News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1762
MIDEAST: Israel Heads Right
- Inter Press Service
And then there were four.
MIDEAST: Settlement Expansion Cutting Into Peace
- Inter Press Service
A secret government database revealed last week the real extent of settlement construction on the West Bank. In violation of the Road Map to peace agreed with the U.S., Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, it turned out, agreed to the construction of another settlement on the West Bank. Many now question how devoted Israeli leaders really are to the idea of achieving peace.
ZIMBABWE: Obama Cautious on Power-Sharing Deal
- Inter Press Service
As the Zimbabwean parliament approves the power-sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, the new administration of U.S. President Barack Obama says it will look for concrete change in the way the country is governed before deciding U.S. policy.
RIGHTS-US: The Children of Guantanamo
- Inter Press Service
Legal experts and human rights advocates are challenging the public to remember Guantanamo's 'child soldiers' when the detainees there are characterised as 'the worst of the worst'.
ECONOMY-US: Advocacy Groups Fear New Wave of Homeless
- Inter Press Service
Homeless advocates in the United States say if the new Congress and the Barack Obama administration do nothing, many more low-income people already teetering on the brink could end up living on the streets over the next two years.
RIGHTS-AUSTRALIA: Change National Day Say Indigenous People
- Inter Press Service
Australia's national day is celebrated annually with much fanfare. But Jan.26, which marks the establishment of the colony of New South Wales more than 200 years ago, is viewed by many indigenous activists as the anniversary of the European invasion of their land.
IRAQ: No Unemployment Among Gravediggers
- Inter Press Service
Amidst the soaring unemployment in Iraq, the gravediggers have been busy. So busy that officials have no record of the number of graves dug; of the real death toll, that is.
TURKEY: Long Friendship with Israel in Peril
- Inter Press Service
For decades, isolated Israel could count on Turkey as its only Muslim friend, if not ally, in the tumultuous Middle East. After Israel's assault on Gaza, that friendship is in doubt.
EUROPE: Police Cooperation With Israel Challenged
- Inter Press Service
A European Union body has cast strong doubts over efforts to boost police cooperation between the 27-country bloc and Israel.
Q&A: Fighting to Free Those Found ‘‘Guilty’’ of Homosexuality
- Inter Press Service
In 2003, Alice Nkom made a decision that has put her on a collision course with the police, prosecutors and judges of Cameroon. Nkom, who has been a barrister at the Cameroonian Bar for 40 years, was chatting with some young men whom she considers her own children.
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