Full Coverage: Civil rights

31.10.2005 An activist who asserted the right of Colombian citizens to live free from conflict was found dead last week, despite national and international attention following his disappearance at the hands of Colombian paramilitary troops on October 15.

31.10.2005 Nepal's 3.5 million Dalits--formerly known as "untouchables"-- have no political representatives, and 80% live below the poverty line. But groups are now using technology, the media, and organizing tacticts to help fight against caste discrimination.

28.10.2005 The Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox Church communities of Albania asked the prime minister Berisha to block the construction of the casino in downtown Tirana, and proposed a new legislation regarding this issue, which, aside from respecting the freedom of initiating such activities, should also take into account the welfare of the citizens and safeguard their interests.

28.10.2005 The much maligned Patriot Act, which celebrated its fourth anniversary Wednesday, is up for reauthorization. Conferees from the House and Senate will soon decide on key provisions affecting civil liberties, and many rights groups are calling on legislators to choose the path of greater government accountability.

27.10.2005 Nearly 60 major civil rights and advocacy organizations have called on Congress to investigate attempts to waive longstanding federal civil rights and worker protections in bills appropriating funding to Gulf Coast rebuilding efforts.

26.10.2005 One day after the announcement by UN Security Council of the opening of the negotiations on Kosovo’s political status Kosovo Roma have requested to be admitted to these talks.

25.10.2005 The "mother of the civil rights movement" passed away in her Detroit home Monday evening at the age of 92.

25.10.2005 NEW YORK, Oct 25 (OneWorld) - Leading civil rights groups in the United States are urging legislators not to make any retrogressive changes in the law that protects minorities' right to vote and prohibits discriminatory practices in the electoral process.

21.10.2005 An activist of Zelena Akcija environmental association was accused on misdemeanour charges of “...obstruction of normal traffic”, for his part as coordinator of the action “Yellow Lane Reserved for Trams”, held on May 3, 2005.

19.10.2005 SAN FRANCISCO, October 18 (OneWorld) - In an unprecedented move, a UN committee has asked human and civil rights groups to submit reports and testify on U.S. breaches of international law, filling a gap left by the U.S. government's failure to submit its own report.

13.10.2005 Slobodan Vuksanovic, Serbian Minister of Education and Sports, estimated today, answering the accusations that Serbia doesn’t protect the rights of national minorities, that Serbia takes good care of its minorities.

13.10.2005 New counterterrorism measures proposed by Prime Minister John Howard severely threaten Australians’ civil liberties and violate international law, a rights group said today.

07.10.2005 A new report shows that computer use and Internet connectivity in the U.S. may not be as ubiquitous as you think, further handicapping certain minority groups in their quest for economic prosperity and educational opportunity.

05.10.2005 Organizações de minorias sexuais da Argentina, Chile, Brasil, Paraguai e Uruguai realizaram, recentemente, em Rosario, seu primeiro encontro do Mercosul e pediram às autoridades o desenho de políticas e pronunciamentos públicos contra da não discriminação, bem como a incorporação do tema na próxima Cúpula Ibero-Americana de Chefes de Estado.

05.10.2005 Some 200 years after uprising against French colonial rule, inequitable land distribution and agricultural and trade policies that marginalize the peasant sector continue to inhibit Haiti's development, says Djems Olivier.

04.10.2005 On September 26, 2005, the Croatian Helsinki Committee (CHC) established the Ombudsman for Environmental Protection. The main task of this new institution will be to provide assistance to the citizens in finding solutions for problems resulting from devastation of natural environment.

04.10.2005 President Bush's second nominee to fill a lifetime post on the Supreme Court--Harriet Miers--is an unknown quantity to most.