HUMAN RIGHTS
Back to homepageThe Middle East feminist revolution 0
Post Views: 7 Women are not merely joining protests to topple dictators, they are at the centre of demanding social changeNaomi Wolf Women supporting women inevitably leads to women supporting revolution. In Tunisia and Tahrir Square, women were at the
Read MoreTurkey’s few women’s shelters struggle to meet huge need for services 0
Post Views: 18 SEFA KAPLAN ISTANBUL It seems that not a day goes by without news about women battered by their husbands and lovers or about women who are killed in the middle of the street. Women’s shelters open doors
Read MoreOpposing protesters rally in Yemen 0
Post Views: 5 Anti-government demonstrators reiterate calls for president to stand down while his supporters stage a counter rally Tens of thousands of Yemenis squared off in street protests for and against the government on Thursday [EPA] Thousands of anti-government
Read MoreDefining poverty 0
Post Views: 5 Measure by measure The world’s richest country tries to count its poor MOST people have an inherent sense of what it means to be poor. But choosing a definition is much trickier. Is poverty an absolute or
Read MoreAfghanistan: Who Benefits from Taliban Revisionism? 0
Post Views: 25 The Afghan government is trying to whitewash the Taliban’s image by claiming it no longer opposes education for girlsFarooq Wardmak, the Afghan education minister and a key ally of President Hamid Karzai, claims that the Taliban leadership
Read MoreFalling for Empty Talk on Human Rights 0
Post Views: 19 Kenneth Roth, executive director © 2010 Sarah Shatz No repressive government enjoys facing public pressure to respect human rights. These days, their favorite avoidance strategy is to state a preference for private “dialogue” and “cooperation” –
Read MoreHaiti authorities commit to investigation into Jean-Claude Duvalier rights violations 0
Post Views: 4 Jean-Claude Duvalier’s is to be investigated for crimes committed during his rule © Demotix/Hudler Joseph Haitian authorities have told Amnesty International they are launching an investigation into crimes against humanity committed during Jean-Claude Duvalier’s rule in
Read MoreUS Should investigate alleged war crimes by Sri Lankan president 0
Post Views: 4 As commander of the armed forces Mahinda Rajapaksa may face criminal responsibility © APGraphicsBank The United States should investigate Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on a surprise visit to the US this week, for his alleged
Read MoreFrance: Police Custody Reform Falls Short 0
Post Views: 8 Parliament Should Ensure Fair Trial Rights for All Suspects (Paris) – The National Assembly should amend a bill to reform police custody procedures in France to improve safeguards and to ensure that they apply to all detained
Read MoreHaiti: Prosecute Duvalier 0
Post Views: 13 Exiled former Haitian dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier arrives at the International Airport in Port-au-Prince January 16, 2011. © 2011 Reuters (New York) – Haiti should arrest and prosecute former dictator Jean?Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier for grave
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