Posts Tagged ‘human-rights’
Form South Asian Human Rights Commission: Ganguly
Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly has called a South Asian Human Rights Commission. Link: Form South Asian Human Rights Commission: Ganguly
Dalai Lama to speak on human rights in Asia
The Dalai Lama will be among those who will speak on human rights in Asia in Prague Sunday, a Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) official said Saturday. More: Dalai Lama to speak on human rights in Asia
‘India-Pakistan rivalry impacts regional cooperation’
The South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) has urged the leaders attending the forthcoming 17th SAARC summit to strive for a democratic charter for the region and cited hostility between India and Pakistan as a key hurdle to better cooperation in the region. Read the original here: 'India-Pakistan rivalry impacts regional cooperation'
Koda files police complaint, goes on fast, to move rights commission
Ranchi: Jailed former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda today threatened to move the human rights commission claiming police did not register his complaint of assault in jail and went on a fast Go here to see the original: Koda files police complaint, goes on fast, to move rights commission
Rights groups report Iran stoning woman released (Reuters)
Reuters - A European human rights group said on Thursday an Iranian woman who had been sentenced to death by stoning had been freed, but there was no confirmation from Iran. Original post: Rights groups report Iran stoning woman released (Reuters)
Secretary of State Clinton pushes Central Asia on human rights (Reuters)
Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Central Asian governments on Tuesday to expand democratic freedoms, saying countries which quash human rights only make themselves less competitive on the global stage. More: Secretary of State Clinton pushes Central Asia on human rights (Reuters)
U.S. says it will tackle discrimination, prisons (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States promised on Tuesday to tackle racial discrimination and treat prisoners humanely in its jails at home and abroad, in line with recommendations by the U.N. See the original post here: U.S. says it will tackle discrimination, prisons (Reuters)
Cuba and Iran blast U.S. human rights at U.N. forum (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States defended its human rights record on Friday from criticism from foes including Cuba and Iran, who called for it to close Guantanamo prison and investigate alleged torture by its troops abroad. Read the original here: Cuba and Iran blast U.S. human rights at U.N. forum (Reuters)
Iranian woman to be hanged Wednesday: rights group (Reuters)
Reuters - An Iranian woman whose sentence of execution by stoning for adultery provoked a worldwide outcry will instead be hanged for murder on Wednesday, a human rights group said. See more here: Iranian woman to be hanged Wednesday: rights group (Reuters)
Clinton urges rights progress in Cambodia (AP)
AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging Cambodia to improve its human rights record and ensure the Khmer Rouge are brought to justice for crimes against humanity in the 1970s. Originally posted here: Clinton urges rights progress in Cambodia (AP)
