Yelena Bonner, the Soviet-era human rights pioneer and political dissident who died in Boston over the weekend, lived to see a genuine – if incomplete –transformation in her native Russia even though she maintained her principled opposition to the …Continue Reading
H.J. Russell & Company, C.D. Moody Construction Company and Holder Construction Company, three Atlanta-based construction firms teamed in a joint venture, won the competitive at-risk proposal process to provide construction management services to build…Continue Reading
The basic human rights of older people receiving care at home are being overlooked, a new report has revealed.Continue Reading
The United States expressed sadness Sunday over the death of former Soviet dissident Yelena Bonner, hailing the tireless critic of Vladimir Putin as an “extraordinary voice” for human rights.Continue Reading
AJC mourns the passing of Yelena Bonner, a human rights champion of extraordinary courage, valor, and determination. She died in Boston yesterday.Continue Reading
Iranian lawmakers urged the government on Sunday to prevent a U.N. investigator from coming to the country to look into allegations of human rights abuses.Continue Reading
Yelena Bonner, a relentless critic of human rights abuses by Soviet-era authorities and the widow of Nobel Peace laureate Andrei Sakharov, has died at the age of 88, her children said.Continue Reading
The top U.N. human rights body declared Friday there should be no discrimination or violence against people based on their sexual orientation, a vote Western countries called historic but Islamic states firmly rejected.Continue Reading
OTTAWA – As of Saturday, First Nations people will have access to the same human rights protections as everyone else in Canada.Continue Reading
MANAMA, Bahrain, June 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Human Rights Office in the Ministry of Social Development expressed its disappointment at the recent statement in Geneva by the United States Ambassador, which includes Bahrain in a list of …Continue Reading
The top U.N. human rights body declared Friday there should be no discrimination or violence against people based on their sexual orientation, a vote Western countries called historic but Islamic states firmly rejected.Continue Reading
The UN Human Rights Council passed a historic resolution Friday that seeks equal rights for everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, marking progress for gay rights despite strong Arab and African opposition.Continue Reading
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomed Friday’s passage of a UN resolution on the rights of gays as a “historic moment,” saying it affirms that human rights are universal.Continue Reading
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – 06/17/11) – The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, announced today the final step in concluding a historic piece of legislation that will ensure First Nations people have the …Continue Reading
GlobalPost announced today an ambitious initiative for in-depth special reports to be funded through support from leading foundations. The long-form reporting projects will be carried out by GlobalPost’s network of correspondents and will be headed u…Continue Reading