Hilary Swank gives fees from Chechen event to charity
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Hilary Swank is donating her fees for attending a controversial event in Chechnya to charity after criticism from human rights groups.Continue Reading
No final decision yet on Bahrain arms sale: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States held out the possibility on Friday it may not sell $53 million in arms to Bahrain, saying it had not made a final decision to transfer the materiel and human rights would weigh in its assessment.Continue Reading
UN Torture Report Stirs Pressure for Congressional Response
The Nation — Ten years after promising that human rights would be protected in Afghanistan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has verified “systemic torture” by Afghan security forces trained and funded by the United States.Continue Reading
UN says death toll in Syrian uprising tops 3,000
Thousands of Syrian protesters called on soldiers Friday to abandon President Bashar Assad’s regime and join a dissident army numbering in the small thousands, as the top U.N. human rights official warned of a “full-blown civil war” in Syria, saying th…Continue Reading
Hilary Swank "deeply regrets" attending Chechen party
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Double Oscar winner Hilary Swank said on Thursday that she “deeply regrets” attending a birthday celebration last week in Chechnya for a leader accused of orchestrating torture and other human rights violations.Continue Reading
UN rights boss warns of possible civil war in Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations top human rights official called on Friday for international action to protect Syria’s civilians, saying its “ruthless repression” of anti-government protesters could drive the country into full-blown civil war.Continue Reading
UN rights boss warns of possible civil war in Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations top human rights official called on Friday for international action to protect Syria’s civilians, saying its “ruthless repression” of anti-government protesters could drive the country into full-blown civil war.Continue Reading
U.N. rights boss warns of possible civil war in Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations top human rights official called on Friday for international action to protect Syria’s civilians, saying its “ruthless repression” of anti-government protesters could drive the country into full-blown civil war.Continue Reading
U.N. rights boss warns of possible civil war in Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations top human rights official called on Friday for international action to protect Syria’s civilians, saying its “ruthless repression” of anti-government protesters could drive the country into full-blown civil war.Continue Reading
U.N. rights boss warns of possible civil war in Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations top human rights official called on Friday for international action to protect Syria’s civilians, saying its “ruthless repression” of anti-government protesters could drive the country into full-blown civil war.Continue Reading
Syrians protest as UN says death toll tops 3,000
Thousands of Syrians poured into the streets Friday calling for the downfall of President Bashar Assad and expressing support for army defectors fighting the regime, as the U.N.’s top human rights official urged the international community to take “imm…Continue Reading
UN rights chief calls for immediate action to protect Syria civilians as death toll tops 3,000
GENEVA – The U.N.’s top human rights official urged the international community to take “immediate measures” to protect civilians in Syria as the death toll from seven months of anti-government unrest in the country rose above 3,000.Continue Reading
UN rights chief calls for immediate Syria action
The U.N.’s top human rights official urged the international community to take “immediate measures” to protect civilians in Syria as the death toll from seven months of anti-government unrest in the country rose above 3,000.Continue Reading
UN raises death toll in Syria unrest to over 3,000
The U.N. human rights office has raised its tally of deaths in Syria’s seven months unrest to more than 3,000.Continue Reading
US: House Vote Puts Women at Risk
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The United States House of Representatives approved a bill on October 13, 2011, that would put women’s lives at risk. The bill, if it becomes law, would reverse longstanding federal po…Continue Reading