Full Coverage: Human rights

28.02.2005 The British Company, Premier Oil, was forced to pull its operations out of Burma in light of the human rights record of the regime. Now campaigners turn their attention to the oil giant, TOTAL, whose engagement on the Yadana gas project is enabled by the French government veto of EU sanctions.

25.02.2005 Sujata Koirala, a senior leader of one of Nepal's main political parties, fled the country in disguise after the King seized absolute power earlier this month and began an intense crackdown against political leaders, students, trade unionists, and human rights activists. She sheds light on how the country reached such a crossroads, and what's coming next.

25.02.2005 Is it genocide or not? Does that matter? What can we do? Adotei Akwei, Amnesty International's Campaign Director, will address questions and concerns on the two-year Sudanese crisis that has displaced over 1.5 million people and left more than 70,000 dead.

24.02.2005 "Democracy is not a potato that you can plant from one kitchen garden to another" says Russia's foreign minister, angry at European grumbles about President Putin's authoritarian ways. Activists are nevertheless pressing President Bush to raise the matter at today's summit.

23.02.2005 Ce gouvernement jette l'armée et la police contre l'ouvrier lors de manifestations légales (qui s'oppose au gouvernement), comme l'ont fait avant lui les généraux pendant la dictature militaire (1964-85).

23.02.2005 In response to the murder of a High Court judge, the president's office of Sri Lanka has announced that "the death penalty will be effective... for rape, murder and narcotics dealings". For the last 30 years the president has commuted all death sentences and this announcement is a blow to human rights in Sri Lanka.

21.02.2005 European delegates are beginning final deliberations on a treaty to combat trafficking in human beings Tuesday. They should remember to protect the victims in their negotiations, not just their own national borders, say rights groups.

21.02.2005 The glittering West End premiere of a Hollywood movie is unfamiliar territory for the leading human rights campaign group, Amnesty International. Today it plays the lead role of hosting the launch of Hotel Rwanda, hoping no doubt that new awareness of the 1994 genocide will bring much-needed attention to current events in Sudan.

18.02.2005 Në një prononcim të lëshuar sot, Këshilli për Mbrojtjen e Lirive dhe të Drejtave të Njeriut - KMDLNJ vlerëson se artikulli kundër Z.Veton Surroit është keqpërdorim flagrant i fjalës së lirë nga gazetari në fjalë dhe dështim profesional i redaksisë së gazetës “Bota sot” ...

18.02.2005 Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen who was forced out of Bangladesh after her novel said that Quran - the holy book of the Muslims - was unfair to women has applied to live in the Indian city of Kolkata. She is currently residing in Sweden.

18.02.2005 KATHMANDU, Feb 17 (IPS) - There is a deep sense of fear and insecurity in the Himalayan nation of Nepal as politicians and journalists continue to be arrested, after King Gyanendra's seizure of power and the imposition of a state of emergency.

17.02.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 17 (OneWorld) - Despite his strong opposition, U.S. President George W. Bush is under growing pressure from human rights groups and U.S. allies to refer what his administration has called "genocide" in Darfur, Sudan, to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague.

17.02.2005 Ten years ago, the U.S. committed to promote women's human rights, political participation, and access to education, employment, and health care around the world. In a series of meetings last year, however, the U.S. pulled its support for the platform. A coalition of women's groups is asking Americans to call on the president to reaffirm the country's support for women's rights at a major UN meeting in March.

16.02.2005 Thaksin Shinawatra, prime minister of Thailand, won an overwhelming victory in the recent general election. Will he direct his dominant political strength to arrest the worrying decline in basic freedoms and rights enjoyed by the Thai people?

16.02.2005 Heritiers de la Justice, a human rights organisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has expressed concern over the murder of a 22 year old student of the Bakavu region by unidentified, armed men clad in military attire. The murder is suspected to have been committed by the FARDC soldiers who are supposed to protect and secure the national borders.

16.02.2005 Amnesty International is concerned for the safety of human rights leaders in Nepal, along with hundreds of student activists and members of political parties who have reportedly been arrested since the King seized absolute power on February 1. Pressure from citizens around the world is needed to ensure their safety and the country's return to democracy, the group says.

15.02.2005 Birth registration figures recently released in New Delhi show that at least one in seven girls in the countryÂ’s capital, New Delhi, is eliminated at the foetal stage.

15.02.2005 Some 17 human rights defenders in Nepal have been arrested and the threat of "disappearances" is growing following the King's seizure of power two weeks ago, warn international observers. A rally has been organized for this weekend in New Delhi by one of the activists who managed to escape the country.

14.02.2005 Me anë të një prononcimi për media KMDLNJ-ja vlerëson se protesta e KAN-it ka qenë krejtësisht paqësore, e përcjellur me fishkëllime të pipave dhe hudhjes së vezëve në drejtim të cakut - Tadiqit dhe eskortës së tij. Përderisa i njëjti prononcim shton se një numër i policëve të SHPK-së ka patur “sjellje jokorrekte, joprofesionale dhe agresive, duke e tensionuar pa nevojë situatën”.

14.02.2005 The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in B&H held the electoral annual convention yesterday in Sarajevo. The Convention voted to elect Srdjan Dizdarevic to the Office of the President of the B&H Helsinki Committee for another five year term.