News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1733
MIDEAST: Israel Faces Up to Old Iran and New U.S.
- Inter Press Service
Israel does not object to talks between the West and Iran if the intent is to stop Iran's nuclear programme and as long as Iran does not take advantage of these talks, top level Israeli government sources tell IPS. But the sources go on to reiterate that Israel still expects the international community to act firmly to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
FIJI: 'Returning' Military Leader Gags Media
- Inter Press Service
Fiji is maintaining an uneasy calm days after its president abrogated the constitution, promulgated emergency regulations, and reinstated the 2006 coup leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, as interim prime minister.
RIGHTS-AUSTRALIA: Parliament Tightens Protest Ban at Secretive Spy Base
- Inter Press Service
Despite ongoing community concerns over the highly secretive Pine Gap spy station in central Australia, the nation’s parliament has moved to effectively ban protest at the joint Australia-United States base.
CHILE: Images of Exile
- Inter Press Service
Painful images of the exile suffered by thousands of Chileans during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet and of the expressions of solidarity from the countries that took them in are presented in a new book with a prologue by internationally renowned writer Ariel Dorfman.
MEXICO: Chronicler of Oaxaca Struggle Finds Himself in a Lead Role
- Inter Press Service
Photographing revolutionary movements seems to run in Gustavo Vilchis’s family. Four generations ago, his great-grandfather snapped a picture of Emiliano Zapata. Vilchis, a 29-year-old photographer and human rights activist from Guerrero, Mexico, keeps the photo of the mustachioed Mexican revolutionary hero taped to the inside cover of his notebook.
RIGHTS-US: Local Police Increasingly Target Migrant Communities
- Inter Press Service
Alleged abuses of a little-known section of U.S. immigration law have triggered charges of racial and ethnic profiling and diverting local law enforcement from their crime-fighting mission.
POLITICS: Thailand Marks New Year with Bullets, Troops Clash with Protesters
- Inter Press Service
Water fights and neon-coloured water guns are a standard feature on Bangkok’s streets at this time of the year. They are part of the revelry as Thais douse each other during their New Year festival, Songkran.
Q&A: 'Ignore Jerusalem, At Everyone's Peril'
- Inter Press Service
A new spate of demolitions of Palestinian homes by the Israeli authorities near Jerusalem's walled Old City, plus resuscitated plans for a new major Jewish settlement building project on the outskirts of occupied East Jerusalem, threatens to spark fresh tension between Israelis and Palestinians.
EUROPE: Recession Invites an Unwanted Homecoming
- Inter Press Service
Thousands of East Europeans who migrated to the West in search of work when the EU expanded in 2004 are returning home as the global financial crisis plunges their adopted countries into recession.
FRANCE: Under the Eiffel Tower, a Desperate Game Plays Out
- Inter Press Service
It's a common sight at France's most famed monument: the police chasing groups of young African and Indian men while tourists stare open-mouthed.
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