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 …
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Commentary: Study of blasphemy laws and human rights shows why the U.N. shouldn’t … – McClatchy
The United Nations General Assembly may soon vote – not for the first time – in favor of a resolution opposing the “defamation of religions.” The idea, which may sound appealing at first blush, is particularly championed by Islamic countries, which would …
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 …
China hits out at US commission’s report on human rights – ABS-CBN
BEIJING, China – China on Thursday warned a US commission of lawmakers and government officials to stop interfering in its internal affairs, after it released a report criticising Beijing’s human rights record. The Congressional-Executive Commission on …
Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Library and Archives Canada Sign Memorandum of Understanding – Yahoo Finance
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – 10/18/10) – Editors Note: A photo for this release will be available via Marketwire on the picture wire of The Canadian Press. Mr. Stuart Murray, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights …
NIF’s Old-New-No Funding Guidelines: Substance or Spin?
On September 19, 2010, NIF published new funding guidelines on its website. For the first time, the organization declared that groups that violate core principles, including working ”to deny the right of the Jewish people to sovereign self-determination within Israel.” However, since the initial report, a number of NIF officials have made confusing and contradictory public statements, suggesting that the guidelines are not new, and that they will not be implemented to reverse the anti-Israel NGO activities resulting from NIF’s funding policies. In addition, no timetable or implementation mechanism have been published.
BADIL´s Antisemitic Cartoon: Questions for DanChurchAid, Trocaire and Funders
On May 5, 2010, the Palestinian NGO BADIL awarded a prize to a blatantly antisemitic cartoon, featuring a grotesque caricature of a Jewish man standing over a dead Arab child and holding a pitchfork dripping with blood. The image was featured on its website until NGO Monitor contacted DanChurchAid, a BADIL partner, and its officials intervened. BADIL is a leader in the global BDS campaign, lawfare attempts targeting Israeli officials in international and European courts, and tendentious written and oral statements to the UN Human Rights Council.
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 …
