Food for Thought on International Human Rights Day
Freedom of expression and human rights will be laid on the table when Amnesty International hosts its annual Human Rights Day breakfast, on Saturday, 10 December.Continue Reading
US will use foreign aid to defend gay rights abroad, Clinton, Obama declare: culture no excuse
GENEVA – The Obama administration has bluntly warned the world against gay and lesbian discrimination, declaring the U.S. will use foreign assistance as well as diplomacy to back its insistence that gay rights are fully equal to other basic human rights.Continue Reading
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights Held Its First Annual Public Meeting Today
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA– – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights held its first Annual Public Meeting today at 3:00 p.m. CST in the auditorium at the Manitoba Museum, located at 190 Rupert Avenue, Winnipeg, …Continue Reading
Obama says U.S. to stand up for gay rights abroad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told U.S. diplomats and foreign aid workers on Tuesday to do more to advance gay rights abroad, a move that promotes U.S. human rights policy and appeals to a key Democratic constituency at home. In a memo …Continue Reading
Online reporters, activists need protection: Clinton
Human rights must be defended online as fiercely as in the real world, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in Lithuania Tuesday.Continue Reading
Youth Walk for Human Rights Education Awareness
Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) commemorates United Nations Human Rights Day, December 10, with the third annual “International Walk for Human Rights.”(PRWEB) December 06, 2011 Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) commemorates Un…Continue Reading
Refugees tell of bombing in Sudan’s Blue Nile State: Part 1
By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s Crisis Researcher & Khairunissa Dhala, Amnesty International’s Campaigner for Sudan & South Sudan
“Because of the bombing” is what every single one of the refugees told us when …Continue Reading
Fears for Rwandan reporters in Uganda after death
Human Rights Watch is urging Uganda’s government to conduct a “transparent” investigation into the murder of a Rwandan journalist.Continue Reading
Bahrain: Release People Jailed for Speaking Out
Bahraini authorities should quickly address the systematic and egregious rights violations documentedby the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. As a first step, the government should immediately release hun…Continue Reading
Uganda/Rwanda: Investigate Journalist’s Murder
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The Ugandan authorities should open an effective and transparent investigation into the murder of a Rwandan journalist on November 30, 2011, and identify and bring those responsible to j…Continue Reading
Evidence of child labor in Mali gold mines
Gold mined by children living in poverty in Mali is making its way into the international supply chain where it has been purchased mainly by trading houses in Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates, Human Rights Watch said in a report Tuesday.Continue Reading
U.N. urges halt to killings in Yemen
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations called on all factions in Yemen on Tuesday to cease attacks on civilians and urged the government to allow access for aid supplies and U.N. human rights monitors. In coordinated statements, the U.N. human rights of…Continue Reading
Mali: Artisanal Mines Produce Gold With Child Labor
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At least 20,000 children work in Malian artisanal gold mines under extremely harsh and dangerous conditions, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Malian government and…Continue Reading
UN TO ORGANISE A SEMINAR ON HUMAN RIGHTS THURSDAY
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) — The United Nations in Malaysia is hosting ahuman rights seminar, in conjunction with Human Rights Day 2011, to discuss thestate of human rights in the country, and the way forward.The one-day seminar to be held at Park …Continue Reading
Morocco: Free Popular Columnist
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Moroccan authorities should void the conviction of a journalist who is serving a one-year term for “gravely offending” public officials and disparaging the courts. Rachid Nini’s in…Continue Reading