Full Coverage: Arms & Military
June 2008
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06/20/2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 (OneWorld) - Calls for tough international action in Darfur are growing as the United States prepares to leave the UN Security Council's rotating presidency at the end of this month.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [Sudan] [China] [Human Rights] [Geopolitics] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Conflict] [Peace] [Security] [United Nations] |
06/13/2008
The Ethiopian army is responsible for widespread "executions, torture, and rape" of civilians in the country's eastern Somali region, committed as part of Ethiopia's campaign against rebel insurgents, states a new report from an international human rights watchdog.
Read moreHuman Rights Watch Related: [Ethiopia] [Refugees] [Race Politics] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Conflict] [Terrorism] Image: In Ethiopia's Somali region. © Nick Wadhams and Zoe Alsop / Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
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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] [Civil Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Democracy] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Conflict] [Security] [Terrorism] |
06/13/2008
The Caterpillar corporation came under fire during its shareholder meeting yesterday for continuing to sell machinery to Israel that is used to demolish Palestinian homes.
Read moreFrom: Jewish Voice for Peace Related: [United States] [Palestine] [Israel] [Corporations] [Human Rights] [Activism] [Geopolitics] |
06/06/2008
Fijian civilians, activists, and opposition political leaders have endured two years of increasingly harsh human rights abuses since the military overthrew the government in 2006, blogs Ryan Bodman while traveling the Pacific.
Read moreFrom: Aotearoa Independent Media Center Related: [Oceania] [Fiji] [Human Rights] [Freedom of Expression] [Corruption & Transparency] [Conflict] |
06/04/2008
A minute-long video from a Washington, DC-based think tank depicts the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act as helplessly out of date and encourages Americans to demand change.
Read moreFrom: Center for Global Development Related: [United States] [Aid] [Poverty] [Governance] [Security] |
06/02/2008
Iraq War veteran Jon Michael Turner testifies about the assaults he and other American soldiers committed at one of several Winter Soldier hearings held this spring.
Read moreFrom: American News Project Related: [United States] [Iraq] [Activism] [Conflict] |
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