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U.N. Urges U.S. to Shut Guantanamo Prison
The United States should close its prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and avoid using secret detention facilities in the war on terror, the U.N. panel that monitors compliance with the world's anti-torture treaty said Friday.
5/19/06
- Associated Press
U.N. Urges U.S. to Shut Guantanamo Prison
The United States should close its prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and avoid using secret detention facilities in the war on terror, the U.N. panel that monitors compliance with the world's anti-torture treaty said Friday.
5/19/06
- Associated Press
Religious Profiling Sparks U.S. Federal Lawsuit
Three influential civil rights groups charged Wednesday that border control tactics used by the Department of Homeland Security discriminate against U.S. citizens solely on the basis of their religion and ethnicity, in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
4/20/05
- Inter Press Service
U.S., Canada, Others Faulted for Sending Suspects to Countries That Torture
Western governments are complicit in abuses that result from their increasing practice of deporting suspected terrorists, and in some cases would-be refugees, to countries known to torture detainees, Human Rights Watch said Friday.
4/15/05
- OneWorld US
U.S. Troops Tortured Iraqis in Mosul, Documents Show
American soldiers tortured Iraqi prisoners at a military base in Mosul but nobody was court martialed over the abuse, U.S. army documents say.
3/27/05
- Reuters
U.N.: Annan Reforms ‘Courageous’
The U.N. Secretary-General is right to conclude that the spectacle of abusive governments flocking to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights has so discredited the commission that it is time to simply start over, Human Rights Watch said today.
3/25/05
- Human Rights Watch
U.S. Thwarts Justice for Darfur (Sudan)
The United States is blocking U.N. Security Council action on the human rights crisis in Darfur on account of the Bush administration’s hostility to the International Criminal Court, Human Rights Watch said today.
3/25/05
- Human Rights Watch
Pressure Mounts on U.S. as Darfur (Sudan) Vote Looms
A French proposal to refer war crimes in Sudan to The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has left two options for the United States, which adamantly opposes the ICC's legitimacy: either abstain from voting, or use its veto as a permanent member of the Security Council.
3/25/05
- Inter Press Service
U.S.: Army Probe Finds Iraqi Prisoner Abuse at U.S. Base Near Mosul, Iraq
An Army investigation found systematic abuse and possible torture of Iraqi prisoners at a base near Mosul just as top military officials became aware of abuse allegations at the Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, documents released Friday showed.
3/25/05
- Associated Press
UK Lawmakers Accuse U.S. of Grave Human Rights Violations
The United States has committed "grave violations of human rights" against prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan and Iraq, the Foreign Affairs Committee of Britain's parliament said in a report on Friday.
3/25/05
- Reuters
France Puts U.S. in Tight Spot on Sudan
France on Wednesday presented a U.N. resolution allowing for the prosecution of Sudanese war crimes suspects at the International Criminal Court, forcing the United States to choose between accepting a body it opposes or casting a politically damaging veto.
3/23/05
- Associated Press
March for equal rights as thousands mark International Women's Day
Thousands marched in Brazil as women around the world marked International Women's Day demanding equal social and political rights.
3/8/05
- Agence France Presse
From Russia with Domestic Violence
More than 50,000 Russian women are beaten by their husbands or partners every hour, a group of women's non-governmental organisations says.
3/8/05
- Inter Press Service
Violence, discrimination darken Women's Day in Asia
Asia has marked International Women's Day with rallies and protests against a wide range of gender inequalities and acts of violence, although there were some celebrations for hard-won victories.
3/8/05
- Agence France Presse
World Marks International Women's Day
Leaders of the fight for women's equality say there is no going back on the revolution that began 30 years ago though the challenges ahead are immense.
3/8/05
- Associated Press
Report Criticizes Human Rights Abuses by Interim Iraq Government
Serious human rights abuses occurred under the interim Iraqi government installed by the United States after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, including torture, illegal detention by police and forced confessions, according to a State Department report.
3/1/05
- Associated Press
Human Rights Group Criticizes U.S.
The Bush administration should appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the abuse of detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to regain the United States' credibility around the world, a human rights group said Thursday.
1/13/05
- Associated Press
Two Global Trade Union Federations to Reunite
In an effort to keep up with the challenges posed by corporate globalization, the world's two largest global trade union federations have agreed to merge.
12/9/04
- OneWorld US
Bhopal Nightmare Lingers On with Few Lessons Learnt
Twenty years after the world's worst industrial disaster at a pesticides plant in the central Indian city of Bhopal, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are in agreement that tragedies of such magnitude teach no lessons in a world driven by corporate profit.
12/9/04
- Inter Press Service
Fight for Justice in Bhopal Enters Third Decade
Twenty years after the disastrous leak of tonnes of poisonous gas at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, Dow Chemical, which bought Union Carbide two years ago, is coming under growing pressure to clean up the still highly toxic site and reimburse affected families for their medical and other costs.
12/1/04
- Inter Press Service
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