KRouge jailer's life term 'bad example': observers
A life term handed to a feared Khmer Rouge jailer has elated Cambodians, but observers say the historic verdict violates the torture chief's human rights and serves public opinion rather than justice.Continue Reading
Bosnia: European Court Halts Syria Deportation
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The decision by the European Court of Human Rights on February 7, 2012, to block Bosnia’s deportation of a Syrian terrorism suspect highlights Bosnia’s problematic counterterrorism p…Continue Reading
Iran: Arrest Sweeps Target Arab Minority
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Iranian security forces arrested more than 65 Arab residents during security sweeps in Iran’s Arab-majority Khuzestan province since late 2011 according to local activists. The Iranian…Continue Reading
Aboriginals ask China to raise human rights issues with Harper on PM's visit
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press Aboriginals from British Columbia have asked China's president to quiz Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Canada's human rights record during his visit to the Asian country. …Continue Reading
Milberg LLP and Human Rights Activist File Suit Against Yahoo! Questioning Operation of the Yahoo! Human Rights Fund
On February 1, 2012, Milberg LLP and human rights activist Morton Sklar filed a lawsuit demanding that Yahoo! Inc. provide records regarding its establishment and operation of the Yahoo! Human Rights Fund in the Delaware Chancery Court on behalf of a Y…Continue Reading
Michael Coren to Address AFDI Jessica Mokdad Human Rights Conference in Dearborn, Michigan at Hyatt Regency
NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Popular television host and bestselling author Michael Coren has been added to the speakers list of the first-ever human rights conference dedicated to exposing the plight of women under Islamic law in …Continue Reading
South Africa's cautious UN vote for Syrian action
Russia and China’s joint veto of a United Nations resolution urging Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down has kicked up a firestorm of criticism from the West and from human rights activists.Continue Reading
Kazakhstan/Germany: Make Rights Key to Good Relations
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel should raise urgent human rights concerns with the Kazakhstan government during talks with President Nursultan Nazarbaev on February 8, 2012.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Earns Top Rating on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced today that the company scored a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign tenth annual Corporate EquaContinue Reading
Myanmar's HR situation improving but 'serious challenges' remain: UN official
Rangoon, Feb 6 (ANI): United Nations Human Rights Envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana has said he has witnessed a positive impact in Myanmar's recent human rights situation, but added that serious challenges still remain and need to be addressed.Continue Reading
Human rights condition improving in Myanmar: UN envoy
Yangon, Feb 6 (IANS) The human rights situation was improving in Myanmar but serious challenges still remained and needed to be addressed, UN special envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana has said.Continue Reading
Egypt: Rights Activists at Risk of Prison
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Egyptian authorities should drop all charges against unregistered nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and stop the criminal investigation of such groups. Authorities should not take act…Continue Reading
UN envoy says Myanmar should admit to rights violations
YANGON (Reuters) – A top United Nations envoy warned Myanmar Sunday not to backtrack on its ongoing reform program and said the civilian government should acknowledge its past human rights violations to allow the country to move forward.Continue Reading
UN envoy says Myanmar should admit to rights violations
YANGON (Reuters) – A top United Nations envoy warned Myanmar Sunday not to backtrack on its ongoing reform program and said the civilian government should acknowledge its past human rights violations to allow the country to move forward. Argentine Toma…Continue Reading
UN envoy says Myanmar may allow election observers
A U.N. human rights envoy said Sunday that Myanmar is considering letting foreign observers monitor April elections that are viewed as crucial for gauging the nation's much-heralded democratic reforms.Continue Reading