Canada and Honduras sign free trade agreement
Canada and Honduras have signed a free trade agreement as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper concluded his tour of Latin America.Continue Reading
Canada and Honduras agree on free-trade deal during Harper’s state visit
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras – Stephen Harper brushed off concerns over human-rights abuses in Honduras as he announced Friday the two countries have reached a pact on free trade.Continue Reading
Demolition of Azerbaijani activist hub criticized
A prominent human rights group urged the government of Azerbaijan on Friday to investigate the illegal demolition of a building that housed three leading local advocacy groups.Continue Reading
Demolition of Azerbaijani activist hub criticized
A prominent human rights group urged the government of Azerbaijan on Friday to investigate the illegal demolition of a building that housed three leading local advocacy groups.Continue Reading
China rights activist goes on trial
BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese human rights activist Wang Lihong went on trial in Beijing on Friday, witnesses said, nearly four months after she was arrested as part of a widespread crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
China: Biden Should Keep Up ‘Straightforward’ Talk on Rights
United States Vice President Joe Biden should directly address the Chinese government’s recent assault on human rights during his visit to Beijing beginning August 17, 2011.
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China rights activist goes on trial
Chinese human rights activist Wang Lihong went on trial in Beijing on Friday, witnesses said, nearly four months after she was arrested as part of a widespread crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
China rights activist goes on trial
Chinese human rights activist Wang Lihong went on trial in Beijing on Friday, witnesses said, nearly four months after she was arrested as part of a widespread crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
China rights activist goes on trial
Chinese human rights activist Wang Lihong went on trial in Beijing on Friday, witnesses said, nearly four months after she was arrested as part of a widespread crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
Letter to President Medvedev regarding ECHR legislation
Dear Dmitry Anatoliyevich,
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ICC: Q&A on the International Criminal Court Prosecutor Election Process
1. Why is there a search for a new prosecutor for the International Criminal Court?
2. What are the requirements to be the next ICC prosecutor?read moreContinue Reading
South Africa: rights, accountability and maternal mortality
A study of the healthcare environment of expectant mothers in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa reveal severe problems that both the national government and overseas donors should address.
El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU debe actuar para poner fin a la represión en Siria
Por Salil Shetty, secretario general de Amnistía Internacional
Majd al Kurdy era miembro de la sección del Partido Baás, partido gobernante en Siria, en la pequeña localidad de Tell Kalakh, cerca de la frontera con Líbano.
Un día de mayo, en …Continue Reading
Human-rights concerns cloud Harper’s Honduras trade talks
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s trip to Honduras on Friday will be the first state visit by a foreign leader since the country was allowed back into the Organization of American States following a coup that ousted the country’s l…Continue Reading
Human rights groups seek reprieve for Bhullar
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) Several international human rights organizations have come out in support of the demand for the release of Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, who has been sentenced to death for masterminding a terror attack in New Delhi.Continue Reading