News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1788
ECONOMY: Today, Santa Is the Saviour
- Inter Press Service
This time, more than in years before, Christmas is so much more about Santa Claus than about Jesus Christ. Santa has after all, the power to move markets in ways that poor Jesus never contemplated.
PERU: Guerrillas on the Warpath for Peace Talks
- Inter Press Service
A column of Maoist Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) guerrillas operating in the northeastern coca-growing valleys of the Upper Huallaga river in Peru appears to be carrying out attacks in pursuit of a peace agreement, to include an amnesty and the restoration of the rights of those who took up arms in 1980.
CHILE: Finding a Place for Memory
- Inter Press Service
Chile’s socialist President Michelle Bachelet recently laid the foundation stone for the Museum of Memory and Human Rights, thus coming one step closer to carrying out one of the projects she has put a priority on, which has however given rise to criticism and reservations from both ends of the political spectrum.
MIDEAST: Overcoming the Zero-Sum Hurdle
- Inter Press Service
It seems as if the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been dissected from every possible angle.
PERU: El Frontón Massacre Case Heads Back to Inter-American Court
- Inter Press Service
A ruling by Peru’s Constitutional Court that makes it impossible to bring the case of a 1986 massacre of 118 prisoners to trial will be taken to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
LABOUR-US: Demand Dries Up For On-Demand Workers
- Inter Press Service
Outside a Home Depot store, it's a typical December morning in Seattle: cool and gray with a light sprinkle falling. At 7:30, about 50 men wait at the entrances to the parking lot. Most wear jackets, jeans and work shoes, and some carry day packs with tools, water and lunch. They stand silently with hands in pockets, alone or in knots of three or four, baseball caps or sweatshirt hoods deployed against the chilly mist.
MIDEAST: Death Penalty in Palestinian Territories Alarms Rights Groups
- Inter Press Service
New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has sent urgent letters to Palestinian leaders in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, urging them to commute the death sentences of 11 Palestinians currently awaiting execution.
ENVIRONMENT-PHILIPPINES: Aerial Spraying Case - Profits Vs Public Health
- Inter Press Service
Cecilia Moran never thought that she would one day have to give up farming owing to poor health. She grew up helping her father tend a family-owned plot in Davao province. The sale of such produce as rice, corn, coconut and durian in the local market took care of family needs.
IRAQ: It Could be More Than Three Years to US Departure
- Inter Press Service
Washington and Baghdad signed a security agreement earlier this month allowing the U.S. to maintain a military presence in Iraq for another three years. But while Baghdad officials hailed the pact as the 'beginning of the end' of the U.S.-led occupation, Egyptian commentators -- like much of the Iraqi opposition -- say the agreement simply reflects U.S. strategic interests.
EUROPE: 'Double Standards on Trade'
- Inter Press Service
Double standards are being applied in the way that the European Union awards trade preferences to poor countries, an African exporters grouping has alleged.
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