News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1760
ISRAEL: Advantage Netanyahu After Uncertain Poll
- Inter Press Service
Israeli voters went into their polling booths Tuesday uncertain about the government they wanted to lead them over the next four years, only to emerge from their vote even more uncertain about their country's future.
RIGHTS: Violations Privatised Away
- Inter Press Service
The intimate involvement of the private sector in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq received international attention in September 2007, when staff with the security firm Blackwater shot dead 17 civilians in the vicinity of Baghdad's Nisoor Square.
RUSSIA: Waiting for a Paycheck That Never Comes
- Inter Press Service
Migrant construction workers in Russia face widespread abuse by their employers, says a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Tuesday, including withholding wages, failing to provide required contracts, and unsafe working conditions at construction sites across the country.
CULTURE: Filmmakers Probe Multiple Identities, Partitions
- Inter Press Service
A German teacher of Visual Cultures and studying documentaries in India organises a film screening in Pakistan. A Pakistani produces an innovative short film series featuring work from India, Pakistan and Britain.
RIGHTS-US: 'State Secrets' Privilege Not Gone with Bush
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama has cast doubt on his promise to put an end to secret government by allowing his Justice Department to follow a path frequently taken by his predecessor.
Q&A: 'An Opportunity to Do Things Differently'
- Inter Press Service
As Zimbabwe's government of national unity begins its work, gender activists are pushing for a greater place for women in decision-making.
US-MIDEAST: Anti-Hamas Policies Stymie Gaza Recovery
- Inter Press Service
Despite a desperate need to rebuild the Gaza Strip, viewed by many as a key ingredient to reuniting the Palestinian territories and building a two-state peace deal with Israel, it appears that the U.S. and the international community are poised to continue old, politically-charged policies that will impede progress.
ISRAEL: Many Candidates, No Leaders
- Inter Press Service
Along the ironic lines of 'Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Forum', the old Broadway musical about democracy in ancient times, something 'funny' happened to Israelis on their way to the polling stations.
/CORRECTED REPEAT*/ RIGHTS-CHINA: Path to Modernisation Disastrous - Charter 08
- Inter Press Service
When China’s human rights record comes up for review before a key United Nations panel on Monday, this nominally communist country will have two contrasting accounts of its human rights situation.
RIGHTS-CHINA: Path to Modernisation Disastrous - Charter 08
- Inter Press Service
When China’s human rights record comes up for review before a key United Nations panel on Monday, this nominally communist country have two contrasting two contrasting accounts of its human rights situation.
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