Russia: European Court Rules Gay Pride Ban Unlawful
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Court condemns Moscow gay pride bans
The European Court of Human Rights condemned Russia on Thursday for letting Moscow ban gay pride marches simply because officials there disliked homosexuals and their lifestyle.Continue Reading
China: Joint Letter to Secretary Clinton, October 2010
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
US Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20220
Dear Secretary Clinton,
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Cuban dissident wins top EU rights prize
The European Parliament awarded its top human rights prize on Thursday to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, whose hunger strike this year helped pressure Havana into releasing political prisoners.Continue Reading
Rights court condemns Moscow gay parade ban
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned the city of Moscow for violating the rights of gays and lesbians.Continue Reading
EU rights prize for Cuban dissident Farinas
The European Parliament awarded its annual human rights prize on Thursday to Guillermo Farinas, the Cuban dissident whose 134-day hunger strike helped draw attention to the plight of political dissidents jailed in a 2003 crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
UN suspends contested prize for African president
The U.N.’s cultural and education agency on Thursday suspended plans to grant a prize named after Equatorial Guinea’s longtime dictator, after human rights groups slammed the award by citing the leader’s poor human rights record.Continue Reading
Human rights vital for N.Korea ties: US
North Korea must carry out its promises to give up its nuclear program, but improvements in human rights will also be vital to any relations with the United States, a US official said Thursday.Continue Reading
Cuba: Cuban Dissident Wins Human Rights Prize
(New York) – The European Parliament’s award of its Sakharov prize for human rights to Guillermo Fariñas, the Cuban dissident who held a hunger strike to call for the release of other political prisoners, is a welcome step, Human Rights Watch said tod…Continue Reading
Cuban dissident Farinas wins Sakharov rights prize
The European parliament awarded Thursday its prestigious human rights prize to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who immediately called for an end to Cuba’s Communist “dictatorship.”Continue Reading
Gays win landmark rights case against Russia
The European Court of Human Rights said on Thursday it had fined Russia for banning homosexual parades in Moscow, marking a victory for the country’s marginalized gay community.Continue Reading
Cuban dissident Farinas wins Sakharov rights prize
The European parliament awarded Thursday its prestigious Sakharov human rights prize to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, as Europe debates whether to normalise ties with the Communist regime.Continue Reading
Gays win landmark rights case against Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Europe’s human rights court said on Thursday it had fined Russia for breaching the rights of gays by banning gay parades in Moscow.Continue Reading
Gays win landmark rights case against Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Europe’s human rights court said on Thursday it had fined Russia for breaching the rights of gays by banning gay parades in Moscow.Continue Reading
Gays win landmark rights case against Russia
Europe’s human rights court said on Thursday it had fined Russia for breaching the rights of gays by banning gay parades in Moscow.Continue Reading