Commonwealth fails to set up rights watchdog
Commonwealth leaders on Saturday failed to establish a human rights watchdog for their 54-nation bloc, but insisted that progress had been made during their summit to promote democratic values.Continue Reading
CHOGM: PROPOSAL FOR COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE FURTHER DISCUSSED
PERTH, Oct 29 (Bernama) — The Commonwealth heads of government have decidedto refer the recommendation by the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) for the settingup of the Commissioner for Human Rights, to the Commonwealth Secretary Generaland Ministerial Acti…Continue Reading
Commonwealth fails to reach human rights consensus
Commonwealth leaders meeting in Perth, Australia, have wrapped up their discussions for the day without being able to settle the most contentious issues dealing with human rights.Continue Reading
PM hopeful of human rights progress
Prime Minister David Cameron said he is still hopeful that Commonwealth leaders can achieve “good progress” on tougher human rights protections amid warnings that a summit of Commonwealth leaders is headed for failure.Continue Reading
Commonwealth leaders told summit risks being a failure
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – Commonwealth leaders on Saturday looked certain to block a key recommendation to get tougher on human rights abuses, ignoring a warning that if they did so their summit risked being called a failure.Continue Reading
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER – 3
The report also touched on prejudice in getting treatment for HIV. Itcontained a recommendation to do away with laws which prevented people fromgetting treatment for HIV.The EPG said, during the briefing today, that many HIV cases could be foundin Comm…Continue Reading
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER CAN HELP ALERT ABUSE IN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES – ABDULLAH
PERTH, Oct 29 (Bernama) — The proposal for a human rights commisisoner, ifadopted by the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), could alert theCommonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) on situations of human rightsabuse, Eminent Persons …Continue Reading
Key Commonwealth reforms under threat
Commonwealth leaders met on Saturday to thrash out key reform proposals seen as critical to the bloc remaining relevant, but a contentious human rights plan appeared deadlocked.Continue Reading
Commonwealth leaders discuss Human Rights Commissioner
Commonwealth leaders will tackle the most contentious proposal for reform today when they discuss whether to create a Commissioner for Human Rights and Democracy.Continue Reading
Rights group condemns Senegal detention of leader
An international human rights group is condemning the detention of its secretary-general in Senegal’s capital.Continue Reading
La historia de algunos supervivientes de abusos policiales en República Dominicana
Por Chiara Liguori, con el equipo de Amnistía Internacional en República Dominicana.
Eduardo tiene graves quemaduras en el abdomen y en la pierna derecha. También ha perdido parcialmente la audición en el oído izquierdo y padece dolores de cabeza …Continue Reading
Commonwealth unable to address human rights issues: Ex-judge
Perth, Oct 28 (IANS) The Commonwealth is facing several serious human rights issues and as an institution is unable to address it adequately, said a retired Australian judge.Continue Reading
Taseer’s daughter wins human rights award for promoting religious tolerance in Pakistan
New York, Oct 28(ANI): A US-based international human rights organisation has honoured Pakistani journalist Shehrbano Taseer, daughter of the assassinated former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, for “her courage in carrying out her father’s legacy of re…Continue Reading
Commonwealth leaders agree to be more proactive on human rights
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – Leaders of the Commonwealth group of mostly former British colonies Friday took tentative steps to tighten up on human rights abuses by members, but have still to address tougher measures some warn the group must take to re…Continue Reading
DR Congo: Candidates Should Not Incite Violence
Political candidates and their supporters in the Democratic Republic of Congo should not incite violence and should refrain from using hate speech during the upcoming election campaign.
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