Full Coverage: Human rights

30.10.2006 Quinze ganhadores do Prêmio Nobel da Paz - entre eles o Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Óscar Arias e a Anistia Internacional - pedem aos governos que apoiem o Tratado Internacional sobre o Comércio de Armas, no seio da Comissão de Desarmamento e Segurança Internacional (Primeira Comissão) da Assembléia Geral da ONU.

28.10.2006 Today the town of Texcoco is making history yet again, but this time as the site of an historic encounter of representatives from three of the Mexican left's most significant political movements: The Other Campaign of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), the Peoples' Front in Defense of the Land (FPDT) from San Salvador Atenco, and the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO)

28.10.2006 We at the IRC strongly believe that this is a critical moment for immigration reform in the United States. For several years, we have watched with consternation as restrictionist forces have gained ground in communities, public policy, and political discourse.

25.10.2006 O curso tem como público-alvo pessoas vivendo com HIV, organizações da sociedade civil e conselheiros municipais de saúde da região, porém está aberto a todos os interessados.
Informações por meio do tel.: (0XX13) 3466-4007 (Hipupiara) ou 9723-9499 (Beto Volpe).

24.10.2006 The pathology of power structure in the Indian caste system curtails the freedom of Dalits to choose to live as they desire. In other words, the hierarchal and unequal ordering powers in respects to different castes implies that every caste, except those at the top of caste order, suffers in varing degree and the Dalits (or Schedule Castes) who are placed at the bottom of caste hierarchy are denied any power. They depend and serve the higher castes. As a result, this seriously impacts on their ability to fulfil the freedoms they value. Assessing the power structure of the caste system is important to understand the dynamics of well-being of Dalits.

24.10.2006 NEW YORK, Oct 24 (OneWorld) - A majority of people around the world reject the use of torture even if it is supposed to extract information that could save lives from terrorism, pollsters say. The finding suggests there is little support at home and abroad for President George W. Bush's defense of the abuse of terror suspects.

21.10.2006 October 2 marked another anniversary of the 1968 massacre in Tlatelolco Square, a former prehispanic marketplace in Mexico City. Students and others were gunned down by soldiers and government agents

19.10.2006 Forget the J&K angle. Sentencing Afzal to death is wrong because the facts against him don't add up.

19.10.2006 The Bank's Development Outreach features a special report aimed at raising debate and sharing perspectives on understanding the relationship between human rights and economic development

17.10.2006 UNITED NATIONS, Oct 17 (IPS) - The United Nations is responding positively to a call from peace activists and human rights organisations for a new international treaty to monitor the world's growing 1.1-trillion-dollar global arms trade.

17.10.2006 The VESTA association from Tuzla started the implementation of its “Campaign for respect of Rights of Children and Women through the K.R.I.K. (Campaign Development and Implementation Coordinator)” project. The project aims to secure the establishment of an advocacy platform for the rights of vulnerable groups of citizens and raise the public awareness in B&H about their needs.

16.10.2006 Amidst the debate over making file notings open under Right to Information Act, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured that "vexatious demands should not be allowed to deprive genuine information seekers of their legitimate claims on limited public resources".

16.10.2006 In June 2006, the European Council and European Parliament adopted the proposal by the European Commission to declare 2007 the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All. The campaign will include a number of activities on European level, but also on national and local levels in the member-states.

13.10.2006 Argentines are searching for a missing 77-year-old witness whose gripping testimony of torture helped convict a former police officer of crimes committed during Argentina's military dictatorship.

13.10.2006 A doctor held one of the jobs for six months two years ago, but since then the posts have been vacant. Even at the district's Taplejung Hospital, only one of two doctor positions is ever filled at one time. "If that doctor goes out for some work, there is no doctor at all," hospital chief Shree Ram Shah told 'Gorkhapatra' newspaper.

10.10.2006 ROME, Oct 10 (IPS) - In the 13 years since its birth in Italy, the global campaign to abolish the death penalty has convinced more than half the countries in the world of its cause.

10.10.2006 A 113-page landmark U.N. study on gender violence says women continue to be victims of sexual harassment, human trafficking and blatant discrimination worldwide.

10.10.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9 (OneWorld) - Afghan women's groups are calling for major changes from their government after the murder of a well-known female official in the southern province of Kandahar.

09.10.2006 Ramu or Chottu, who repaired your car or brought you your morning cup of tea, would have to return to their homes from Tuesday.But what happens, if they don't have one? The question will take centre stage when the Labour Ministry from Tuesday enforces a law implementation of which could pose a major challenge for the authorities, and create more problems than it aims to resolve.

06.10.2006 Recente informe da organização Anistia Internacional revela novos indícios de que as autoridades do Estado do México não só não têm investigado seriamente as acusações das mulheres de San Salvador Atenco