Full Coverage: Civil Rights
June 2008
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06/26/2008
The recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa and President Mbeki's "quiet diplomacy" towards Zimbabwe are signs that South Africa may not be ready to host the 2010 FIFA World cup, says editor Matthew Hennessey.
Read moreFrom: Policy Innovations Related: [Zimbabwe] [South Africa] [Race Politics] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] |
06/25/2008
WASHINGTON, Jun 24 (OneWorld) - Zimbabwe's civil society groups and the U.S. government agree that the decision by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw from this Friday's run-off election was the right one, but as talk of potential negotiations and military interventions abound, no one can predict with any certainty what will happen next.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Zimbabwe] [Human Rights] [Politics] [Civil Society] [Codes of Conduct] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Security] [United Nations] Image: Is the Mugabe-Tsvangirai fight reaching its final round? © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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06/25/2008
A recent Cambodian bill outlawing prostitution is a "failure" because it increases the victimization of sex workers and raises the risk of the spread of HIV, writes Melissa Ditmore, an expert on the issues of sex work and HIV.
Read moreFrom: Reproductive Health Reality Check Related: [Cambodia] [HIV/AIDS] [Gender] [Activism] [Law] [United Nations] |
06/24/2008
In this upcoming documentary, an Iraqi journalist shares his story of being wrongfully jailed in Abu Ghraib Prison for allegedly planning to kill former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Read moreFrom: Link TV Related: [Iraq] [United States] [Media] [Codes of Conduct] [Justice and Crime] [Terrorism] |
06/24/2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - Two years after the African Union mandated Senegal to conduct the trial of Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, who is accused of thousands of political murders during his eight-year reign, the prosecution remains in limbo, six human rights groups complained in a joint statement Monday.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Senegal] [Chad] [Human Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/23/2008
South Africa must stop deporting refugees back to Zimbabwe -- in violation of international law -- and grant them temporary asylum from the political repression that has forced so many to flee the country, says a human rights watchdog.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch Related: [Zimbabwe] [South Africa] [Refugees] [Human Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Security] Image: A Zimbabwean family with little left. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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06/23/2008
One month after the largest, single-site workplace immigration raid in U.S. history, hundreds of residents of Postville, Iowa are unable to work or feed their families as they await deportation orders that could take months.
Read moreFrom: New America Media Related: [United States] [Mexico] [Guatemala] [Labor] [Migration] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/21/2008
Un mes después de la mayor redada de inmigración en un solo lugar de trabajo en la historia de los EE.UU., las familias de Postville todavía viven con el miedo de que regresen los agentes de inmigración.
Read moreFrom: New America Media Related: [Guatemala] [Mexico] [United States] [Labor] [Migration] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/19/2008
Hundreds of children, including 240 orphans, will be affected by the Israeli military's recent decision to shut down schools and orphanages belonging to the Islamic Charitable Society.
Read moreFrom: Advocacy Project Related: [Israel] [Palestine] [Children] [Education] [Shelter & Housing] [Activism] [Codes of Conduct] [Law] [Terrorism] |
06/17/2008
Sixteen U.S. congresspeople have asked the prime minister of India to support Bhopal activists, who survived the toxic 1984 explosion of a Union Carbide pesticide plant, by bringing this corporation and its new owner, Dow Chemical, to justice.
Read moreFrom: Bhopal.net Related: [United Kingdom] [Corporations] [Environmental Activism] [Pollution] [Health] [Disease/treatment] [Disability] [Activism] [Civil Society] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/17/2008
The aftermath of a recent immigration raid in Iowa demonstrates the human cost of removing migrant workers from their families and community, writes journalist Lynda Waddington.
Read moreFrom: Reproductive Health Reality Check Related: [United States] [Guatemala] [Children] [Labor] [Migration] [Business] [Religion] [Social Exclusion] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/15/2008
Today's fathers have gained -- and are still gaining -- a lot from the women's liberation movement, writes reproductive rights advocate and author Cristina Page, as she reflects on Father's Day.
Read moreFrom: Reproductive Health Reality Check Related: [United States] [Children] [Gender] [Culture] [Activism] |
06/13/2008
The Supreme Court has declared that prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp must be given the chance to defend themselves in U.S. courts, drawing cheers from human rights activists that have been arguing the point for over six years.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch Related: [United States] [Human Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Democracy] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Security] [Terrorism] |
06/10/2008
The Iraqi women's movement has a long history of male and female support, but the current violence has undermined the struggle for equal rights, says Iraqi activist Haifa Zangana.
Read moreFrom: MADRE Related: [Iraq] [Gender] [Social Exclusion] [Activism] [Civil Society] [Conflict] Image: Iraqi women at a protest for civil rights. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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06/05/2008
On the nineteenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, and weeks before the Beijing Olympics, China should release the estimated 130 people still imprisoned for peaceful protest, says an international human rights organization.
Read moreRelated: [China] [Activism] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Conflict] |
06/03/2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 2 (OneWorld) - A human rights advocacy group said Monday it is launching a worldwide campaign to help stop human trafficking into India.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [India] [Social Exclusion] [HIV/AIDS] [Gender] [Sexuality] |
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