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Rwanda: Govt Warns Non-State Actors on Regional Stability

Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Louise Mushikiwabo has warned against "reckless interference by non-state actors in the region," saying that such conduct can result in human suffering.

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Related Topix: Rwanda, Africa, World News, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Charitable Organizations

Thu May 31, 2012

Humans Rights Watch

Colombia: Amend "Legal Framework for Peace" Bill

Sen. Barreras requested the meeting in order to discuss the "Legal Framework for Peace" bill, a proposed constitutional amendment that he is sponsoring in the Senate.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations

CNN

Egypt lifts unpopular emergency law

File photo of Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, who said this state of emergency should have no future.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak

Humans Rights Watch

Turkey: Don't Bar Access to Abortion

Decades of access to legal abortion in Turkey are at risk. If these statements are translated into legislation and policy, Turkey would take a leap backward on women's rights.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Charitable Organizations

The Guardian

Sudanese woman sentenced to stoning death over adultery claims

A Sudanese woman in El Fasher. The country's embassy in the UK claims rights groups are not interested in the welfare of women in Sudan.

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Related Topix: World News, Sudan, Africa, Activism, Charitable Organizations

Humans Rights Watch

Iran: Government Assault on Academic Freedom

The following statement was issued by 17 human rights and educational groups concerned with academic freedom in Iran, including Human Rights Watch: Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation * Amnesty International * Arseh Sevom * ARTICLE 19 * Bah' International Community * Committee of Human Rights Reporters * Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies * ... (more)

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Related Topix: Activism, Iran, World News, Middle East, Charitable Organizations, George Washington University

The Guardian

Stop Sri Lanka deportation flights, says Human Rights Watch

Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is due to dine with the Queen during her jubilee celebrations.

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Related Topix: Sri Lanka, World News, Asia, Charitable Organizations, Mahinda Rajapaksa

Humans Rights Watch

Croatia: Don't Force Change in Pride March Route

Denying Split's Gay Pride March its chosen route rewards violent bigotry against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Transgender, Charitable Organizations, Bee, SC

Humans Rights Watch

Russia: Putin's Visit to Germany, France Needs Rights Focus

Human rights issues should be high on the agenda during Putin's first official visits in his renewed presidential capacity.

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Related Topix: Berlin, NY, Europe, World News, Germany, Vladimir Putin, Charitable Organizations, Angela Merkel

Wed May 30, 2012

Democracy Now

Veteran Mideast Journalist Charles Glass on Syriaa s Violence & the Prospect of Military Intervention

The United States and 11 other countries have formally expelled Syrian diplomats following a massacre of more than 100 people in the village of Houla.

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Tallahassee.com

Syrians tell activists of horrors of massacre

The left-handed Sands, a rising junior, went 8-2 with a 0.82 ERA this past season for the Eagles.

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Humans Rights Watch

Egypt: Parliament's Chance to End State of Emergency

The Egyptian parliament should make sure that this state of emergency, a hallmark of Hosni Mubarak's abusive police state, has no future.

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Related Topix: Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, Charitable Organizations

Jurist

Pakistan president signs bill creating human rights commission

The new committee will be authorized to investigate human rights violations in the country and make recommendations to the government.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations

Forbes.com

Blame Government Not Markets for Immigrant Abuse

Over at Crooked Timber, Chris Bertram has a post about sexual harrassment at work.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Immigration Reform

The Daily Star

HRW calls on UAE to release stateless rights activist

DUBAI: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged the United Arab Emirates to release a stateless rights activist who is being threatened with deportation.

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Related Topix: United Arab Emirates, World News, Charitable Organizations, Middle East

Tue May 29, 2012

Sentencing Law and Policy

"Frail and Elderly Prisoners: Do They Still Belong Behind Bars?"

The title of this post is the title of this new commentary at The Crime Report .

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Related Topix: Prison, Charitable Organizations

Humans Rights Watch

Belarus: Free Rights Activist

The dubious prosecution of Oleg Volchek is a prime example of the government tightening its grip on civil society.

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Related Topix: Activism, Charitable Organizations, Belarus, World News

Common Dreams

Palestinian's Conviction Violates Freedom of Assembly

May 29 - An Israeli military court's conviction on May 20, 2012, of a Palestinian activist, Bassem Tamimi, of leading illegal demonstrations violates his right to freedom of assembly, while its conviction of him on a second charge of urging children to throw stones on the basis of a child's coercively-obtained statement raises serious concerns ... (more)

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Folk, Assembly, Charitable Organizations, US News, Liberal Political News

Switched

Working With Your Rapist as Your Supervisor? The Widespread Sexual Abuse of Women in Farm Work

There aren't many jobs in the U.S. that are tougher than farmwork -- spending the day picking crops under a sweltering sun, earning just enough to survive, jumping from one unstable seasonal job to another.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Charitable Organizations, Gay/Lesbian, Transgender, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Mon May 28, 2012

Humans Rights Watch

Tunisia: Injured of the Uprising Urgently Need Care

These people were wounded fighting for freedom, and the government shouldn't turn its back on them.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Tunisia, Charitable Organizations, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali

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