News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1790
Q&A: Paraguayan Indigenous Minister Calls for Patience
- Inter Press Service
Margarita Mbyvângi, the first indigenous woman to hold a ministerial post in Paraguay, is facing charges of ineffectiveness from among her own ranks. But she is asking for time to achieve her goal: that no one will suffer the slavery and rootlessness that she experienced for nearly 20 years.
ARGENTINA: Controversy Over Court Order to Release Rights Abusers
- Inter Press Service
An Argentine court order to release on bail nearly 20 officers accused of committing human rights abuses during the 1976-1983 dictatorship shows the slow-moving justice system’s limitations in dealing with cases against those prosecuted for crimes against humanity, say activists.
POLITICS: Israel Deeply Wary of 2009 Anti-Racism Meet
- Inter Press Service
At their anti-racism conference in Geneva next April, United Nations member states may find themselves -- once again -- in a heated dispute over how to properly address the Israel-Palestinian conflict in the context of racism, xenophobia and racial discrimination.
RIGHTS-US: 'Bad Apples' Didn't Fall Far From the Tree
- Inter Press Service
On the heels of a bipartisan Congressional report blaming high-level officials of the George W. Bush administration for employing harsh interrogation techniques on detainees captured in the 'global war on terror', many of the world's most respected civil libertarians are calling for the establishment of an independent commission to investigate the alleged abuses.
RIGHTS-INDIA: New Anti-Terror Laws Draconian Say Activists
- Inter Press Service
Following the late November terror attacks in Mumbai, India has passed two tough laws being seen by rights activists as potentially eroding the country’s federal structure and limiting fundamental liberties.
CUBA: 'I’m a Man and I Cry'
- Inter Press Service
'I was ashamed to cry,' confesses Alejandro López, a burly Cuban man who a year ago decided to break away from violence and leave behind the 'macho' stereotypes that prevented him from expressing his feelings and sensibility.
SRI LANKA: Women Pray for Sons, Husbands Caught in Civil War
- Inter Press Service
As the Sri Lankan army pushes deeper into Tamil rebel-held territory hundreds women can only pray that their sons and husbands, believed held captive by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), are spared.
MIDEAST: Sun Sets On An Encircled Town
- Inter Press Service
Qalqilya has been an encircled town since the Israeli West Bank barrier was built around it in 2003. Only one narrow gate guarded by Israeli soldiers allows access.
MEDIA-VIETNAM: Blogging Boom Faces Gov't Blockages
- Inter Press Service
As Internet usage grows in communist Vietnam, fostering a vibrant community of bloggers, the government is looking at ways to regulate blogs, particularly those that tend to be political rather than personal.
MIDEAST: Unity - and Peace - Hinge on U.S., Other Outsiders
- Inter Press Service
Eighteen months after Hamas evicted Fatah forces from Gaza, the prospects for restoring Palestinian unity are more elusive than ever, with both factions believing that time is on their side, according to a new report by the Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) released Wednesday.
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