Derechos, no penalización, para niñas y mujeres, dice el experto de la ONU en salud
Por Stephanie Schlitt, investigadora y asesora de políticas en materia de género de Amnistía Internacional.
Hoy, en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, el experto de la ONU en el derecho a la salud, Anand Grover, presentará un informe inn…Continue Reading
Human rights movement like communism, says former IGP
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – The nation’s former top cop has likened the rise of the human rights movement in Malaysia to communism, and said this would lead to the questioning of “accepted truths” like the social contract.Continue Reading
Commonwealth seeks to avoid slide into irrelevance
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A proposal to appoint a Commonwealth human rights commissioner to steer a more proactive rights agenda looks set to test a summit this week as the 54 member nations try to make more of a mark in world affairs.Continue Reading
Human rights to test Commonwealth leaders
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A proposal to appoint a Commonwealth human rights commissioner to steer a more proactive rights agenda looks set to test a leaders’ summit this week, with host Australia backing the plan but India and South Africa reported …Continue Reading
Human rights to test Commonwealth leaders
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A proposal to appoint a Commonwealth human rights commissioner to steer a more proactive rights agenda looks set to test a leaders’ summit this week, with host Australia backing the plan but India and South Africa reported …Continue Reading
Human rights to test Commonwealth leaders
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A proposal to appoint a Commonwealth human rights commissioner to steer a more proactive rights agenda looks set to test a leaders’ summit this week, with host Australia backing the plan but India and South Africa reported …Continue Reading
Arab League: Deploy Civilian Monitors in Syria
The League of Arab States should demand that Syria’s government allow independent, on-the-ground, civilian monitors to observe the behavior of the security services, Human Rights Watch said today. Such monitorin…Continue Reading
Human rights to test Commonwealth leaders
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A proposal to appoint a Commonwealth human rights commissioner to steer a more proactive rights agenda looks set to test a leaders’ summit this week, with host Australia backing the plan but India and South Africa reported …Continue Reading
Human rights to test Commonwealth leaders
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A proposal to appoint a Commonwealth human rights commissioner to steer a more proactive rights agenda looks set to test a leaders’ summit this week, with host Australia backing the plan but India and South Africa reported …Continue Reading
Human rights to test Commonwealth leaders
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A proposal to appoint a Commonwealth human rights commissioner to steer a more proactive rights agenda looks set to test a leaders’ summit this week, with host Australia backing the plan but India and South Africa reported …Continue Reading
Myanmar human-rights activist honored in Mich.
Freedom from fear is the “master key” that clears the way for other liberties, Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said late Tuesday as she was honored by the University of Michigan.Continue Reading
Libya: Transitional Council Failing to Secure Weapons
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Vast amounts of unsecured explosive weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, remain unguarded in the area around Sirte, Libya. The National Transitional Council (NTC), Libya’s transit…Continue Reading
Internet role in human rights gets spotlight
Technology titans and political activists gathered here on Tuesday to find ways to ensure that the Internet is used as a tool for human rights instead of as a weapon of oppression.Continue Reading
Human rights rules at heart of fresh opt-out push
Ministers are weighing a fresh drive for British opt-outs from European rules on human rights, as David Cameron moved to placate his eurosceptic backbenchers in the wake of a record rebellion on Europe …Continue Reading
U.S. court revives human rights case versus Rio Tinto
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit seeking to hold Rio Tinto Plc responsible for human rights violations and thousands of deaths linked to a Papua New Guinea copper and gold mine it once ran.Continue Reading