Full Coverage: Human rights

31.07.2007 MAPUTO, July 30 (IPS) - Over 1,000 Mozambicans, including children, are trafficked to South Africa every year where they are forced into prostitution or to provide free or cheap labour. In response, Mozambique's government last week approved a new law which will make human trafficking a crime punishable with long prison sentences.

26.07.2007 Aborted female foetuses continue to be unearthed from all over India irrespective of regional differences as recent investigations
demonstrate from two economically diverse states - Orissa and
Maharashtra.

26.07.2007 Pakistan 's Superintendent of Central Prison in the southern port city of Karachi spends sleepless nights trying to figure out how to save the life of 107 inmates - all of who face the death sentence. Human rights organisations in the country chose to remain mum on the issue.

25.07.2007 KARACHI, Jul 25 (IPS) - As Superintendent Nusrat Hussain Mangan of Central Prison in the southern port city of Karachi spends sleepless nights trying to figure out how to raise money to save the life of one inmate, just one of 107 on his death row, there are moments of near despair.

25.07.2007 The International Journalists' Network (IJNet) is an online service for journalists and is the world's premier resource for the media assistance community. IJNet has opened up a discussion forum for the people to add their comments on 'Online Media: Will more voices be heard?'

25.07.2007 In the wake of the increasing number of clinical trials taking place in the country, and countless allegations about unethical practices, India is all set to introduce mandatory registration of all clinical trials.

23.07.2007 Pakistan's Mast FM103 radio station has been asked to stop
broadcasting BBC news bulletins which it had started on June 2007 after obtaining permission from the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (PEMRA). Reporters Without Borders has urged the Sindh High Court to defend the freedom of the radio station.

20.07.2007 A book titled Paribarik Hinsha Protirodh Aain 2005 (Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005) written by eminent writers will be released by Justice Shyamal Sen on 23 July, 2007 in Kolkata. The book release will be followed by a seminar Paribarik Hinsha Protirodh Aain, 2005 Ebong Amader Kartabya'.

20.07.2007 Civil society fears that the imminent introduction of legislation aimed at regulating non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will severely compromise their work and independence, and could even result in their operations being closed down.

20.07.2007 A United Nations protection mission has been proposed by the United Nations Security Council for deployment to eastern Chad, but the proposal has met persistent opposition from Chadian government officials.

19.07.2007 Professor Vibhuti Patel reviews Countering Gender Violence: Initiatives towards Collective Action in Rajasthan, authored by Kanchan Mathur. The volume focuses on interventions, activism and legal mechanisms that combat violence against women (VAW) in India, particularly in Rajasthan. The author has made an excellent attempt to link VAW with development, health and human rights issues.

17.07.2007 In many countries, discrimination against girls begins at birth, or even before they are born. Plan's recent report - 'Because I am a Girl: The State of the World's Girls 2007' - reveals huge global complacency about the rights of girls. Join Plan's campaign to break this cycle of inequity and maltreatment.

16.07.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Jul 16 (OneWorld) - Despite the return of democratic rule a little over one year ago, there has been no let up in cases of police abuse in Nepal, according to human rights defenders involved in a countrywide campaign against torture.

16.07.2007 BRIDGE, part of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in the UK, has developed a range of Cutting Edge packs examining gender and development issues. In this article, AWID reviews their recent Cutting Edge pack "Gender and Indicators".

16.07.2007 Despite threats from the Madhya Pradesh government, the adivasis in the Narmada dam affected areas have occupied the land in Taloon, near Badwani, divided among themselves and started co-operative.

16.07.2007 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has opened a new office in the central province of Ghor. UNÂ’s Special Representative says the new office will help local communities with development, humanitarian efforts, human rights, good governance and the rule of law.

13.07.2007 The Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges illustrates the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through world maps, tables, graphs, text and photographs. The 37th World Bank edition draws on the data of development indicators and promises to be more comprehensive than its earlier editions.

13.07.2007 Indus Women Leaders (IWL) will hold their 5th Annual Leadership Summit on 13 October at San Francisco, USA, on “Globalization: Women, Wealth and Well-being”. The IWL is a South Asian women’s group that supports and mentors fellow sisters unleash their leadership potential.

13.07.2007 UN special adviser Ibrahim Gambari met with Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon in New Delhi, India to discuss the steps made by IndiaÂ’s neighbour Myanmar to encourage it to make further progress towards democratization and human rights.

12.07.2007 ICARDA (International Center For Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas) and IFAD organised a workshop in Aleppo, Syria on the role of Herbal, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in improving the livelihoods of the rural poor.The workshop had experts and scientists from all over the world.