HUMAN RIGHTS
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Post Views: 8 Kyrgyzstan: Ensure Safety, Fair Trial for Rights Defender The authorities need to show that Askarov’s trial will be scrupulously fair. It is one of the first high-profile cases related to the violence in southern Kyrgyzstan and will
Read MoreUS: All Officials Should Uphold Freedom of Religion 0
Post Views: 13 A supporter of the proposed lower Manhattan Muslim cultural center and mosque holds a sign in front of the proposed site in New York on August 19, 2010. © 2010 ReutersProposed Muslim Centers and Mosques Should Not
Read MoreUN: Replace Rhetoric With Action on Disability Rights 0
Post Views: 8 Include Persons With Disabilities in Planning and Implementation (New York) – Governments meeting at the United Nations this week to discuss implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) should focus on effective
Read MoreBosnia and Herzegovina must reject Burqa ban 0
Post Views: 7 The new law would would violate women’s rights to freedom of expression and religion © APGraphicsBank Amnesty International has urged the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina to reject a draft law, set to be debated on Wednesday,
Read MoreCambodia urged to release jailed human rights worker 0
Post Views: 4 Human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have urged the Cambodian government to immediately release a human rights worker who was sentenced to two years in prison for giving out anti-government leaflets. Leang Sokchouen, who works for the
Read MoreYemen ‘abandoning human rights’ in battle for security 0
Post Views: 9 Yemen ‘abandoning human rights’ in battle for security Yemen is accused of increasingly sacrificing human rights for security Yemen has been accused by Amnesty International of abandoning human rights in the name of security. The human rights
Read MoreRussia: Stop Forced Dress Code for Women in Chechnya 0
Post Views: 7 Harassment on the Rise Against Women (Moscow) – Russia should put an end to local rules forcing women in Chechnya to observe an Islamic dress code, Human Rights Watch said today. Since the start of Ramadan in
Read MoreUN must not use flawed data on cause of Nigeria oil spills 0
Post Views: 9 An Amnesty International report criticised the oil spill investigation system in the Niger Delta © Kadir van Lohuizen/NOOR Amnesty International has challenged the credibility of data cited by a senior UN official investigating oil-impacted sites in Ogoniland
Read MoreIndia rejection of Vedanta mine a landmark victory for Indigenous rights 0
Post Views: 5 Amnesty International has described the Indian government’s decision to reject the bauxite mine project in Orissa’s Niyamgiri Hills as a landmark victory for the human rights of Indigenous communities. India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests today rejected
Read More“El feminismo no muerde” 0
Post Views: 6 Dalia Acosta entrevista a la antropóloga y feminista mexicana MARCELA LAGARDEHay etapas en que se pierde la memoria histórica del feminismo, dice Marcela Lagarde LA HABANA, ago (IPS) – Con poco más de un siglo de existencia,
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