Human rights groups up Marange pressure
RIGHTS groups pushing for a ban on Marange diamonds have ratcheted up pressure as the industry heads to Israel for next week’s key meeting of the Kimberly Process where Zimbabwe is topping the agenda.
Leaked files in Iraq causes serious breaches of Human Rights Law – New Kerala
New York, Oct 27 : Leaked classified United States documents on the war in Iraq point to serious breaches of international human rights law, including summary executions of a large number of civilians, as well as torture and ill-treatment of detainees, the …
Human rights forgotten in Sudan, HRW says
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (UPI) — Human rights in Sudan shouldn’t take a backseat to political reforms under way in the war-torn country, Human Rights Watch said.
Iran: Human Rights Crisis Requires International Scrutiny
Source: Human Rights Watch (New York) – Human Rights Watch and a number of other international and Iranian groups have issued the following statement seeking action by the United Nations General Assembly in light of the human …
JCPenney Receives Top Rating on Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index – Yahoo Finance
PLANO, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP – News ) has announced that it has earned a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2011 Corporate Equality Index, released by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) earlier this month. The index …
Clinton Is Urged to Confront Vietnam on Human Rights
As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visits Hanoi, activists have called on her to speak out.
Southeast Asian NGOs give Asean human rights body failing mark
BANGKOK, THAILAND — Members of human rights organizations in Southeast Asia have given the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) a failing mark for its performance in its first year. The assessment by the Solidarity for Asian Peoples’ Advocacies (SAPA) Task Force on ASEAN and Human Rights, a network of human rights organizations and
Can the Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement give life to the much talked about ‘Third Force’?
The People’s Parliament Last Monday, RPK wrote in MToday that he had, in 2004, “attended the inaugural meeting of the Malaysian Civil Liberties Society (MCLS)…That was six years ago and after six years nothing further has happened. This is because the MCLS is still awaiting the approval of its registration” . I, too, was at that inaugural meeting and to this day I remain a protem committee of …
Candidates in 3 races able to keep their campaigns civil
The Macomb County district court system has three contested judge races, and so far, all have been mud-free affairs.
Clinton urges Vietnam to improve human rights
HANOI, Vietnam – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has urged Vietnam to clean up its human rights record following a spate of dissident arrests.
Kosovo official says university ban on hiring lecturers over 50 violates human rights – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
sns-ap-eu-kosovo-too-old-to-teach PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s largest public university should abolish its ban on hiring staff who are over 50 years old, a top human rights official said Tuesday. Kosovo’s ombudsperson Sami Kurteshi said the refusal …
Burma, Human Rights Issues Backdrop to Obama Asia Trip
Rights groups urge US President not to let civil liberties take back seat to bilateral, economic issues during trip
Alumni gift helps William and Mary establish new civil liberties project
The project will be a joint effort between the university’s Arts and Sciences and law school — A $1.1 million gift to the College of William and Mary will help the university establish a civil liberties project that will provide students with a better understanding of the U.S. Constitution and how to become more civically engaged.
