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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.
Associated Press
- May 19, 2006
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.
Associated Press
- May 19, 2006
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.
Inter Press Service
- April 20, 2005
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.
OneWorld US
- April 15, 2005
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.
Reuters
- March 27, 2005
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.
Inter Press Service
- March 25, 2005
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.
Associated Press
- March 25, 2005
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.
Reuters
- March 25, 2005
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.
Associated Press
- March 23, 2005
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.
Agence France Presse
- March 8, 2005
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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.
Human Rights Watch - March 25, 2005
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.
Human Rights Watch - March 25, 2005
Open Letter to the Security Council on Iraq
Amnesty International urges the Council to make human rights a guiding principle of the resolution it is currently drafting about the transfer of authority in Iraq by 30 June 2004. The need to uphold international human rights and humanitarian law by all concerned, and to ensure individual accountability for abuses, should be clearly articulated in the resolution.
Amnesty International - June 4, 2004
OAS: Americas fail to protect human rights effectively
Governments must take urgent and concrete steps to stop human rights violations in the Americas, said Amnesty International on the eve of the meeting of the Organization of American States, due to take place in Quito from 6 to 8 June, 2004.
Amnesty International - June 4, 2004
Married Adolescents Ignored In Global Agenda, Says UNFPA
Most nations have declared 18 as the legal minimum age for marriage. Yet, in the next decade, more than 100 million girls worldwide will marry before their 18th birthday. Some will be as young as 8 or 9 and many will marry against their will.
UNFPA (U.N. Population Fund) - June 4, 2004
India: New Prime Minister Faces Human Rights Challenges
India has long been recognized as an important model for a vibrant political culture in Asia. However, India also faces serious human rights problems. Some of these have been exacerbated by government inattention, while others, unfortunately, are the direct result of government policies.
Human Rights Watch - May 27, 2004
End human rights scandal in Guantanamo and other places
Governments must stop undermining rights they have promised to defend, said Amnesty International Sunday at the conclusion of a two-day conference on the impact of the illegal detention of Guantanamo detainees and other detainees held after September 11 in the Gulf region.
Amnesty International - April 14, 2004
Making Violence Against Women Count: Facts and Figures
The following fact sheets present a snapshot of the types of violence against women (VAW) in different parts of the world. These have been compiled from reports and studies published by international and national governmental and non-governmental bodies and organizations, including Amnesty International.
Amnesty International - March 5, 2004
Amnesty International launches global campaign to stop violence against women
Violence against women is a cancer eating away the core of every society, in every country of the world, Irene Khan Secretary General of Amnesty International said today at the launch of the organisation's global campaign to stop violence against women.
Amnesty International - March 5, 2004
Amnesty International Campaign: Stop Violence Against Women
Violence against women is the greatest human rights scandal of our times. From birth to death, in times of peace as well as war, women face discrimination and violence at the hands of the state, the community and the family.
Amnesty International - March 5, 2004
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 One in twelve of world’s children are forced into 'worst forms' of child labor
One child in 12 is forced into the "worst forms" of labor, including slavery, the sex trade and hazardous and illicit activities, the British branch of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a report.
UNICEF UK said that 350 million children aged five to 17 worked, and that 180 million of them were "involved in the worst forms of child labour.
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 World Marks International Women's Day
Despite gains in women's rights and the increasing role of women in the workplace, female social and economic equality remained an elusive dream in many countries as the world marked international Women's Day.
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 The Bhopal Disaster: Still Avoiding Justice, Two Decades Later
Twenty years ago this week, an explosion at a chemical factory sent 27 tons of poisonous methyl isocyanate wafting over the slumbering residents of Bhopal, India. The aftermath was apocalyptic. Between 7,000 and 10,000 people died in the three days after the explosion and 15,000 more have died since.
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 Ten million children trapped in domestic labor
At least 10 million children are trapped in domestic labor jobs where they work long hours for little pay and often face abuse, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said on June 10, 2004. The U.N. agency called in a report for an end to the most exploitative forms of child domestic labor such as slavery and trafficking of youths, some as young as 10 years old.
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 Seven Million Refugees Deprived of Basic Rights, says Annual World Survey
More than seven million of the worlds nearly 12 million refugees have been confined to camps, special settlements, or other conditions in which their basic human rights have been denied for ten years or more, according to the 2004 World Refugee Survey released by the U.S. Committee for Refugees (USCR).
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Ageing
Millions of older people across the world face chronic poverty, untreated illness, homelessness, abuse, and other problems. |
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Child Labor
At least 250 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are working in developing countries. |
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Children
Millions of children worldwide face hunger, poverty, disease, and abuses & neglect of their human rights. |
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Human Trafficking
At least 800,000 to 900,000 people worldwide are trafficked each year. |
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Indigenous Peoples
Many indigenous peoples are still excluded from society and often deprived of their rights. |
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Refugees
14 million people are living as refugees, and an estimated 30 million are internally displaced. |
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