Human Rights
Amnesty International denounces repression in Honduras
August 25, 2009Human rights are taking a beating in Honduras in the aftermath of the June 28 coup d'etat which sent left-wing President Manuel “Mel” Zelaya into exile. Although the corporate controlled media are not reporting it, the...
Read moreLawsuit sheds more light on terror war abuses
February 16, 2009NEW YORK, Feb 15 (IPS) - Three human rights groups have released documents that they say reveal close cooperation between the U.S. Defence Department and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in rendering terrorism suspects to secret...
Read moreSudan: Conditions getting worse for Darfur civilians
February 6, 2009NAIROBI, 4 February 2009 (IRIN) - Conditions for civilians caught up in fighting between the Sudanese government and rebels in the South Darfur town of Muhajiriya are getting worse, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...
Read moreHuman Rights Watch: employee free choice is a human right
January 28, 2009Original source: Under current labor law, the United States is strikingly deficient in protecting freedom of association and the freedom to form unions, says a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), an independent human-rights advocacy...
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