News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1741
RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Hopes Pinned on Reinstated Justices
- Inter Press Service
As he resumes office as Chief Justice of Pakistan on Tuesday, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will doubtless mull over the 17 months since Mar. 9, 2007 when he was unceremoniously sacked by then president Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
MIDEAST: Disputes Coming to a Head
- Inter Press Service
Key issues in conflict between Israelis and Palestinians are all coming to a head. But, even if these immediate issues are resolved, in any event, the conflict itself and an overriding diplomatic paralysis threaten to take long-term hold and to stymie all efforts to move the conflict onto a peace track any time soon.
EAST TIMOR: 'Political' Appointment of Police Chief Resented
- Inter Press Service
The decision to appoint East Timor’s prosecutor general as chief of the country’s police force is being criticised by analysts who say the move is politically motivated and threatens to stunt the institution as the handover of power from the UN Police (Unpol) begins.
LABOUR-MALAYSIA: Hit Foreign Workers First Govt Tells Employers
- Inter Press Service
An official guideline for employers to retrench their foreign workers ahead of local employees has alarmed civil society society groups who fear that indebted migrant workers could be sent home with inadequate compensation.
RIGHTS-PERU: The Comforts of Impunity
- Inter Press Service
Retired military officers facing prosecution in Peru for cases of corruption or human rights violations allegedly committed during the 1980-2000 civil war are awaiting trial in the comfort of their homes.
RIGHTS-PERU: Army Chief Complains that Trials Hurt 'Morale'
- Inter Press Service
Trials on human rights abuses committed during Peru’s 1980-2000 civil war hurt military morale because 'they leave the impression that those of us who fought in the counterinsurgency war were only dedicated to killing civilians,' said Peruvian army chief Otto Guibovich.
US-AFGHANISTAN: McKiernan Gets Control of Disputed Raids
- Inter Press Service
U.S. Special Operations forces in Afghanistan, whose commando raids and airstrikes against suspected Taliban targets have caused large numbers of civilian casualties that have angered Afghans, have quietly been put under the 'tactical control' of the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, Gen. David McKiernan, for the first time.
MIDEAST: Pressure Mounts on Egypt to Deliver Results
- Inter Press Service
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak weathered the recent war in neighbouring Gaza much more successfully than many observers had expected, and after the war ended Jan. 18 he emerged as the sole mediator in negotiations over stabilising the ceasefire and other key related issues.
NICARAGUA: Caribbean Women Face Double Discrimination
- Inter Press Service
The first criminal prosecution for racial discrimination in Nicaragua, in response to a complaint brought by a woman lawmaker in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), has focused attention on the segregationist treatment of indigenous and Afro-Caribbean women in the Caribbean coastal regions.
U.S.: Obama's New Sudan Envoy Faces Big Challenges
- Inter Press Service
As the humanitarian situation in Darfur deteriorates, President Barack Obama's new Special Envoy for Sudan is likely to find his inbox filled with urgent challenges - none more immediate than how to get relief groups back into the province.
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