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2010-03-17: Headlines

Pacific Free Press: Times: "Stovepiping To Persia" 2010-03-17
Now Barack Obama and his "Justice" Department are working overtime to protect Bybee -- and the rest of the war-and-torture fomenters -- from even ...
ReliefWeb: Serbia: 9 Arrested for Kosovo War Crimes 2010-03-17
Human Rights Watch published a detailed report on the Cuska case in October 1999 and has repeatedly called for the perpetrators to face justice.
truthout: Afghanistan Enacts Law Giving Blanket Immunity to War Criminals 2010-03-17
A law that provides blanket immunity and pardons former members of Afghanistan's armed factions for war crimes and human rights abuses committed prior ...
CSRwire.com: BSR Report Offers First Guidelines for Companies on How to Communicate ... 2010-03-17
With six offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR uses its expertise in the environment, human rights, economic development, and governance ...
Independent: China denies arrested lawyer was tortured 2010-03-17
Britain yesterday pressed China about the whereabouts of a human rights lawyer who vanished more than a year ago. The intervention by the Foreign Secretary ...
Huffington Post: Is Twitter a Human Right? One Chinese Activist Thinks So 2010-03-17
Ai Weiwei described the disappointment Chinese activists felt during Barack Obama's recent trip to China, not only about his avoidance of Human Right ...
Los Angeles Times: Vietnam releases leading dissident from prison 2010-03-17
Vietnam has sent 16 democracy activists to jail in the last several months and has come under frequent international criticism for its human rights record.
Aljazeera.net: Sri Lanka postpones Fonseka trial 2010-03-17
Fonseka's arrest has been condemned by Sri Lanka's opposition and human rights groups, who accuse the government of retaliating against a man who dared ...
The Palestine Telegraph: Iran says US-funded cyber network group busted 2010-03-17
He is reportedly in the United States and has regularly appeared on opposition television channels criticising human rights violations in Iran.
Express Buzz: may be tried in absentia 2010-03-17
The military proceeding against former army chief Sarath Fonseka has been condemned by the opposition and human rights groups, who accuse the government ...
Bangkok Post: Trial of Sri Lanka's ex-army chief adjourned 2010-03-17
Rajapakse has been accused by political opponents and international human rights groups of suppressing dissent since his resounding re-election.
Siliconindia.com: Charity Services 2010-03-17
This online version includes the description of, as well as samples from, 101 exemplary practices of human rights education, education for democratic ...
Times of Central Asia: Deputy chairmen of Majlisi Namoyandagon elected 2010-03-17
MP Mahmadali Vatanov was elected to head the Committee on Legislation and Human Rights, MP Shermuhammad Shohiyon was appointed chairman of the Committee ...
Sify: KNP delegation meets senior Indian diplomat 2010-03-17
The meeting discussed issues related to terrorism, extremism, communalism and human rights; and looked at ways of promoting the peace process and building ...
Straits Times: Fonseka returns to court 2010-03-17
Mr Rajapakse has been accused by political opponents and international human rights groups of suppressing dissent and tightening his grip on the oppositi ...
Sri Lanka Guardian: The Similarities and Differences between the Vietnam War and the Eelam War 2010-03-17
(2004 Human Rights Watch report) Demographically, Vietnam veterans comprise only a small minority of America's largest, most influential generation (Baskir ...
Peninsula On-line: Spate of Myanmar privatisations raises questions 2010-03-17
The military government, which faces strict Western sanctions because of its human rights record, is trying to sell off petrol stati ...
Jakarta Post: Obama should 'address rights, Muslim ties' 2010-03-17
Veterant right activist, Hendardi, meanwhile, urged Obama to press the Indonesian government to come clean on past human rights violations, including ...
New York Times: Afghanistan Says It Enacted Law to Pardon War Crimes 2010-03-17
Human rights groups have expressed dismay that the law appeared to have been enacted quietly, granting blanket immunity to members of all armed factions ...
phillyBurbs.com: Pirates free NKorean chemical tanker 2010-03-17
The human rights group Amnesty international appealed to Cuban President Raul Castro to release political prisoners and scrap laws that restrict fundamental ...
The News International: Our dogmatic liberals 2010-03-17
Blackwater activities run the gamut of assassinations, bombings, bribery, kidnapping, torture. None of them truly conducive to building a democratic ...
Embassy: Getting at the roots of multicultural animosity 2010-03-17
By Anca Gurzu At the beginning of March, an Egyptian woman new to Canada filed a human-rights complaint against the province of Quebec after the government ...
BusinessWeek: China in 'Greatest Bubble in History,' Rickards Says 2010-03-17
The Asian nation remained the largest overseas owner of the debt after trimming its holdings by $5.8 billion in January to $889 billion, according ...
INSEAD Knowledge: Google's China dilemma: stay or go? 2010-03-17
These questions were brought to the fore in a panel discussion 'In or out: Google in China' organised by student club INDEVOR at INSEAD's Asia campus ...

2010-03-16: Headlines

RFI: Sri Lankan former army chief goes on trial 2010-03-16
President Rajapakse has been accused by political opponents and international human rights groups of suppressing dissent and tightening his grip on ...
The New Nation: Bioethics should be embodied in policies for developing moral values 2010-03-16
Prof Arefin said human rights are violated across the globe due to lack of practices of bioethics. He stressed the need for bioethics education at all ...
Asian Tribune: Pakistan's security environments (1971-March 2010) 2010-03-16
More than 100000 Kashmiris have been martyred and rape and torture is used as weapons of war. The civilised world has taken little notice of worst hum ...
Foreign Policy: On this Asia trip, Obama could take a cue from Bush 2010-03-16
Like on trade more generally, where the words "Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific" haven't been uttered since President Bush left the Oval Office?
Asia Times Online: Panchen Lama enters political arena 2010-03-16
"There are no human rights in Tibet; it shows that Tibet is not part of China; we are a free country," said one of the demonstrators, who were carrying ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: Crimean Tatars Seek Criminal Case Against Ukrainian Interior Minister 2010-03-16
Soviet leader Josef Stalin used that alleged collaboration as grounds for deporting the Crimean Tatars to Central Asia in May 1944. "Not only Crimean Tatar ...
Earthtimes: Vietnam releases Catholic democracy activist for health reasons 2010-03-16
Sophie Richardson, Asia director of Human Rights Watch, called Ly's release a step in the right direction, but said he was among hundreds of Vietnamese ...
Nigeria: How to prevent spread of obstetric fistula, by WHO - The Guardian 2010-03-16
The researchers wrote: "Although the eradication of female genital cutting is desirable from the standpoints of both women's health and human right ...
US Department of State: Advancing Protection in the 21st Century: Reflections on the 30th Anniversary ... 2010-03-16
I want to thank Human Rights First for the opportunity to speak with you this morning, for organizing this day-long conference and for the group's undying ...
Reuters: Afghanistan confirms blanket pardon for war crimes 2010-03-16
Brad Adams, Asia director for watchdog Human Rights Watch, said there was still mystery surrounding the process, and why it apparently took more than two ...
BBC News: Mystery of missing Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng deepens 2010-03-16
"We are willing to have human rights dialogue with the UK and other countries on the basis of mutual respect and non-interference in each other's internal ...
BBC News: Chinese human rights lawyer still missing 2010-03-16
Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng who was taken away by police a year ago. China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi ...
Aljazeera.net: Fonseka faces Sri Lanka tribunal 2010-03-16
... the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Universal Declaration of Human Rights," Sarath Silva told reporters in Colombo.
Bournemouth Echo: Police facing scrutiny over stop-and-search 2010-03-16
Possible breaches of the Race Relations Act are being examined after a study by the Equality and Human Rights Commission revealed the statistics are ...
Forester: Black people three times more likely to be searched 2010-03-16
The figures revealed yesterday by the Equality and Human Rights Commission show for every white person, 3.3 black people were stopped by the police in ...
Harrow Times: Police: stop and search is 'effective tool' 2010-03-16
... five times as many black people as white people in 2008 to 2009, according to statistics published by watchdog the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Leicester Mercury: Leicestershire police defend use of stop-and-search 2010-03-16
Police have defended their use of stop-and-search after an equality watchdog said the powers were more likely to be used on black and Asian people th ...
Get Surrey: Black people 'twice as likely to be stopped and searched' 2010-03-16
Figures released by the Equality and Human Rights Commission showed that in 2007/08, 39 black people per 1000 in Surrey were stopped and searched ...
The Argus.co.uk: Sussex Police three times more likely to stop black men 2010-03-16
According to the latest figures from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, one in 53 people were stopped and searched by police in Sussex between April ...
Newbury Weekly News Group: Thames Valley Police concerned about stop and search of black people 2010-03-16
The Equality and Human Rights Commission yesterday (Monday) released a report outlining the stop and search rate for each police force in England and Wale ...
Socialistworker.co.uk: Tortured for 7 years - and the British government knew it 2010-03-16
The Labour government is fighting in the courts to stop its complicity in torture coming to light. Simon Basketter looks at the shattering evidence ...
Telegraph.co.uk: Hamid Karzai held secret talks with Mullah Baradar in Afghanistan 2010-03-16
Matt Waldman, a fellow at the Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy in Harvard, said: "It seems these arrests were intended to ensure elements inside Pakist ...
Portsmouth News: Hampshire Police criticised over stop and search 2010-03-16
Research by the Human Rights and Equality Commission in the Stop and Think Report revealed black people are 5.7 times more likely to get stopped in ...
ISRIA: India - Address by Foreign Secretary at the Woodrow Wilson Centre on “Two ... 2010-03-16
... only those who abjure violence, give up armed struggle and terrorism and are willing to abide by the values of democracy, pluralism and human rights.
Auburn Citizen: China shows no sign of budging on Iran sanctions 2010-03-16
"We are willing to have human rights dialogue with the United Kingdom and other countries on the basis of mutual respect and noninterference in each other' ...
PeriÃ³dico 26: Cubans Reject Offences by the European Parliament 2010-03-16
European deputies were much more worried about sending a message to satisfy the US government than about human rights, which explains the resoluti ...
Spero News: Vietnam: Temporarily free, Fr Van Ly to go back to prison after treatment 2010-03-16
He was jailed in 2007 after receiving an eight-year sentence for his action in favour of democracy and human rights. After leaving Ba Sao prison (northern ...
Straits Times: China pressed on Falungong 2010-03-16
China has bristled at previous resolutions on its human rights record, calling it interference in its internal affairs. Falungong - a movement loosely based ...
Straits Times: Robin Hood lawyers of China 2010-03-16
By The Straits Times China Bureau Beijing-based human rights lawyer Hao Jinsong (above) has won a series of high-profile cases involving government abuses.
China Daily: The US is turning human rights into a farce 2010-03-16
During the era of colonialism, people of Africa, Asia and Latin America were treated like second class citizens to say the least.
Ferghana.ru: Freedom House Calls on Kyrgyz Government to Loosen Controls on Media 2010-03-16
Reports by Freedom House, the US Department of State and other human rights groups also show a disturbing increase in violence against journalists in 2009 ...
Advocate.com: UNAIDS Head Worried by Rising Antigay Tide 2010-03-16
He received the Outspoken Award from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission later that evening. Declaring the AIDS epidemic to be “ ...
AsiaOne: E.Timor still waiting for apology from Indonesia: president 2010-03-16
A reconciliation commission established jointly by East Timor and Indonesia found in 2008 that while gross human rights abuses were committed by Indonesi ...
Meat International: UK migrant workers being exploited 16 Mar 2010 2010-03-16
An Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) inquiry in Britain found widespread evidence of the mistreatment and exploitation of migrant and agency ...
Spero News: Uzbekistan: Tashkent cracks down on business 2010-03-16
Surat Ikramov, head of the Initiative Group of Independent Human Rights Activists of Uzbekistan, thinks that this campaign will not produce desired result ...
Bangkok Post: Australia says China ties 'back on track' 2010-03-16
Smith said Australia would maintain an interest in issues such as human rights as China's economic and strategic influence grew.
The Associated Press: Sri Lankan opposition leader faces court-martial 2010-03-16
Sarath Fonseka has been condemned by the opposition and human rights groups, who accuse the government of retaliating against a man who dared challenge ...
Times of Central Asia: Kazakh Ombudsman received UN Regional Representative for Refugees 2010-03-16
ASTANA, March 16 (KazInform) - Human Rights Commissioner of Kazakhstan Askar Shakirov has received Regional Representative/ Regional Coordinator/ ...
UNPO: UNPO Chair UN Event on Minorities in South Asia 2010-03-16
Professor Baseer Naweed of the Asian Human Rights Commission described the situation of religious minorities as “critical”, especially that of Hindus ...
Los Angeles Times: LEBANON: Experts argue against 'clash of civilizations' at university forum 2010-03-16
He compares racial issues in the US to the human rights abuses committed across the Middle East against women, religious minorities and foreign workers.
Eurasia Review: 32519 North Korea's Tightening Sanctions Could Trigger Instability 2010-03-16
Human security has been a long-term crisis in North Korea, with human rights abuses and economic deprivation widely documented, but the international ...
The Associated Press: Sri Lanka's hero general faces court-martial 2010-03-16
The military proceeding against former army chief Sarath Fonseka has been condemned by the opposition and human rights groups, who accuse the government ...
Livemint: US funds pressurize Bhel to exit Sudan 2010-03-16
The US has strained relations with Sudan, a country it accuses of state-sponsored terrorism and human rights violations.Investments by state-owned companie ...
AdAge.com: Despite Digital Crackdown, Companies Still See Fast Growth in China 2010-03-16
... sensitive topics such as human rights appear deadlocked. "The Google case was a botch," said Tom Doctoroff, JWT's area director, Northeast Asia and CEO ...
Express Buzz: Sarath Fonseka may be tried in absentia 2010-03-16
The military proceeding against former army chief Sarath Fonseka has been condemned by the opposition and human rights groups, who accuse the government ...
The Australian: Obama's Australian trip cut to Canberra stopover 2010-03-16
The officials said they could not predict when the US would resume full military ties with Indonesia, citing past human rights violations involving Kopassu ...
RT: Israeli actions run counter to the internationally recognized legal basis 2010-03-16
The 13th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the main UN rights body, began work in Geneva on March 1. The agenda of the session will be rich ...
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: Vietnam releases leading dissident from prison 2010-03-16
Vietnam has sent 16 democracy activists to jail in the last several months and has come under frequent international criticism for its human rights record.
Bangkok Post: China 'more concerned' over Iran nuclear crisis 2010-03-16
The two foreign ministers also pledged to work together to strengthen diplomatic ties after the two nations clashed on human rights and global warning ...
Scoop.co.nz: Cultural Preservation: A Growing Imperative 2010-03-16
Q: Can protecting culture play a role in advancing human rights, particularly for minorities and indigenous populations? A: There is a long history ...
The Epoch Times: 'The Time Has Come!' Says Rep. Smith on Bill Combating Internet Censorship 2010-03-16
Not surprisingly, GOFA is endorsed by many human rights organizations—Freedom House, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Pen American Center ...
AsiaOne: Killings still major problem in the Philippines, says US 2010-03-16
The "2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices," released to the US Congress on March 11, noted that concerns about impunity in the Philippine ...
New York Times: China Announces Prison Sentence for Missing Human Rights Lawyer 2010-03-16
HONG KONG — China's foreign minister waded into the mystery over the disappearance of one of the country's most prominent human right ...
Eurasia Review: Bihar: The Expediency Of Failure - South Asia Intelligence Review 2010-03-16
While dealing with Maoists, human rights should not be violated. The use of force against recalcitrant persons cannot be ruled out, Police should ...
Scoop.co.nz: Unexplained Closure of Indonesian Radio Station 2010-03-16
“Media providers require consistent and transparent regulations to safeguard freedom of expression and independent media,” IFJ Asia -Pacific Direct ...
Times of Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan ranks 42 in “Failed States Index” 2010-03-16
According to these criterion Uzbekistan was announced the most “failed state” in the Central Asia (38th spot). Ukraine was recognized as relatively stable ...
Forum 18: UZBEKISTAN: Internet censorship continues 2010-03-16
None of the three websites particularly focuses on religion in Uzbekistan or Central Asia, though all give the topic some coverage. Portal-credo.ru has long ...
Bangkok Post: China, Britain pledge to improve strained ties 2010-03-16
The British and Chinese foreign ministers pledged Tuesday to work together to strengthen ties after the two nations clashed over human right ...
Publishers Lunch Deluxe: Lunch Weekly for Monday, March 15 2010-03-16
Jeanne Kalogridis's THE INQUISITOR'S WIFE, in the early days of the Spanish Inquisition, a young wife recoils at her husband's role in the torture ...
Sydney Morning Herald: Full visit to Indonesia still on agenda 2010-03-16
The recent signals have been mixed, with Mr Obama's senior director of Asian affairs, Jeffrey Bader, saying there is a ''certain history to overcome''.
Cherokee Scout: A Senior Moment 2010-03-16
Finally in a letter to Tench Tilghman in 1784, George Washington wrote, “If they are good workers, they may be of Asia, Africa or Europe.

2010-03-15: Headlines

Independent: Black and Asian youths still victims of rough justice 2010-03-15
In one of the most comprehensive studies of youth justice in recent years, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says that black and mixed-race ...
msnbc.com: Newly powerful China defies Western nations 2010-03-15
During a trip to the United States in 1997, he took the politically risky move of announcing that China welcomed continued US engagement in Asia — including ...
The News International: World at a Glance 2010-03-15
The order followed the release of the Department's 2009 Human Rights Report, which said Philippine government agencies had carried out extrajudicial ...
E-Pao.net: Gandhi to Sharmila campaign concludes 2010-03-15
The Gandhi to Sharmila campaign was launched by the Peoples' Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) in association with Just for Peace Manipur.
Kashmir Media Service: Yasmeen Raja appeals UR to help resolve Kashmir dispute 2010-03-15
“The settlement of the longstanding dispute was vital to the peace and stability in South Asia,” she emphasised. Denouncing the continued human right ...
New Yorker: Goings on About Town: Readings and Talks 2010-03-15
The Promise: Honoring iconic figures of the civil-rights era. Readings by Margaret Atwood and Joyce Carol Oates, and more events involving New Yorker ...
New Yorker: Goings on About Town: On the Horizon 2010-03-15
The exhibition “Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-68,” at the Bronx Museum, commemorates the fortieth anniversary of the death ...
Indian Express: Asian youths face discrimination in UK criminal justice system 2010-03-15
Britain's Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has found that Asian and Black teenagers accused of crime in Britain face discrimination under ...
BBC News: Police stop and search powers 'target minorities' 2010-03-15
The Equality and Human Rights Commission said it could not rule out legal action against some forces. Its research found black people were at least six ...
Telegraph.co.uk: Ethnic minorities nine times more likely to be stopped and searched 2010-03-15
... Crime Correspondent The Equality and Human Rights Commission said that forces that continue to “disproportionately” target black and Asian Britons ...
Phuketwan: MediaWATCH: Protesters March on PM's Compound 2010-03-15
Tomas Ojea Quintana cited ''systematic violation of human rights'' when he visited the country in February, fueling an international outcry against ...
Global Times: Sri Lankan politician criticizes US human rights report 2010-03-15
A senior politician from Sri Lanka's ruling coalition on Sunday criticized the United States over the US State Department's 2009 Human Rights Report.
Vancouver Sun: Myanmar's generals take no chances on electoral overthrow 2010-03-15
Tomas Ojea Quintana says the junta has failed to end human rights abuses such as the conscription of child soldiers, slavery, discrimination against ...
News-Medical.net: US State Department releases annual human rights review 2010-03-15
The 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which includes an assessment of 194 countries, "described abuses in Asia, the Middle East ...
Silver City Sun News: What should US do in Burma? 2010-03-15
The official, Tomas Ojea Quintana, special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, will recommend the establishment of a commission of inquiry to investigate ...
Zee News: Kim Jong-il has $4 bn in European banks: Report 2010-03-15
... are now in Luxembourg, or have recently been transferred from Luxembourg to other tax havens," Ken Kato, the director of Human Rights in Asia, said.
Vox Bikol: Vox Bikol Columnist in International Women' Rights Workshop 2010-03-15
Enhancing regional cooperation in the field of human rights and democracy among the countries in South East Asia constitutes a main priority for SIDA in ...
DeHavilland: Today - EHRC raise concern over stop and search incidents 2010-03-15
The Equality and Human Rights Commission says there's little evidence that the tactic of some police forces in disproportionately targeting black and Asi ...
Daily Mail: Police face legal threat over stop and search for 'unfairly targeting ethnic ... 2010-03-15
The Government's equality watchdog claimed today that black and Asian Britons were still being unfairly targeted. The Equality and Human Rights Commissi ...
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am: Genocide Resolution approved by Swedish Parliament: full text 2010-03-15
The report was voted on in the Subcommittee of the UN Committee for Human Rights with the voices 14 against 1 (4 abstentions) in August, 1985.
Daily Echo: Equality bosses threaten to sue county's police 2010-03-15
The Equality and Human Rights Commission may now take legal action against Hampshire and other forces for breaching race relations laws.
Socialist Alliance: Asia-Pacific calls for protests during Obama's visits to Guam, Indonesia ... 2010-03-15
The US is planning to re-support KOPASSUS (Indonesia's special forces), which is notorious for human rights violation in East Timor and Indonesia.
Kashmir Media Service: JKPM expresses concern over stepped up HR violations in IHK 2010-03-15
Appealing the international human rights organisations including Amnesty International (AI) and Asia Watch (AW) to impress upon India to stop rights'
This is Nottingham: Police 'unfairly targeting' ethnic minorities 2010-03-15
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) reviewed all 42 police forces in England and Wales and found that most are using stop and search power ...
Global Voices Online: China: Debating hukou reform 2010-03-15
As for [the migrant workers] having more than one child issue…what, now you guys don't talk about human rights and freedoms?
Vancouver Sun: Banning niqab will only increase women's isolation and inequality 2010-03-15
In countries like Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran, human rights campaigners have fought against forced veilings. These laws are unequivocally wrong ...
The Press Association: Legal threat over police searches 2010-03-15
However, police services should strive to work fairly and effectively while respecting basic human rights and discrimination law. Only then can they be ...
AsiaOne: Actress and activist turned legislator reports doctor for sexual harassment 2010-03-15
The member of the House of Representatives, who is a seasoned human rights activist and renowned feminist, reported Rasyidin to the West South Sulawesi ...
Gay NZ: Wellington mayor launches Outgames countdown 2010-03-15
The Outgames is a week of competition in sixteen sports, a major human rights conference, visual and performing arts events and parties, to be held ...
Sydney Morning Herald: Echoes of empire and Bollywood 2010-03-15
I've read that Malacca, or Melaka as it is now more properly known in Malay, will be one of Asia's hottest travel destinations this year.
The Chosun Ilbo: N.Korea 'Expands Counter-Intelligence Force in China' 2010-03-15
The men are said to be in charge of exposing contacts leaking inside information outside the border and also collecting data on North Korean human right ...

2010-03-14: Headlines

Bangkok Post: Law drafts abound in China's parliament 2010-03-14
... trial for up to four years, according to the last major reform in 2004 -- a situation that has long drawn criticism from international human rights groups.
History News Network: Immigrant Loyalties During the Great War and Today 2010-03-14
Jews, who had had no nation of their own for two thousand years, endured limited civil rights in most of the countries of Western Europe ...
MWC News: 'Red Shirts' rally in Thai capital 2010-03-14
Sunai Phasuk, a consultant for Human Rights Watch in Thailand, said: "Vejjajiva has already made his decision that he is not going to surrender to pressure ...
Firedoglake: Petraeus Reportedly Wanted To Put West Bank, Gaza Under Central Command 2010-03-14
First he's against torture and for the closure of Guantanamo and now he opens the door to an American military involvement in the Israeli-Palestini ...
The Guardian: Asylum deportation flights need rights monitors, EU says 2010-03-14
Deportation flights should carry human rights monitors to check on the safety of failed asylum seekers who have been forcibly removed ...
PR-CANADA.net: IAOP Survey Finds Corporate Social Responsibility Increasingly Important ... 2010-03-14
Outsourcing buyers consider employee practices as the more important CSR criteria, putting labor, fair operating practices and human rights higher th ...
Jakarta Globe: Obama to Connect Dots During His Visit 2010-03-14
For more than a decade, the Leahy Act, prohibiting the United States from training military units with a history of human rights abuse, has meant th ...
Edmonton Sun: Racism link suspected 2010-03-14
Outraged, the co-worker raised the issue with senior management and filed a human rights complaint. The source said he was sure Burns was looking for h ...
Telegraph.co.uk: Is China's Politburo spoiling for a showdown with America? 2010-03-14
"At a time when the world is suffering a serious human rights disaster caused by the US subprime crisis-induced global financial crisis, the US government ...
Japan Focus: American Police Training and Political Violence: From the Philippines Conquest ... 2010-03-14
7 These comments exemplify the ends justifies the means philosophy underpinning the abuse of human rights, which was characteristic of later interventi ...
Khaleej Times: Qattami Lauds UAE's Human Rights Role 2010-03-14
DUBAI — Humaid Al Qattami, UAE Education Minister praised on Sunday the role the Emirates Human Rights Association in trying to create an awareness on ...
ABS CBN News: Arroyo orders response to US rights allegations 2010-03-14
The order followed the release of the US State Department's 2009 Human Rights Report, which said Philippine government agencies had carried out ...
Telegraph.co.uk: Kim Jong-il keeps $4m 'emergency fund' in European banks 2010-03-14
He has no choice but to respect human rights, give up his nuclear weapons and beg the international community to release the funds because he needs th ...
Yonhap News: More than 80 percent of Koreans back death sentence: poll 2010-03-14
... 83.1 percent said capital punishment is necessary to prevent such heinous crimes, while 11.1 percent were against it for human rights reasons.
Media Newswire: Human Rights Committee Concludes Consideration of Uzbekistan's Third Report ... 2010-03-14
Turning to questions regarding Mr. van Boven's anti-torture report, he said, while it was no secret that human rights mechanisms depended on assistants ...
E-Pao.net: Sharmila's campaign echoes at Delhi 2010-03-14
The event jointly organized by various civil society organisations comprising of Other Media, South Asia Forum for Human Rights, Saheli, INSAF ...
Arab Times: Debt bondage of domestic workers starts in S, E Asia 2010-03-14
In its recent “Report on Human Rights Practices” on Kuwait, the US State Department's Bureau of Democracy pointed out that some migrant workers ...
AFP: Ahead of visit, Obama reconsiders Indonesia military 2010-03-14
"Indonesia's democratic reforms over the past decade have been pretty remarkable and its greatly improved human rights record has enabled us to engage more ...
TMCnet: Kuwait Times Muna Al-Fuzai column: The power of Google 2010-03-14
Information at fingertips is what Google offers to users, regardless of whether they are businessmen, students or human rights activists.
ISRIA: Italy - Speech by Minister Frattini at the Opening Conference for ... 2010-03-14
An agenda in step with the times: security and fundamental human rights - As regards our transatlantic relationship, Italy is working bilaterally ...
The Nation, Pakistan: HC would welcome mediation of Saudi Arabia in Indo-Pak dialogues: Mirwaiz 2010-03-14
Mirwaiz said that nine thousand Kashmiris are missing since last twenty years and appealed that Human Rights, Asian Watch and other International ...
Maktoob Business: UAE goes on human rights PR offensive 2010-03-14
DUBAI - The UAE, under fire for abusing workers from poor countries, has sent officials to Arab and Asian countries to improve relations and raise awarene ...
Express Buzz: End emergency, reconcile with Tamils, Lanka told 2010-03-14
Why isnt Navi P not involved in this lack of Human rights ? This is a case of Tamils in Toilet Nadu raping Tamils !......Are the Tamils raping their own ...
Eye of Dubai: Fair & Lovely Alliance with Dubai Foundation for Women & Children Seeks ... 2010-03-14
The foundation's primary mission is to offer victims of violence immediate protection and support services in accordance with international human right ...
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: Dalai Lama's visit near, Cedar Valley residents still learning from Buddha 2010-03-14
Buddhism began in India and spread throughout Asia and beyond. It remains a distinctly minority religion in Iowa and the United States.