News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1737
POLITICS-SOMALIA: Refugees Suffering in Kenyan Camps
- Inter Press Service
In early March, Amina Ayanna Yusuf strapped her two-year-old son to her back and set off for the Kenyan border with her small savings.
US-CUBA: Support Builds in Congress to Lift Embargo
- Inter Press Service
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and interest groups is backing a bill that would end the long economic embargo against Cuba, including travel restrictions to the island.
CAMBODIA: Trial of Khmer Rouge Leader Starts Healing Process
- Inter Press Service
Om Chantha,69, says she has waited far too long before finally seeing, with her own eyes, Khmer Rouge leader Duch face trial for torture, crimes against humanity and murder.
Q&A: 'Khmer Rouge Trials Important for All Humanity'
- Inter Press Service
Theary Seng, orphaned by the Khmer Rouge, believes in the invisible bonds that suffering weaves among people. She calls it the 'fellowship of suffering'.
POLITICS-US: Let Spy Laws Fade into the Sunset, Group Urges
- Inter Press Service
One of the nation’s leading legal rights groups is calling on the U.S. Congress to make major changes in the USA Patriot Act to reverse parts of the hurriedly passed law that have been found unconstitutional or have been abused to collect information on innocent people.
RIGHTS: Cuba Launches Anti-Homophobia Campaign
- Inter Press Service
You could hear a pin drop and uncomfortable glances went round the room when the moderator of the debate invited contributions from the floor. A law student finally broke the silence, appealing for education to be a two-way street, so that homosexuals can 'help us to accept them.'
NAMIBIA: Gender Legislation Futile If Not Implemented
- Inter Press Service
Namibian women’s rights activists say existing gender legislation has failed to improve women’s lives because it is not being implemented widely enough. Last August, Namibia signed the Southern African Development Community (SADC) gender protocol but politicians have yet to ratify it.
CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge Trials May Expose US, China
- Inter Press Service
Limits placed on a United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal in prosecuting surviving leaders of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime may not prevent revelations about international actors linked to Cambodia's dark period.
EGYPT: Camp David Accord Unacceptable to Many
- Inter Press Service
Egyptian and Israeli officials celebrated the anniversary of the Camp David peace agreement last week. The agreement normalised relations between the two former adversaries 30 years earlier on Mar. 26. Opposition leaders, however, are calling for a suspension of the treaty, which they say fails to serve Egyptian interests.
MIDEAST: All Change, and Nothing Changes
- Inter Press Service
In the Middle East this week it's all change. In fact, it's all diplomatic stasis. Neither Monday's Arab League summit in Doha nor Tuesday's induction of a new Israeli government in Jerusalem is likely to break or even ease the conflict deadlock that grips the region.
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