Obama greets China's Xi with friendly words, firm stance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping on Tuesday that Beijing must play fair in international trade and vowed to keep pressing China to clean up its human rights record. In White House talks, Obama soug…Continue Reading
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Salutes AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute
NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, was the keynote speaker at a major international conference marking the 40th anniversary of AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advanceme…Continue Reading
China's vice-president defends human rights record but says room for improvement
WASHINGTON – China's heir apparent leader has defended the county's widely criticized human rights record but acknowledged there is room for improvement.Continue Reading
Delta Deepens Partnership with National Center for Civil and Human Rights
ATLANTA, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL – News) today announced Scarlet Pressley Brown, currently Delta's director – Community and External Affairs, will begin working for the National …Continue Reading
Outrage over Saudi's deportation
SUBANG JAYA: Human rights bodies have criticised the deportation of a Saudi Arabian writer from Malaysia, with one of them saying he should have been granted asylum insteadContinue Reading
M'sia violates international rights law, says Suhakam
Malaysia violated the human rights of Saudi Arabian columnist Hamza Kashgari by deporting him back to his country, where he will almost certainly be persecuted.Continue Reading
Fresh violence in Syria as UN warns of civil war
Syrian activists say government forces have renewed their assault on the rebellious city of Homs as the U.N. human rights chief raised fears of civil war.Continue Reading
UN rights chief decries Syria crackdown, criticizes Security Council inaction
The U.N. human rights chief decried Syria's escalating crackdown on civilian protesters Monday and warned that the Security Council's failure to take action has emboldened the Syrian government to launch an all-out assault to crush dissent.Continue Reading
UN rights chief deplores Syria crackdown
The U.N. human rights chief decried Syria's escalating crackdown on civilian protesters Monday and warned that the Security Council's failure to take action has emboldened the Syrian government to launch an all-out assault to crush dissent.Continue Reading
World Bank: Emphasize Civic Participation in Burma
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The World Bank should promote civil society participation in proposed development programs in Burma. The World Bank’s board of directors is scheduled to meet on February 16, 2012, …Continue Reading
Group may fight disability ruling
Human rights campaigners say they might ask the UK's highest court to consider what rights disabled air travellers could expect on board aircraft.Continue Reading
UN: Crimes against humanity continue in Syria
The U.N. human rights chief decried Syria's escalating crackdown on civilian protesters Monday and warned that the Security Council's failure to take action has emboldened the Syrian government to launch an all-out assault to crush dissent.Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Writer Faces Apostasy Trial
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Saudi authorities should free Hamza Kashgari and drop any charges against him based on comments he made on Twitter expressing his personal religious views. On the morning of February 12,…Continue Reading
Turkey: Draft Reform Law Falls Short
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A major legal reform package to be introduced by the Turkish government leaves key problems with free speech and arbitrary detention unresolved.
(New York) – A m…Continue Reading
Syria launched "indiscriminate attack" on civilians: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief ramped up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, accusing his government of launching an "indiscriminate attack" on civilians and other grave human rights violations …Continue Reading