News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1734
THAILAND: After ASEAN Summit Fiasco, Summer of Discontent Looms
- Inter Press Service
The dramatic scenes that unfolded at a regional summit forcing its cancellation Apr. 11 point to a disturbing possibility that this kingdom is heading for a long period of turmoil - pitting the conservative political establishment against the rage of the urban and provincial poor.
U.S.: Early Friction with New Israeli Govt
- Inter Press Service
If the past week was any indication, the U.S.-Israeli relationship, which could scarcely have been smoother during the eight-year presidency of George W. Bush, appears headed for choppy waters.
ROMANIA: Media Spotlight on Domestic Violence
- Inter Press Service
Campaigners in Romania have very effectively used the media to break the public silence around the issue of domestic violence against women, and lobby for changes in laws.
PAKISTAN: A Marriage of Convenience?
- Inter Press Service
Pakistan’s Mukhtaran Mai, who gained global acclaim for daring to take her rapists to court, announced her marriage last month to an already married police constable.
US: Counterinsurgency Back In Vogue?
- Inter Press Service
As the U.S. prepares to reduce its military presence in Iraq while intensifying its war effort in Afghanistan, hawks within both the Republican and Democratic parties have come increasingly to believe that counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine offers a solution to the central security challenges Washington will face in the 21st century.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Fact-Finding Mission 'Shocked'
- Inter Press Service
A delegation of seven British Labour members of parliament and 10 trade union leaders from the U.S., Canada and Britain said they were in a 'state of shock' over what they heard during a week-long fact-finding mission to Colombia.
IRAQ: Virtual Therapy Treats Real Agony
- Inter Press Service
'Oh, dear Lord, what I am going through,' 'N', a 25-year-old Iraqi from Baghdad wrote several months ago. 'Am I going to see my family again? Sometimes, I even see my own dead body, lying somewhere. And I imagine the pain my death would cause to the people I love the most.'
ISRAEL-PALESTINE: One-State Supporters Make a Comeback
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama has spoken out forcefully - including this week, in Ankara, Turkey - in favour of building an independent Palestinian state alongside a still robust Israel. However, many Palestinians have noted that President George W. Bush also, in recent years, expressed a commitment to Palestinian statehood. But, they note, Bush never took the actions necessary to achieve such a state - and neither, until now, has Obama.
MIDEAST: Arabs Strap Up for Netanyahu Era
- Inter Press Service
Many Arabs are seeing the emergence of Binyamin Netanyahu as prime minister of Israel as the death knell for the already moribund peace process.
MIDEAST: Gaza Needs More Aid
- Inter Press Service
John Ging, head of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza, has urged Israel to ease aid flow restrictions that are having a devastating effect on the 1.5 million inhabitants.
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