Recent News Headlines : Human Rights

IOWA'S REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR TO SIGN LAW BANNING ABORTION AT SIX WEEKS


In March, Mississippi banned abortion after 15 weeks, sparking an immediate court challenge by reproductive rights advocates... READ MORE

5th May, 2018 313

FIRST BATCH OF NATIONAL-CERTIFICATED EDUCATORS IS COMING


The program is composed of various lectures, including on family sexuality education, resolution of domestic violence and school bullying, and supervision and evaluation of sexuality education... READ MORE

4th May, 2018 184

HONDURAN JOURNALISTS FACE INCREASING THREATS AND INTIMIDATION


Meza also heads a project with the Association for Democracy and Human Rights Asopodehu, which supports at-risk media workers and offers training to young journalists... READ MORE

3rd May, 2018 484

LAWYERS AND JUDGES SENT TO US-MEXICO BORDER


Migrant caravan Lawyers and judges sent to US-Mexico border... READ MORE

3rd May, 2018 45

REALITY CHECK: ARE JOURNALISTS INCREASINGLY UNDER ATTACK?


Lowest number in a decade Media rights organisations have been tracking the number of journalists killed, detained and missing since the 1990s... READ MORE

3rd May, 2018 626

14 KILLED AS ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS ATTACK LIBYAN ELECTION COMMISSION


Militants have often targeted elections in other countries, and IS has called for attacks on voting infrastructure in Libya... READ MORE

3rd May, 2018 0

FIRST NATIONS LEADERS DEBATE TRUDEAU COMMITMENT TO INDIGENOUS RIGHTS


The key focus of the assembly will be the rights recognition and implementation framework, announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in February... READ MORE

2nd May, 2018 378

THAILAND RELEASES MAGAZINE EDITOR IMPRISONED FOR ROYAL INSULT


The lese majeste law has been on the statute books since 1908... READ MORE

30th April, 2018 86

CHINA ISSUES REPORT ON U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS


Graphics shows China publishes a report on the United States' human rights situation on April 24, 2018... READ MORE

28th April, 2018 44

KING RENAMES AFRICA'S LAST ABSOLUTE MONARCHY


King Mswati III presides over the annual Reed Dance ceremony during which occasion he chooses a new bride... READ MORE

27th April, 2018 210

THE ELDERLY NUN THE PHILIPPINES PLANS TO EXPEL


Sister Fox said she had been part of a fact-finding mission to Mindanao to investigate reports of human rights abuses... READ MORE

27th April, 2018 248

KUWAIT ORDERS PHILIPPINES AMBASSADOR TO LEAVE IN DISPUTE OVER REPORTED ABUSE OF DOMESTIC WORKERS


The Philippines had apologized on Tuesday for what Kuwait viewed as a flagrant violation of its sovereignty... READ MORE

26th April, 2018 0

INDIGENOUS BRAZILIANS RALLY TO DEMAND LAND RIGHTS PROTECTION


Brazil is home to roughly 900,000 indigenous people of more than 200 tribes, the majority of whom live in the country's nine Amazon states... READ MORE

26th April, 2018 1490

MEXICO: SUSPECT IN MURDER OF JOURNALIST JAVIER VALDEZ ARRESTED


Mexican police have detained a suspect in the murder of an internationally acclaimed journalist who reported on the country's drug trade and organised crime... READ MORE

25th April, 2018 34

ITALIAN COURT RULES IUVENTA RESCUE VESSEL WILL REMAIN IMPOUNDED


Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation will publish an explanatory statement in the coming weeks... READ MORE

24th April, 2018 507

'WOULD BE DISASTROUS IF RUSSIA PULLS OUT OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE'


Jagland also discusses human rights in Turkey, freedom of expression in Poland, child migration, and violence against women... READ MORE

23rd April, 2018 52

'MORALLY REPREHENSIBLE': US SLAMS CHINA, RUSSIA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA IN RIGHTS REPORT


'Morally reprehensible' US slams China, Russia, Iran and North Korea in human rights report... READ MORE

22nd April, 2018 145

U.S. CALLS CHINA, RUSSIA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA 'MORALLY REPREHENSIBLE' ON RIGHTS


Improved human rights in Uzbekistan, Liberia and Mexico were global bright spots, Sullivan added... READ MORE

22nd April, 2018 1098

EGYPT RENEWS DETENTION OF AL JAZEERA'S MAHMOUD HUSSEIN


Egyptian authorities have extended the detention of Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein, who has spent almost 500 days in jail without charge... READ MORE

22nd April, 2018 1747

PAKISTAN RIGHTS WORKER 'INTIMIDATED' IN ALLEGED HOUSE RAID


Watchdog alleges that burglars broke into house of editor of critical report on state of human rights in Pakistan... READ MORE

21st April, 2018 491

U.S. CALLS CHINA, IRAN, RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA 'FORCES FOR INSTABILITY'


The Trump administration is lashing out at China, Iran, Russia and North Korea for being forces of instability because of human rights abuses of their ow... READ MORE

21st April, 2018 2

HAUNTED BY GHOSTS OF ITS DICTATORSHIP, PARAGUAY SET TO PIVOT BACK TO THE RIGHT IN ELECTION


After Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Chile, Paraguay is the latest country in the region to pivot rightwards... READ MORE

20th April, 2018 3151

CATALONIA'S CRISIS, EUROPE'S WAKE UP CALL


In fact, even declaring independence is not a crime according to Spain's Criminal Code... READ MORE

20th April, 2018 1735

ABORTION WARS ARE HEATING UP AHEAD OF NOVEMBER ELECTIONS


In 2017, Trump's first year in the White House, 19 states passed 63 anti-abortion restrictions, according to Guttmacher... READ MORE

19th April, 2018 0

'WE DESERVE BETTER:' FAMILY OF COLTEN BOUSHIE CALLS FOR UNITED NATIONS TO STUDY SYSTEMIC RACISM IN CANADA


Other Indigenous people from elsewhere in the world shared their stories with the family, and talked about their struggles in accessing justice as well, she said... READ MORE

19th April, 2018 6292

FLEEING KACHIN FACE FOOD, MEDICINE SHORTAGE AMID MYANMAR CLASHES


Civilians from the Christian ethnic community are trapped without medicine or sufficient food, Mung Dan, a Baptist community leader, said on Wednesday... READ MORE

19th April, 2018 391

FACEBOOK ADDS PRIVACY SETTINGS TO COMPLY WITH NEW EUROPEAN LAW


The company is rolling out new privacy settings in Europe that will eventually extend to users around the world... READ MORE

18th April, 2018 241

NEW EU DIGITAL LAW WILL 'PROTECT PERSONAL DATA'


On the same day as Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg was getting a grilling in the US over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the future of digital... READ MORE

18th April, 2018 23

TANZANIA CYBER LAW INTRODUCES $900 FEES FOR BLOGGERS, COMPULSORY PASSWORDS


The government contends that the new regulations will help to put a stop to the moral decadence cause by social media and internet in the country... READ MORE

18th April, 2018 10

LAWMAKERS GRILL STATE DEPARTMENT AND PENTAGON ON U.S. ROLE IN YEMEN'S CIVIL WAR


Lawmakers grill State Department and Pentagon on U.S. role in Yemen's civil war... READ MORE

18th April, 2018 153

Trending News Headlines : Human Rights

U.S. OWES BLACK PEOPLE REPARATIONS FOR A HISTORY OF 'RACIAL TERRORISM,' SAYS U.N. PANEL


The history of slavery in the United States justifies reparations for African Americans, argues a recent report by a U.N.-affiliated group based in Geneva... READ MORE

28th September, 2016 229919

IRELAND 'LEADS THE WORLD IN ISLAMIC VALUES AS MUSLIM STATES LAG'


An Overall Islamicity Index analysing social rules and human rights measures found that similar rankings were generated in 2010... READ MORE

11th February, 2015 16446

SAUDI CROWN PRINCE IN HIS OWN WORDS WOMEN ARE ABSOLUTELY EQUAL


What we did in Saudi Arabia was extremely necessary, Prince Mohammed said of the arrests... READ MORE

19th March, 2018 12007

LAWYERS IN AUSTRALIA SEEK TO PROSECUTE AUNG SAN SUU KYI


Rights lawyers accuse the de facto Myanmar leader of 'crimes against humanity' over Rohingya treatment... READ MORE

18th March, 2018 6084

HRW: ISRAEL DENYING HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS ACCESS TO GAZA


Israel has also blocked human rights workers and activists from entering the occupied West Bank and Israel... READ MORE

3rd April, 2017 4795

MORE THAN 60 ARRESTED AS EGYPT CRACKS DOWN ON GAY COMMUNITY


Hussein Malla AP The sweeps have unfolded as international human rights activists have denounced the Egyptian government and urged an end to the arrests... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 3785

MEDIA BLOCKS AGAINST QATAR VIOLATE FREE SPEECH


On May 25, Saudi Arabia and the UAE blocked Qatari media outlets, including Al Jazeera... READ MORE

14th June, 2017 3771

A DIVIDED COSTA RICA VOTES IN RUNOFF FOUGHT OVER GAY RIGHTS


A voter prepares to cast her ballot during the presidential election at a polling station in San Jose, Costa Rica, April 1, 2018... READ MORE

1st April, 2018 3617

HOW THE WORLD VIOLATES HUMAN RIGHTS, COUNTRY BY COUNTRY


12 18PM GMT 02 Feb 2015 This map provides a snapshot of the human rights violations identified by Human Rights Watch HRW in their 25th annual review... READ MORE

2nd February, 2015 3292

'SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS'


'Serious human rights violations' People have also expressed their resentment on the social media... READ MORE

31st March, 2018 2586

2017: THE YEAR EVEN THE U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER GAVE UP ON HUMAN RIGHTS


High commissioner for human rights has taken on some of the most powerful countries in the world... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 2551

CORONER WHO REFUSES TO LET JEWISH OR MUSLIM BURIALS SKIP THE QUEUE ACCUSED OF BREACHING HUMAN RIGHTS A


A coroner who refuses to allow Jews or Muslims to skip the burial queue has been accused of breaching human rights laws at the High Court... READ MORE

28th March, 2018 2130

ANALYSIS | THERE'S A RISING GLOBAL TIDE OF CRACKDOWNS ON LGBT COMMUNITIES


In countries where homosexuality is taboo and driven underground, such comments may be the first thing a person has heard in public about LGBT people... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 2065


Sri Rumiati made her career in the Indonesian national police force, but the day she was tested for it, in 1984, is one she would rather forget... READ MORE

11th December, 2014 1912

UN CALLS ON KENYA TO END ONGOING TV STATION SUSPENSION


We urge the government and all Kenyans to respect freedom of expression and implement court orders calling for the restoration of television broadcasts, she said... READ MORE

2nd February, 2018 1680

DAD LOSES HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINT AFTER BAR'S REFUSAL TO SEAT HIM AND 12-YEAR-OLD SON


The Crazy Raven Bar and Grill at the Cypress Mountain Lodge is licensed primarily to serve liquor... READ MORE

17th April, 2018 1618

UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF TELLS TURNBULL GOVERNMENT TO RESTORE SERVICES TO MANUS IMMEDIATELY


He called on the Australian Government to restore services immediately... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 1589

HRW: ISRAELI BANKS COMPLICIT IN SETTLEMENT EXPANSION


A report by Human Rights Watch HRW released on Wednesday says no Israeli law requires the banks to provide such services for the settlements... READ MORE

13th September, 2017 1427

LIBYAN MILITARY CHIEF KHALIFA HAFTAR SEVERELY ILL AFTER STROKE REPORTS


But presidential hopefuls Libyan National Army dismisses claims as fake news put out by worried opponents... READ MORE

12th April, 2018 1379

DIVISIVE POLITICAL RHETORIC A DANGER TO THE WORLD, AMNESTY SAYS


Politicians who have used a divisive and dehumanised rhetoric are creating a more divided and dangerous world, says rights group Amnesty International... READ MORE

22nd February, 2017 1343

NORTH KOREAN PRISON GUARDS 'COOKED FEMALE PRISONERS BABY AND FED IT TO THEIR DOGS'


North Korean prison officers 'cooked prisoner's baby and fed it to their dogs', more horrific accounts from UN report reveal... READ MORE

24th December, 2014 1284

IN MAJOR SHIFT TRUMP TAKING EGYPTS HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES PRIVATE


At a briefing on Friday, White House officials said Mr. Trump did not consider it constructive to air disputes over human rights publicly... READ MORE

1st April, 2017 1172

LAWYER MOHAMMED AL-ROKEN AWARDED HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE


A prominent UAE lawyer sentenced to 10 years in 2013 for plotting against the government was on Saturday awarded a major human rights award... READ MORE

28th May, 2017 1105

MYANMAR'S FIRST ROHINGYA REPATRIATION 'STAGED', RIGHTS GROUPS SAY


Rohingya rights groups sceptical as Myanmar announces repatriation of first family of Rohingya refugees... READ MORE

15th April, 2018 1073

CHINA ABANDONING RULE OF LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS SAY


The authors - which include former French justice minister Robert Badinter as well as British human rights lawyers Michael Mansfield QC and Clive Stafford Smith... READ MORE

24th January, 2017 997


She said she was seeking to regulate nonprofit groups more strictly in part to dispel fears among Egyptians about international funding being misused and some N... READ MORE

27th December, 2014 965

RIGHTS GROUPS SLAM TRUMP'S BAN ON TRANSGENDER MILITARY SERVICE


Human rights groups have slammed a White House order that bans most transgender individuals from serving in the US military... READ MORE

24th March, 2018 898

BRAZIL: MARIELLE FRANCO'S MURDER REMAINS UNSOLVED ONE MONTH ON


A militia group also killed five teenagers in Marica, a city in Rio de Janeiro state, shortly after Franco's death... READ MORE

15th April, 2018 854

A TOUGH TASK FOR FACEBOOK EUROPEAN-TYPE PRIVACY FOR ALL


The European law requires companies like Facebook and Google to use clear and plain language to explain how they will use their users' personal details... READ MORE

10th April, 2018 846

NGOS WARN OF INTIMIDATION AS ITALY SEIZES MIGRANT RESCUE SHIP


But according to Human Rights Watch, the charges against the Open Arms NGO are the latest in a series of measures to discredit NGO rescue groups ... READ MORE

20th March, 2018 836


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