Full Coverage: Human rights

29.04.2005 Marginalised groups are the most affected by human rights violations. In the impoverished Northern Cape province, an inquiry concludes that the Khomani San community have been subjected to neglect and mistreatment by local authorities.

29.04.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 29 (OneWorld) - Much of the newfound zeal to combat trafficking has been sparked by the efforts of non-governmental organizations, who are increasingly focusing on prevention, protection, and prosecution--the 3 Ps. This final article in OneWorld's three-part series on human trafficking can also be found in the new "treeless" magazine, OneWorld Perspectives, which offers more background and context on the issue, viewpoints from non-profit organizations, and ways for individuals to get involved.

29.04.2005 It looks increasingly as though the folly of the Iraq war will condemn Tony Blair to an early retirement. Meanwhile his comrade-in-arms sits comfortably in the White House. On the anniversary of the publication of the Abu Ghraib photographs, Amnesty expresses frustration that only the lowest ranks of the US military have been charged for the torture crimes.

29.04.2005 More than 100 ministers call for more aid, debt relief, domestic funds to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on water, sanitation and slums at a recent meet organised by the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.

29.04.2005 The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has brought out its first publication in Hindi - Human Rights and Poverty Eradication: A Talisman for the Commonwealth. Read the full document in Hindi.

28.04.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 28 (OneWorld) - Rights watchdogs seized on Thursday's anniversary of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal to complain of a lack of accountability for the torture of prisoners in U.S. custody, and to warn that problems which came to light there merely were ''the tip of the iceberg.''

28.04.2005 Belarus has been condemned by the US as an "outpost of tyranny". Amnesty's investigations disclose more specific examples of repression, concluding that civil society is on the verge of enforced closure.

28.04.2005 Humberto Piaguaje, a Secoya indigenous leader from the Ecuadorian Amazon, faced ChevronTexaco's CEO, David O'Reilly, and other large shareholders this week to convey how the company's operations have affected his now dwindling and cancer-ridden community. Investors holding over $1 billion in stock are supporting a shareholders resolution calling on the company to disclose its environmental and human rights liabilities.

28.04.2005 KATHMANDU, April 27 (IPS) - In the wee hours of Wednesday several jeep-loads of heavily armed policemen arrived at the residence of former Nepalese prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. He was packed into one of the vehicles and driven away - arrested on charges of corruption.

28.04.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 27 (OneWorld) - If there is one consensus on human trafficking, it is this: as a cross-border problem, it cannot be solved without international cooperation. OneWorld presents part two of a three-part series on human trafficking from its new "treeless" magazine, Perspectives, which offers more background and context on the issue, viewpoints from non-profit organizations, and ways for individuals to get involved.

27.04.2005 Is it possible to define the impact of business activities on human rights and set minimum standards? The UN is now mandated to appoint a special representative to find the answers, despite opposition from the United States.

26.04.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 26 (OneWorld) - A leading human rights group has condemned the first reported execution of an Afghan woman for alleged adultery since the ouster of the extremist Taliban regime.

26.04.2005 Dr Suman Mehta, associate director of Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), who is responsible for providing policy and programme support on HIV/AIDS to countries in Asia, Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, speaks to Rajiv Tikoo of OneWorld South Asia about the 3 by 5 Progress Report and on the progress and the challenges in mainstreaming HIV/AIDS.

26.04.2005 June 26 is the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Sign up now to plan actions and activities in your community or at your school. Show solidarity with victims of torture and take action to stop these heinous abuses.

26.04.2005 The Indian government has promised to address issues related to gender-based violence in its upcoming planning document – the eleventh five-year plan – to be implemented in year 2007. The government has already included gender related sensitivities in the draft document. Rahul Kumar attends an event by Oxfam and its partners.

26.04.2005 An investigation by human rights organisation People's Union for Democratic Rights, in the east Indian state of Orissa, finds that a terror campaign has been unleashed by the government in villages where mining is taking place. The investigation found that people's consent has been taken in a fraudulent manner.

26.04.2005 The Global Campaign for Education (GCE), which is a worldwide coalition of NGOs, has launched the Action Week (April 24-30) to remind world leaders of their promise that every child should have an education to escape poverty. The campaign will also petition the G-8 summit which will be held in UK in July.

25.04.2005 Big profits and little risk drive this criminal industry, which sees as many as 2 million women, men, and children trafficked each year. OneWorld presents a three-part series on human trafficking this week from its new "treeless" magazine, Perspectives, which offers more background and context on the issue, viewpoints from non-profit organizations, and ways for individuals to get involved.

25.04.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 25 (OneWorld) - The U.S. government should name a special prosecutor to look at Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's possible role in the torture and abuse of Iraqi and other prisoners by U.S. troops, a leading human rights group has demanded.

25.04.2005 The UN Commission on Human Rights has decided to appoint two special rapporteurs to tackle caste-based discrimination which will be a big step in the fight against discrimination for the dalits - the oppressed sections - in south Asia.