First Nations challenge Ottawa, band governments with human rights complaints
OTTAWA – It's been a year now since aboriginal people have had the full use of the Canadian Human Rights Act, and they're using their new power to hold both the federal government and their own First Nations governments to account.Continue Reading
Seeking change, Aboriginal people turn to Human Rights law
OTTAWA , June 18, 2012 /CNW/ – Aboriginal people and First Nations organizations have filed over 300 human rights complaints since the Canadian Human Rights Act was amended in 2008 to encompass matters …Continue Reading
ADHRB and Bahrain Coordinating Committee to Exhibit at ADC National Convention, June 22-24, 2012
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), a U.S. nonprofit organization, will present an informational exhibit about the Bahraini Revolution …Continue Reading
Ethiopia: Pastoralists Forced off Their Land for Sugar Plantations
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The Ethiopian government is forcibly displacing indigenous pastoral communities in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo valley without adequate consultation or compensation to make way for state-run s…Continue Reading
Dismay at NZ training of Indonesian abuser
New Zealand's Indonesian Human Rights Committee is shocked a member of a notorious Indonesian unit has trained in New Zealand.Continue Reading
Human rights violations aboard foreign vessels
New Zealand fishing researchers are welcoming the hint of arrests in South Korea.Continue Reading
Human rights lawyer Moon sets S.Korean presidential bid
SEOUL (Reuters) – A man who was once imprisoned by South Korea's former military dictator, Park Chung-hee, said on Sunday he would seek the centre-left's nomination to run for president, likely setting up a contest with the daughter of the man …Continue Reading
Human rights lawyer Moon sets S.Korean presidential bid
SEOUL (Reuters) – A man who was once imprisoned by South Korea's former military dictator, Park Chung-hee, said on Sunday he would seek the centre-left's nomination to run for president, likely setting up a contest with the daughter of the man …Continue Reading
Human rights lawyer Moon sets S.Korean presidential bid
SEOUL (Reuters) – A man who was once imprisoned by South Korea's former military dictator, Park Chung-hee, said on Sunday he would seek the centre-left's nomination to run for president, likely setting up a contest with the daughter of the man …Continue Reading
Human rights lawyer Moon sets South Korean presidential bid
SEOUL (Reuters) – A man who was once imprisoned by South Korea's former military dictator, Park Chung-hee, said on Sunday he would seek the centre-left's nomination to run for president, likely setting up a contest with the daughter of the man …Continue Reading
Pak human rights activists condemn threat to Asma Jahangir's life
Islamabad, June 16 (ANI): Human rights groups in Pakistan have condemned reported life threats to internationally acclaimed rights campaigner Asma Jahangir, according to a report.Continue Reading
US: New Deportation Policy Recognizes Ties to US
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The Obama administration’s decision to end the deportation of certain young unauthorized immigrants recognizes the special consideration due immigrants who have lived in the United Sta…Continue Reading
Provincial plaque commemorates 50th anniversary of the Human Rights Code
TORONTO , June 15, 2012 /CNW/ – Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust and the Ontario Human Rights Commission unveiled a provincial plaque to commemorate the Ontario Human Rights Code.The plaque reads as follows:Ontario …Continue Reading
Equatorial Guinea: DC Meeting Set as Corruption Details Emerge
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The president of Equatorial Guinea should take concrete steps to respect human rights, address corruption, and improve transparency. On June 15, Global Witness, Human Rights Watch, Open …Continue Reading
Bahrain: Court Upholds Convictions of Medics
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A Bahrain court of appeal on June 14, 2012, upheld the convictions of nine doctors and medical personnel for transparently political offenses such as “inciting and participating in an …Continue Reading