Chad's former president Hissane Habre say a law passed by Senegal's Parliament clears the way to put the former ruler on trial. Brent Latham reports from our West...                

Zimbabwe: Global Church Groups Welcome Power-Sharing Talks

allafrica.com     21 hrs ago   2 related          

World Christian organisations have praised government and opposition leaders for signing the Memorandum of Understanding that paves the way for negotiations towards a lasting resolution of the difficult political crisis in...                

Thailand: Protect Opposition Rallies From Attack

hrw.org     13 hrs ago   10 related          

Investigate Violence by Pro-Government Groups (New York, July 26, 2008) – Thai authorities should ensure that opposition political rallies are protected from attack by pro-government groups, Human Rights Watch said today. By...                

America Must Continue to Stand for Freedom, Bush Says

newsblaze.com     21 hrs ago   1 related          

By David I. McKeeby America must continue to stand with those who seek freedom not only from tyranny, but also from the scourges of poverty, disease and hunger, says President Bush. "The challenge for future presidents and...                

ASEAN: Political Situation in Burma Still Impeding Aid

voanews.com     18 hrs ago   13 related          

Burma will continue to require international aid to ensure communities hard hit by the devastation from Cyclone Nargis are able to avoid starvation. But, as Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, despite the help from the United...                

MIDEAST: Poverty in Gaza Hits "Unprecedented" Level

ipsnews.net     19 hrs ago   12 related          

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 25 (IPS) - In both the West Bank and Gaza, young people aged 15 to 24 are the most likely of any group to be unemployed, while the number of households in Gaza below the poverty line has reached an historic...                

Conditional solidarity

ahram.org.eg     20 hrs ago   9 related          

With Sudan's president facing charges of genocide, Arab leaders rally behind Khartoum, but not at any price, Dina Ezzat reports A Sudanese man holds a portrait of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir; Al-Bashir meets with Arab...                

Amnesty International Is Trying To Haunt Your Olympic Dreams [2008 Beijing Olympics]

deadspin.com     20 hrs ago          

Courtesy of the fantastic Copyranter comes the latest anti-China propaganda from Amnesty International. AI (not Iverson) has been pumping out the disturbing Olympic-themed-China=bad, bad people ad campaign for more than a year...                

Amnesty International Director in Algeria Arrested

thememriblog.org     18 hrs ago          

The director of Amnesty International in Algeria, Mehiedine Bechir, was arrested July 24 in Algeria. The arrest came several days after the organization published its annual report. The opposition Socialist Forces Front...                

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