News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 1794
RIGHTS: Less Freedom in Older Democracies
- Inter Press Service
The older the democracy, the less there seems to be now of freedom of expression and right to information, according to a new study by the London-based group Article 19.
RIGHTS: Europe Goes Slow on Gay Laws
- Inter Press Service
European Union governments are in no hurry to widen the scope of the bloc's anti-discrimination rules so that gays and lesbians can enjoy greater rights.
RIGHTS: Harsh Language for Colombia at UN Review
- Inter Press Service
Experts at multilateral forums usually begin their speeches with diplomatic words praising some aspect of the country or government under examination, before delivering their barrage of criticism.
RIGHTS-PERU: Fears of Bias in Fujimori Trial
- Inter Press Service
Lawyers representing the families of the victims of two high-profile massacres committed in the early 1990s in Peru, and who are taking part in the trial against former president Alberto Fujimori, have questioned the independence of the future heads of the Supreme Court and Lima High Court.
FILM-LIBERIA: The Women Who Ended a War
- Inter Press Service
One night, in a country swept up in a long and harrowing armed conflict, Liberian social worker Leymah Gbowee dreamt that she gathered women together to pray for peace.
RIGHTS-BURMA: Junta Turns Blind Eye to Rising Landmine Casualties
- Inter Press Service
Thanks to the callousness of its military rulers, Burma has aacquired another unenviable statistic. It has replaced Cambodia as the country with the highest annual number of landmine victims in the region.
EUROPE: Colombia Given a Trade Lease
- Inter Press Service
Less than a week after the European Commission promised to study whether trade preferences granted to Colombia should be revoked because of the country's human rights record, Brussels officials have decided to extend the preferences for a further two years.
PARAGUAY: Strides in Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
The government’s recognition of the human rights violations committed by the dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner (1954-1989) was the most outstanding achievement this year, according to a new Human Rights Report on Paraguay.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: A Special Case for the UN
- Inter Press Service
Whether for its extreme violence, its potential for undermining order in a large part of society or its effects on the United Nations human rights system, Colombia is at the centre of attention of the international community.
RIGHTS: Politics Still Reign Over Principles at U.N.
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations Wednesday commemorated the 60th anniversary of the landmark Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) against the backdrop of widespread political repression -- most notably in Zimbabwe, Sudan, Burma (Myanmar), Iraq, Afghanistan and in the Israeli-occupied territories of West Bank and Gaza.
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