Full Coverage: Civil rights

28.01.2008 On January 26, while India was busy celebrating its Republic Day, some at its commercial capital Mumbai were taking out processions to mark the World Social Forum’s Global Day of Action to insist that ‘Another World is Possible’.

24.01.2008 Activists in Pakistan have come heavily on an ordinance to curb electronic crime. The government’s move of prohibiting the use of Internet and SMS is being seen as curtailment of freedom of expression and civil liberties. Pakistanis were extensively using blog sites to criticise the state of affairs in the country.

15.01.2008 NEW YORK, Jan 14 (IPS) - As the world marked the sixth anniversary of the arrival of the first orange-jumpsuit-clad prisoners at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, human rights groups are attempting to focus public and congressional scrutiny on what some are calling "the other Gitmo."

11.01.2008 NEW YORK, Jan 11 (OneWorld) - Human rights activists will lead rallies across the United States today to build pressure on the Bush administration and Congress to end the detention of foreign prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay military camp.

08.01.2008 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (IPS) - In a move that may hurt Malaysia's multi-religious social fabric the government has announced that certain Arabic words like 'Allah' cannot be used in the literature, gospel, and speeches of non-Muslim faiths.