News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1723
EUROPE: Democracy Failing Under Russian Shadow
- Inter Press Service
Eighteen years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, many of the newly created republics are still struggling to find a working democracy amidst failing economies.
SRI LANKA: In Honour of Slain Editor, They Keep Writing
- Inter Press Service
At the end of the long editorial room of ‘The Sunday Leader’ hangs a large sketch of Lasantha Wickrematunge, the late editor of the newspaper, who was assassinated on Jan. 7. He was shot in his car, just five minutes from his office.
Q&A: Average Marks for East African Press Freedom
- Inter Press Service
Four years ago, a furious Lucy Kibaki, Kenya's First Lady, marked World Press Freedom Day by storming the offices of leading independent publisher the Nation Group with her entourage.'
US-SUDAN: Darfur Activists Deplore Closer Ties With Khartoum
- Inter Press Service
Washington's recent move to 'normalise' relations with Sudan is being called a 'capitulation' by critics.
MIDEAST: 60,000 Palestinians at Risk in Jerusalem, UN Warns
- Inter Press Service
A report published Friday by a United Nations agency has warned that the problems facing the people of Silwan, who are facing eviction from their homes, are replicated throughout East Jerusalem.
POLITICS: China Pulling Southeast Asia into Its Orbit
- Inter Press Service
The global financial crisis is proving a boon for a resurgent China, which is poised to exert ever greater influence in Southeast Asia.
AUSTRALIA: Asylum Seekers at Centre of Political Squabble
- Inter Press Service
Australia’s opposition and governing parties have been admonished for attempting to make ‘political capital’ out of the recent spike in asylum seekers trying to reach the nation’s shores by boat.
LEBANON: Generals’ Release May Influence June Election
- Inter Press Service
On Wednesday, a judge at the Hague-based 'Special Tribunal for Lebanon' (STL) ordered Lebanon to release four senior Lebanese generals imprisoned since 2005 on suspicion of involvement in killing former prime minister Rafiq Hariri in February of that year.
CAMBODIA: Corruption Allegations Undermine Khmer Rouge Tribunal
- Inter Press Service
The voice of Comrade Duch reverberates daily through the speakers at the 500- seat courtroom in Phnom Penh as he gives testimony in his trial for crimes against humanity.
MAY DAY-ARGENTINA: ‘My Mom Is a Taxi Driver’
- Inter Press Service
A new collection of children’s books in Argentina shows women in jobs and professions that are traditionally held by men, challenging sexist preconceptions.
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