News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1769
PAKISTAN: Slum Fire Reignites Housing Concerns
- Inter Press Service
A fire which razed a slum settlement and killed 40 of its residents earlier this month has brought to the fore the deplorable conditions in which half of the 12 million people of this port city live - and official indifference to their plight.
Q&A: 'Gaza Will Take Years to Recover'
- Inter Press Service
Gaza will need years to recover from the devastating Israeli assault, says Katharina Ritz, head of mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Israel's 22-day assault left more than 1,300 Palestinians dead, and decimated much of the coastal territory's infrastructure.
MIDEAST: A Tale of Two Summits
- Inter Press Service
Despite declarations of Arab unity at a recent economic summit, Egyptian commentators say that fundamental differences between rival Arab camps - especially over the issue of Palestine - are far from over.
RIGHTS-MALAYSIA: Malaysian, Thai Officials Trafficking Burmese Migrants?
- Inter Press Service
A scandalous trade in Burmese migrant labour involving Malaysian and Thai officials and international human traffickers is now coming to light.
CARIBBEAN: High-Tech Systems Trace Influx of Illegal Arms
- Inter Press Service
The figures are staggering. About half a billion small arms are in use around the world and nearly half a million people are killed by them annually.
MIDEAST: Unconventional Warfare on the Rise
- Inter Press Service
Violent conflict is hardly new to the Middle East, but increasingly it is taking the form of unconventional warfare.
MIDEAST: Ceasefire Broken From Day One
- Inter Press Service
At 7.30 am Jan. 22, five days after Israeli authorities declared a 'ceasefire' following their 22-day air, land and sea bombardment of the Gaza Strip, Israeli gunboats renewed shelling off the Gaza city coast, injuring at least six, including four children.
RIGHTS-US: Immigrants Scapegoated as Economy Teeters
- Inter Press Service
Things in Suffolk County on Long Island have gotten so bad lately that the U.S. Justice Department is launching an investigation into attacks on Latino residents, and may also examine whether local police agencies improperly handled several widely publicised incidents.
/CORRECTED REPEAT*/ RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: 'Plight of Tamils Similar to Gaza Civilians'
- Inter Press Service
While the Sri Lankan army has announced the capture of Mullaitivu, the last bastion of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the plight of more than 250,000 civilians caught in the fighting continues to be as grim as that of civilians in Gaza, say those involved in humanitarian work.
POLITICS: Muslim World Hails End of a Despised Symbol
- Inter Press Service
While the decision of President Barack Obama to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay Cuba, and end the practice of interrogation techniques that violate international law, made front page news throughout the United States, press reaction in the Middle East was far less extensive - but generally favourable.
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