Full Coverage: Human rights

29.10.2004 Plusieurs entités du secteur des droits humains tant au niveau national qu'international condamnent des violations ou accrocs aux droits de la personne enregistrés dans le contexte de violence qui sévit à Port-Au-Prince depuis le 30 septembre dernier.

29.10.2004 Although it hard to decipher the truth from the conflicting claims and counter-claims about the recent violent clashes between on one hand, the Haitian police, and on the other, what are variously described as '"local residents", "Lavalas supporters" and "armed bandits", it seems clear that the interim government is involved in serious human rights violations.

29.10.2004 The practice of collective punishment set up by the British in the 19th century to control Pakistan's unruly Pashtunsin tribal belt comes under fire.

29.10.2004 Tens of thousands of women, girls, children and even babies raped and tortured in the Congo by warring factions have poor access to medical care, warns Amnesty.

29.10.2004 Pakistani parliament passes a proposal to introduce death penalty to deter people killing for `honour'.

29.10.2004 BANGKOK, Oct 28 (IPS) - The Thai government's credibility among the country's Muslim minority has taken a nosedive thanks to the cavalier approach Bangkok has adopted in explaining the deaths of 78 men and boys while in military custody following a protest early this week in the southern province of Narathiwat.

28.10.2004 The formal justice system in Pakistan is almost inaccessible to women and girls, who suffer many forms of gender violence both within the family and outside when they approach the police for help.

28.10.2004 The state human rights commission in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has advised stateÂ’s school education department to ensure that the children are not burdened with heavy school bags.

27.10.2004 Amnesty is calling on the Thai government to investigate the death of demonstrators demanding the release of relatives detained under suspicion of handing arms to militants.

27.10.2004 Poverty, which has been tormenting villagers in Uttaranchal, in the northern part of India, who were forcefully evicted in 1993, has worsened since the state authorities have ignored the order given by the apex court in their favour.

27.10.2004 L’absence de proposition de la part des autorités dans plusieurs domaines très importants pour les droits humains et le respect de l’état de droit est flagrante, a déclaré une délégation d’Amnesty International à l’issue d’une visite au Guatémala.

26.10.2004 Moving Ideas recently released in depth resources on the politics of U.S. human rights practices, as a companion to The American Prospect's October Special Report, Bringing Human Rights Home: Why universal rights protect America. It includes links to reports, facts, resources, and primary sources relating to human rights in the U.S.

26.10.2004 Irresponsible arms trading by some of the worldÂ’s biggest exporters is diverting money that should be used to combat poverty, Oxfam reports.

26.10.2004 Thirteen women seeking refuge speak out about their harrowing experiences and reveal the appalling treatment they have received in detention in the UK.

26.10.2004 Any chance for a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine will collapse unless the UK intervenes now, says Christian Aid. Find out how to lobby for action.

25.10.2004 Des actes de violence sporadiques sont enregistrés dans plusieurs quartiers de Port-au-Prince, faisant dans la nuit du 24 au 25 octobre au moins 3 morts, dont un policier.

25.10.2004 The Head of Books for Change, Hindi, Manimala tells Narendra Deo of OneWorld South Asia, that books on Dalits and Dalit women are witnessing increasing readership in recent times. Excerpts.

25.10.2004 Led by the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum, fishermen from Badin - a coastal region in Pakistan - staged a protest against harassment by security forces and demanded their withdrawal from traditional fishing areas.

22.10.2004 Au cours des six premiers mois de l'année, plus de 10.000 personnes sévèrement malnutries, en majorité des enfants, ont été accueillies dans nos centres nutritionnels thérapeutiques. Milton Tectonidis, médecin en charge des questions de malnutrition au siège de MSF, revient sur l'évolution de la prise en charge et rappelle que, loin d'être une fatalité, la malnutrition est souvent le fruit de décisions politiques.

22.10.2004 Fresh crisis is brewing in Ogoniland as the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) issued oil multinational, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) a seven-day ultimatum, beginning October 16 this year, to withdraw all military and para-military forces deployed to protect the firms facilities in the area.