News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1725
RIGHTS-US: Court Reins in 'State Secrets' Privilege
- Inter Press Service
In what may become a landmark decision, a federal appeals court ruled Monday that the 'state secrets privilege' routinely used by the government to block lawsuits against its officials can only be used to contest specific evidence, but not to dismiss an entire suit.
POLITICS-US: Momentum Builds for Tougher Hate Crimes Law
- Inter Press Service
The leaders of several of the United States' largest civil rights and faith groups urged the passage of a bill to strengthen protection from hate crimes Tuesday.
RIGHTS-SIERRA LEONE: Special Court Wraps Up, But Has Justice Been Done?
- Inter Press Service
On Apr. 8, the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone passed sentences on three former commanders of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), bringing to an end the trials of militia leaders deemed responsible for atrocities committed during the country's bloody civil war, fought from 1991 to 2002.
Q&A: Fujimori Will Serve 'At Least 18 Years'
- Inter Press Service
It is highly unlikely that the Peruvian Supreme Court will overturn or reduce the 25-year sentence handed down to former president Alberto Fujimori, because the verdict is well-supported, said chief prosecutor José Antonio Peláez.
RIGHTS: Indigenous Wisdom Against Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
While industrialised countries like Canada continue to emit ever-higher levels of greenhouse-effect gases, indigenous peoples around the world are working to survive and adapt to an increasingly dangerous climate.
Q&A: A Death Row Story of Resilience, Faith, Hope
- Inter Press Service
Puerto Rican Juan Melendez spent more than 17 years on death row in a Florida prison for a 1983 murder to which another man had repeatedly confessed - evidence prosecutors withheld. He was only released in 2002. Now a documentary by Luis Rosario Albert tells Melendez's story, the multifaceted circumstances that surrounded it and the human rights struggle in Puerto Rico that followed.
MIDEAST: If Only They Could See
- Inter Press Service
Mohammed Al-Sheikh Yousef could save his eyesight if only he could cross the border out of Gaza. He was denied a permit by Israel; he got one from Egypt, but not for someone to accompany him. And he can't go on his own because he cannot see very well.
EGYPT: Dubious Claims Spark Row With Hizbullah
- Inter Press Service
Egyptian authorities announced earlier this month the discovery of a Hizbullah 'cell' allegedly planning to carry out violent operations in Egypt. Although Hizbullah chief Hasan Nasrallah insists the group was only tasked to assist the Palestinian resistance in Gaza, the government has used the episode to launch a blistering media campaign against the Lebanese Shia resistance group.
Q&A: Freedom of Expression Behind Indonesian Democratic Advances
- Inter Press Service
Indonesian voters had a large pool of candidates to select from during early April polling here, 38 parties nominated 12,000 candidates to vie for the 560 seats in the national legislature.
RIGHTS-US: Bracing for New Prisoner Abuse Photos
- Inter Press Service
This Tuesday, Apr. 28, will mark five years since the world got its first look at the sickening photographs from Abu Ghraib on the U.S. television programme '60 Minutes.'
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