International human rights

The choice of the Angolan capital Luanda to lead the global observance of this year's World Habitat Day provoked controversy among housing and human rights organizations.  

'Anna Politkovskaya was one of those courageous people who tirelessly stand up for those who have suffered human rights violations. ...  

James Corden and Matthew Horne at Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Ball 2008.  

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Since its inception in 1979, The Secret Policeman's Ball, the annual comedy fund-raising event held by Amnesty International, has proved a tremendous hit with performances by the likes of Peter…  

London, Oct 5 : The international human rights body, Amnesty International has reportedly appealed to the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan and the US-led NATO security forces operating in Afghanistan to ...  

Forty years after one of the worst incidents of mass killing in Mexico?s history, the Mexican government still hasn?t given answers to questions surrounding the massacre that took place in Mexico City, said Amnesty International.  

In a new report on the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Amnesty International reports that for every two children who are released, five are taken and forced to be child soldiers.  

Palestinians in Gaza are continuing to dig illegal underground tunnels connecting the Gaza Strip with Egypt, despite several fatalities caused by collapses. According to the Gaza-based Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, 35 Palestinians have been ...  

Stuart said, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Attorney-General are at present discussing the establishment of a human rights unit at ...  

New York (PTI): Expressing concern over the reports of extra-judicial killings by security forces in emergency- ruled Bangladesh, a leading human rights ...  

OTTAWA - In what's believed to be its first autism-related case, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has upheld a complaint against Canada Post by a former ...  

1303) currently being deliberated in Congress "calling on the Egyptian Government to respect human rights and freedoms of religion and expression in Egypt. ...  

By Luke Baker LONDON (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights has received nearly 2000 applications from South Ossetians complaining of illegal ...  

The Human Rights Campaign in Washington, the nation's largest gay rights advocacy group, cites statistics from the FBI showing hate crimes based on sexual ...