Should Saudi Arabia's all-male team be banned from the Olympics?
Human rights activists say the conservative Muslim country should be kicked out of the London Olympics because it won't allow Saudi women to competeContinue Reading
US companies open up on Myanmar
Fearing they will be left out of a growing economy, US companies are calling for an end to sanctions on Myanmar but are facing a cool reception from policymakers and human rights groups.Continue Reading
China's blind activist Chen may have to accept exile
(Reuters) – Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng will be sidelined in his quest to defend human rights and press for change in China if he agrees to accept political asylum in the United States, exiled dissidents said. The combative, self-taught lawy…Continue Reading
China's blind activist Chen may have to accept exile
(Reuters) – Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng will be sidelined in his quest to defend human rights and press for change in China if he agrees to accept political asylum in the United States, exiled dissidents said. The combative, self-taught lawy…Continue Reading
U.N. seeks full inquiry into Cambodian activist's death
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights office called on Cambodia on Tuesday to carry out a full investigation into the killing of an anti-logging activist and to ensure the safety of witnesses to the crime in which a policeman was also shot…Continue Reading
Bahrain should free uprising leaders: rights group
MANAMA (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch urged Bahrain on Tuesday to immediately free leaders of last year's uprising after an appeals court ordered a retrial, raising pressure for farther-reaching gestures to defuse resurgent street protests. Bahrain…Continue Reading
Sri Lanka slams listing on UK human rights report
Colombo, May 1 (Xinhua-ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday slammed a British human rights report which listed the island among countries of concern over human rights issues.Continue Reading
France: Candidates Pledge to Address Human Rights Issues
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A survey of candidates for the upcoming French presidential election, which both candidates still in the race completed, reveals differences in approach on some significant international…Continue Reading
US, China tap-dance around blind activist, seek resolution ahead of talks on broader themes
WASHINGTON – The blind Chinese lawyer at the centre of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing is a taboo topic in each capital. Neither side wants the biggest human-rights issue between the two since Tiananmen Square to disrupt high-level st…Continue Reading
Ukraine: Investigate Alleged Beating of Tymoshenko
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The Ukrainian authorities should conduct a prompt, impartial, and thorough investigation into allegations that Yulia Tymoshenko was beaten by guards at the penal colony where she is bein…Continue Reading
Invisible man casts shadow over US-China talks
The blind Chinese lawyer at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing is a taboo topic in each capital. Neither side wants the biggest human-rights issue between the two since Tiananmen Square to disrupt high-level strategic and e…Continue Reading
Obama nudges China on rights, stays mum on Chen
WASHINGTON/MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) – President Barack Obama nudged China on Monday to improve its human rights record and his top diplomat said she will raise the issue in Beijing this week, but both stayed mum about a Chinese dissident said to be und…Continue Reading
Indonesia: EU Dialogue Should Press for Progress on Rights
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The European Union should press Indonesia to act against growing religious intolerance and to release all political prisoners during the EU-Indonesia human rights dialogue on May 3, 2012…Continue Reading
Obama nudges China on rights, stays mum on Chen
The United States faces a tense week in China as high-level talks on trade and global hot spots like Iran and North Korea open in the shadow of a blind Chinese activist's bold escape from house arrest to seek U.S. protection in Beijing. The trip to…Continue Reading
Sri Lanka: Australia Should Raise Torture Concerns
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Australia’s immigration minister should raise concerns with Sri Lankan officials about alleged arbitrary arrest and torture of people who were refused asylum and sent back to Sri Lanka…Continue Reading