Prime Minister Harper mixes oil with human rights on visit to China
By Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press GUANGZHOU, China – Stephen Harper left the old political world of Beijing for a new industrial capital of China to deliver his strongest words yet on human rights …Continue Reading
Prime Minister Harper mixes oil with human rights on visit to China
GUANGZHOU, China – Stephen Harper left the old political world of Beijing for a new industrial capital of China to deliver his strongest words yet on human rights and oil.Continue Reading
US to raise human rights when China's Xi visits
The White House said Friday it won't recoil from raising grave human rights concerns during a getting-acquainted visit next week by China's likely future leader.Continue Reading
Harper says human rights talk with China beneficial
In an exclusive interview airing on CBC Radio's The House Saturday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his government has taken a "different approach" to relations with China, and raising the issue of human rights is paying off.Continue Reading
Morocco: Weeklies Censored for Depicting God, the Prophet Muhammad
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Morocco should stop banning publications on the grounds that they “harm Islam,” Human Rights Watch said, in a letter today to Communication Minister Mustapha Khalfi.
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Argentine rights workers to Spain: Lay off Garzon
The president of the Argentine human rights group Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo said Friday that Spain's prosecution of crusading judge Baltasar Garzon is an "assault on the entire human race."Continue Reading
Chinese dissident sentenced to 7 years _ over poem
A Chinese court has sentenced a dissident writer to seven years in prison over a poem he wrote urging his countrymen to gather at a public square, a human rights group said Friday.Continue Reading
Malaysia: Don’t Send Saudi Back
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The Malaysian authorities should not send a Saudi citizen back to Saudi Arabia to face almost certain conviction and a death sentence on charges of apostasy.
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South Sudan: Justice Needed to Stem Violence
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South Sudan should urgently ensure an effective and independent investigation into the violent, ethnic-driven attacks in Jonglei state, and arrest and prosecute those identified as respo…Continue Reading
EU: Don’t Sideline Human Rights at EU-China Summit
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The European Union should strongly express its concerns about China’s deteriorating human rights environment both publicly and privately during the EU-China Summit on February 14, 2012…Continue Reading
Biden meets China rights activists ahead of VP visit
US Vice President Joe Biden called for China to address a "deterioration" of its human rights record as he met activists ahead of a key visit by his Chinese counterpart, the White House said.Continue Reading
Superstar Spain human rights judge convicted of exceeding authority in corruption probe
MADRID – The superstar Spanish judge who won global fame for aggressively taking on international human rights cases has been convicted of overstepping his jurisdiction in a domestic corruption probe and barred from the bench for 11 years, marking a sp…Continue Reading
Biden meets Chinese activists ahead of VP visit
US Vice President Joe Biden called for China to address a "deterioration" of its human rights record as he met activists ahead of a key visit by his Chinese counterpart, the White House said Thursday.Continue Reading
Famous Spain judge convicted of misusing authority
The superstar Spanish judge who won global fame for aggressively taking on international human rights cases was convicted Thursday of overstepping his jurisdiction in a domestic corruption probe and barred from the bench for 11 years, marking a spectac…Continue Reading
Famed Spain judge convicted of misusing authority
The Spanish superstar judge who won global fame for aggressively taking on international human rights cases was convicted Thursday of overstepping his jurisdiction in a domestic corruption probe and barred from the bench for 11 years, completing a spec…Continue Reading