News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1767
SUDAN: African Union Against Indictment of Al-Bashir
- Inter Press Service
African governments have rallied behind Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir in rejecting a possible international arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court on charges of orchestrating genocide in Sudan's volatile western region of Darfur.
CHINA: Striking Hard in Tibet 50 Years After The Uprising
- Inter Press Service
China is preparing for the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising - which saw the Himalayan territory’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, flee into exile - with a 'strike hard' campaign and propaganda on the evils of feudal oppression in pre-1949 Tibet.
IRAQ: Threat of Violence Looms Again Over Fallujah
- Inter Press Service
The threat of violence hangs over Fallujah again as leaders of the Awakening Council fight for political power through the elections Jan. 31.
MIDEAST: Mitchell Mission Risks Déjà vu
- Inter Press Service
At the start of his Middle East presidential mission, Senator George Mitchell has listened to President Barack Obama's recommendation earlier in the week on Al-Arabiya television that he 'should start by listening, because ultimately we cannot tell Israelis and Palestinians what's best for them.'
POLITICS: U.N. Debates Duty to Halt War Crimes, Genocide
- Inter Press Service
After the recent turmoil in Gaza, ongoing mass killings in Darfur, and the failure to timely intervene to aid survivors of last year's Cyclone Nargis in Burma, civil society groups are calling on U.N. member states to fully commit to the so-called 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P) concept.
RIGHTS-US: Close Torture Loopholes, Physicians' Group Urges
- Inter Press Service
While applauding President Barack Obama's recent executive orders banning torture and other harsh interrogation practices, medical authorities are calling attention to a little-reported section of the Army's Field Manual on Interrogation that they say still allows the use of tactics that can constitute torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment under U.S. and international law.
SRI LANKA: Gov't Ignores Supreme Court
- Inter Press Service
Far from heeding charges of human rights abuses and stifling dissent, the government has, this week, added blatant disregard for judicial fiat to its list of sins.
SINGAPORE: Domestic Workers Profit From Financial Education
- Inter Press Service
Filipina domestic worker Emily Alson spends her weekends cooking and selling snacks. This venture brings in additional income and also helps Alson learn the ropes of entrepreneurship.
IRAQ: Elections Dawn on Changed Political Landscape
- Inter Press Service
Despite the possibility of isolated violence and other problems, close watchers of Iraq's upcoming provincial elections say that a relatively smooth process there could be a bellwether for better days ahead, according to a new report.
MIDEAST: Peace Recedes as Israeli Settlements Expand
- Inter Press Service
Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank increased sharply in 2008, despite Israel's pledge at the beginning of the year to freeze all construction, according to a new report by an Israeli non-governmental organisation.
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