News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1763
COLOMBIA: Freed Hostage Calls for Peace Negotiations
- Inter Press Service
'At one point I thought we weren't going to find him,' said Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba about Alan Jara, the latest hostage to be freed as a goodwill gesture by insurgents after more than seven-and-a-half years as their captive in the jungle.
POLITICS: U.N. Chief Sets Bar High in Aftermath of Gaza
- Inter Press Service
When Ban Ki-moon visited Gaza after the destructive bombing of a U.N. compound last month, the usually reticent secretary-general lashed out at the Israelis, accusing them of using 'excessive force' and describing the assault as 'an outrageous and totally unacceptable attack against the United Nations'.
RIGHTS-US: Indefinite Detention Case to Test Obama's Pledges
- Inter Press Service
In what promises to be the first major test of the Barack Obama administration's new approach to the rule of law, the Supreme Court will soon hear what could be one of the most consequential cases in U.S. history.
BURMA: Ban's Visit Inane Unless Prisoners Are Freed
- Inter Press Service
A United Nations special envoy ended his seventh visit to Burma this week facing a tall order: secure freedom for some 2,100 political prisoners in the military-ruled country as preliminary to meaningful political reform.
SRI LANKA: Tamils Fearful For the Future
- Inter Press Service
As Sri Lanka celebrate 61 years of independence from British colonial rule on Wednesday, the enthusiasm is understandably not shared by minority Tamils living under the military jackboot in the north of the country.
Q&A: 'Internet Should Not Build Firewalls of Hate'
- Inter Press Service
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, one of the world’s leading human rights activists, is often heard on the subject of hate. He is an international authority on issues related to digital hate over the Internet.
RIGHTS: ICC Investigating Israel War Crimes Charges
- Inter Press Service
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague announced a preliminary investigation Tuesday into whether Israel committed war crimes during the recent Gaza war, following the Palestinian National Authority's (PNA) move to recognise the ICC's authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
U.S.: More Troops, More Worries, Less Consensus on Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
Even as U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to deploy more military forces to Afghanistan - what he has called 'the central front' in former President George W. Bush's 'global war on terror' - a consensus on overall U.S. strategy there remains elusive.
COLOMBIA: One More Day's Delay for Civilian Hostages
- Inter Press Service
Alan Jara, the former governor of the central province of Meta, was released by Colombian guerrillas on Tuesday, instead of Monday as originally scheduled. Former regional lawmaker for the western province of Valle del Cauca, Sigifredo López, was scheduled to have been freed on Wednesday, but his handover has now been postponed until Thursday.
RIGHTS-US: Racist Ideology Permeates Anti-Immigrant Lobby
- Inter Press Service
The Southern Poverty Law Centre (SPLC) said Tuesday that its research has connected three mainstream U.S. anti-immigration groups to racist ideas.
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