News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1775
MIDEAST: Resistance Rejects International Gaza Force
- Inter Press Service
Since the outset of Israel's war on the Gaza Strip, calls have been renewed for an 'international force' to protect the civilian population. But Palestinian resistance factions, chief among them Hamas, reject the idea outright.
CHILE: Ex Political Prisoners in Therapeutic Theatre
- Inter Press Service
A group of former political prisoners in Chile will become actors and actresses this month to heal the wounds left by the 1973-1990 dictatorship. They will be performing a cycle of plays written in torture camps and in exile.
DR CONGO: Ugandan Rebels Add to Woes in the Northeast
- Inter Press Service
Reports from non-governmental organisations and the United Nations on the humanitarian situation in the north-eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) state that over 400 civilians were killed at the end of last month by the Lord’s Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel faction with bases in that part of the country.
MALAYSIA: By-Poll Will Test Political Drift
- Inter Press Service
Following the political tsunami in March, which propelled a disparate opposition alliance to power in five of 13 Malaysian states, voters in the capital of oil-rich Terengganu state will determine Saturday if an 'east coast monsoon' will drive the alliance closer to national power.
POLITICS: Israeli Attacks on Gaza Escape Global Media Scrutiny
- Inter Press Service
Israel's relentless air attacks on a besieged Gaza, which have killed over 1,000 Palestinians and destroyed hundreds of homes, continue to take place away from the gaze of the international news media.
RELIGION: Catholic Church Family Meet Slams Door on Diversity
- Inter Press Service
The social diversity and broad range of thinking among Catholics is conspicuously absent from the Sixth World Meeting of Families taking place in the Mexican capital this week, say observers.
MIDEAST: GCC in Security-Sympathy Fix Over Gaza
- Inter Press Service
As Israel’s assault on Gaza continues into a third week, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries remain distressed on two fronts -- mounting Arab anger over Palestinian causalities and concern over Tehran and Tel Aviv using Hamas to settle their differences.
MIDEAST: Coming Up to Crunch Time
- Inter Press Service
'The war isn't yet over, but it's the beginning of the final chapter,' said Eytan Ben-Eliyahu, former Israeli air force chief, on Israel Television Wednesday night. 'This is the crunch moment,' he added.
SRI LANKA: Journos Vow to Carry on Slain Editor's Legacy
- Inter Press Service
Every Tuesday the editorial of ‘The Sunday Leader,’ the feisty, investigative Colombo newspaper, goes through a ritual. Through the morning the editorial staff amble in and out with tension levels rising as deadlines near.
MIDEAST: U.N. General Assembly Calls Crisis Meeting on Gaza
- Inter Press Service
The 192-member U.N. General Assembly, which is due to hold a special emergency meeting Thursday, may call for an international inquiry into the Israeli killing of hundreds of innocent Palestinian men, women and children in Gaza, diplomatic sources told IPS.
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