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News & Articles : Human Rights
- Chile's Pinochet Acquitted of 'Operation Condor' Charges
Chile's Supreme Court has dropped some human rights charges against former dictator, Augusto Pinochet, one day after lifting his legal immunity.
- Serbian Foreign Minister Demands Guarantees of Rights for Serbs in Kosovo
The foreign minister of Serbia and Montenegro, Vuk Draskovic, has called for the United Nations to guarantee the rights of all non-ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.
- Zimbabwe's President Signs Controversial Constitutional Amendments into Law
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has signed into law several constitutional amendments restricting freedom of movement and property rights and creating a Senate that critics say will help tighten his grip on power.
- Guantanamo Detainees' Hunger Strike Enters Second Month
Scores of prisoners held at the U.S. military's detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, reportedly are in the second month of a hunger strike called to protest what the detainees say is their mistreatment by jailers.
- West Africa Pipeline Deal Raises Human Rights Concerns
The human rights group Amnesty International is accusing the giant U.S. oil company ExxonMobil of putting profits over human rights with its involvement in a West African oil pipeline.
- British Leader Signs Trade Deals, Discusses Human Rights With China
British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he is optimistic that China will eventually match its economic development with democracy and more respect for human rights.
- Egyptian Rights Groups Call For Vote Against President
Egyptians should boycott the coming presidential elections or vote for one of the opposition candidates, a group of local human rights organisations said on Saturday.
- Focus: Syria's Kurds Struggle for Rights
Syria's one-and-a-half million ethnic Kurds have been struggling for years in the face of official repression.
- UN Human Rights Chief Asks China for Details on Execution Policies
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, is asking China for more information on its policy of capital punishment.
- Human Rights Watch Says Papua New Guinea Police Abuse Detainees
A report released by Human Rights Watch says police in Papua New Guinea routinely beat, rape, and torture detainees, many of whom are children.
- Report Links North Korea's Food Shortages to Human Rights Abuses
The U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea says Pyongyang's human rights abuses are exacerbating the country's food shortages.
- Indonesia Releases Aceh Rebels Under Peace Deal Amnesty
The Indonesian government has begun releasing hundreds of separatist Acehnese rebels as part of a peace deal signed by the two sides earlier this month.
- UN Human Rights Chief Urges Ratification of Anti-Trafficking Agreements
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged China and other non-signatories to ratify rights agreements to help counter the rise in trafficking of women and children worldwide.
- Reporters Without Borders Calls On EU to Intercede In Cuban Crackdown
An international media rights group has called on the European Union (EU) to intercede in the Cuban government's recent crackdown on independent journalists.
- China May be Preparing Another Crackdown on Ethnic Muslims in Xinjiang
Exile groups and human rights advocates say China may be preparing to crack down on ethnic Muslim Uighurs in the region of Xinjiang.
- Russian Rights Group Compares Current State Of Country's Prisons To Gulags
In a new report, a group of leading Russian rights activists is accusing authorities of ignoring systemic abuses and torture in the country's prisons.
- Release of Former Haitian Paramilitary Leader Draws Condemnation
In Haiti, the recent release of an imprisoned former paramilitary leader has drawn condemnation from diplomats and human rights activists.
- Jurisdiction of Aceh's New Human Rights Tribunal in Dispute
The newly signed peace agreement between the Indonesian government and separatist rebels in the province of Aceh calls for the establishment of a human rights tribunal.
- Human Rights Group Says Zimbabwe Secretly Scattering Homeless
An international human rights group says the government of Zimbabwe has moved thousands of people from temporary camps to more remote locations, after the United Nations criticized Harare for organizing mass evictions and home demolitions.
- Nigerian Police Take Course in Human Rights
Police in Nigeria, stung by reports of human rights violations, are attending a human rights workshop in the capital, Abuja.
- Campaigning Begins for Afghanistan's Parliamentary Polls
Campaigning has begun for Afghanistan's first parliamentary polls since the fall of the Taleban in 2001, amid warnings by a human rights group that female candidates need more protection.
- US Military Fights Release of More Abu Ghraib Images
The U.S. military is fighting efforts to release more photos and videotapes that document the abuse of detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.
- North, South Korea Announce Prisoner Amnesty
The two Koreas have announced special prisoner amnesties to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the peninsula from Japanese colonial rule.
- Amnesty International Criticizes Mexico's Human Rights Record
Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan is urging the Mexican government to 'walk its talk' concerning human rights.
- AU Appointment of Chissano as Zimbabwe Mediator Seen as Blow for Mbeki
The African Union named Mozambique's former President Joachim Chissano to mediate the political standoff in Zimbabwe that has alarmed human rights advocates and plunged the economy into crisis.
- US Holding Talks on Return of Guantanamo Detainees
The State Department confirmed Tuesday the United States is holding talks with a number of Muslim countries on the return of their nationals now held at the U.S. detention center at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba.
- Politicians, Rights Activists Say Cambodian Government is Using Courts to Sil...
A Cambodian military court has convicted opposition lawmaker Cheam Channy and sentenced him to seven years in prison on charges of creating a secret military force.
- Human Rights Activist Slain in DR Congo
International human rights groups say gunmen in the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed a prominent rights activist in the east of the country.
- Newly Released Documents Show Lawyers Strongly Objected to US Interrogation P...
Newly released U.S. government documents show the nation's top military lawyers argued strenuously against controversial interrogation methods used at U.S detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and in Iraq.
- UN: Sexual Violence in Darfur Continues
A new report by the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says sexual violence in strife-ridden Sudan's Darfur is prevalent.
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