Clinton says on human rights not "Western value"
BEIJING (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday during a visit to China that the concept of human rights did not reflect Western values but universal rights, as the two countries engage in a spat over the fate of a blind Chinese d…Continue Reading
Kenya: Investigate Security Force Abuses Against Ethnic Somalis
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The Kenyan security forces have committed widespread human rights abuses against ethnic Somalis with total impunity. Between November 2011 and March 2012, Kenyan police and soldiers arbi…Continue Reading
Obama Fails on Human Rights
The Obama administration's record on human rights, never strong, just got a whole lot worse. This week's dramatic saga of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's escape from house arrest in Shandong province to safety inside the U.S. Embassy to…Continue Reading
South Africa: Chance to Cut Maternal Deaths
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South Africa’s new campaign to reduce maternal mortality is an important step to address a serious problem, but accountability will be the key to making it work. The campaign is aimed …Continue Reading
Sudan: Crisis Conditions in Southern Kordofan
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The Sudanese government forces are conducting indiscriminate bombings and abuses against civilians in the Nuba Mountains area of Southern Kordofan. Such attacks may amount to war crimes …Continue Reading
Kuwait: Security Forces Forcibly Disperse Stateless Residents
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Kuwaiti security forces arrested at least 16 stateless residents of Kuwait, known as Bidun, during a peaceful demonstration on May 1, 2012, in support of their rights to nationality. Kuw…Continue Reading
China:’For activists, the internet is like dancing in shackles’
By Su Yutong, Chinese blogger currently living in Germany.
When I was in China, I was a journalist. But, after four years, I decided to resign as the Chinese authorities did not allow us to report the truth. I then started to work in an NGO, doing r…Continue Reading
If I keep quiet, impunity wins
By Dina Meza, Honduran journalist
26 years ago I decided to study journalism at the National Autonomous University of Honduras.
I began my studies in 1986, and dreamed of working for the big press outlets, speaking freely, but I never imagined that s…Continue Reading
Philippines: Officials Hide Poor From Development Meeting
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The Philippine government built a fence that prevents participants to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) annual meeting in Manila from seeing a slum.
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Chine. « Pour les militants, utiliser Internet en Chine revient à “danser enchaînés” »
Par Su Yutong, blogueuse chinoise qui se trouve actuellement en Allemagne.
En Chine, j’étais journaliste. J’ai toutefois décidé de démissionner au bout de quatre ans, car les autorités ne me laissaient pas publier la vérité. J̵…Continue Reading
Azerbaijan: Media Freedoms in Grave Danger
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) should speak out about Azerbaijan’s appalling record on freedom of expression in the lead-up to the Eurovision Song Contest.
(Be…Continue Reading
Tunisia: Reform Legal Framework to Try Crimes of the Past
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Tunisia’s first torture case to go to trial following the ouster of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali highlights the need to address inadequacies in the legal framework for trying tort…Continue Reading
Justice Saudi-Style – Treat “Peaceful” Dissidents as Terrorists
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The counter-terrorism court in Saudi Arabia is wrongly targeting people who criticise government policy and religious institutions as well as those who advocate greater respect for the r…Continue Reading
Clinton urges China to protect human rights
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told China on Thursday that it must protect human rights, in remarks that rejected Beijing's criticism of the U.S. for getting involved in the case of a blind …Continue Reading
Clinton urges China to protect human rights
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told China on Thursday that it must protect human rights, in remarks that rejected Beijing's criticism of the U.S. for getting involved in the case of a blind dissident whose fate overshadowed the opening o…Continue Reading