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U.N. committee slams Iran over human rights record (Reuters)

November 18th, 2010

Reuters - A U.N. General Assembly committee Tuesday accused Iran of serious human rights violations in a move that an incensed Iranian delegate said was orchestrated by the United States…

Iran’s rights to nuclear non-negotiable: Ahmadinejad (Reuters)

November 10th, 2010

Reuters - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that Iran’s right to nuclear capabilities was non-negotiable, ahead of proposed talks with major world powers on its controversial atomic programme.

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Afghan campaign destroys hundreds of houses: rights group (Reuters)

November 4th, 2010

A U.S. Marine from the First Battalion Eighth Marines Alpha Company patrols in the town of Nabuk in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Finbarr O'ReillyReuters - Fighting between U.S.-led forces and the Taliban has destroyed or damaged hundreds of houses during a crucial campaign in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, a human rights group said…

Afghan campaign destroys 100s of houses: rights group (Reuters)

November 4th, 2010

Reuters - Fighting between U.S.-led forces and the Taliban has destroyed or damaged hundreds of houses during a crucial campaign in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, a human rights group said…

Iranian woman to be hanged Wednesday: rights group (Reuters)

November 2nd, 2010

A demonstrator holds a picture of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, in front of the Iranian Embassy in Rome September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Stefano RellandiniReuters - An Iranian woman whose sentence of execution by stoning for adultery provoked a worldwide outcry will instead be hanged for murder on Wednesday, a human rights group said.


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Uganda court orders anti-gay paper to shut: rights group (Reuters)

November 1st, 2010

Reuters - A Ugandan newspaper that published names and pictures of what it said were homosexuals in Uganda and called on authorities to hang them has been ordered to cease…

Cambodian PM wants U.N. rights official sacked (Reuters)

October 27th, 2010

Reuters - Cambodia’s outspoken prime minister told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday to remove a local U.N. representative and instruct Khmer Rouge war crimes prosecutors to limit the scope…

EU rights prize for Cuban dissident Farinas (AP)

October 21st, 2010

FILE - Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas speaks on the phone during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Santa Clara, Cuba, Friday, March 5, 2010. The European Parliament announced Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, it has awarded its annual human rights prize to the Cuban dissident. The 48-year-old psychologist and freelance journalist spent three weeks in the hospital this year after a 134-day hunger strike to force the government to release opposition leaders jailed in 2003. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)AP - The European Parliament awarded its annual human rights prize on Thursday to Guillermo Farinas, the Cuban dissident whose 134-day hunger strike helped draw attention to the plight of…

Habsburg heir takes Austria to human rights court (AP)

October 5th, 2010

AP - A descendant of the Habsburgs is taking Austria to the European Court for Human Rights for not allowing him to run for president.

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China census highlights growing rights awareness (AP)

September 2nd, 2010

In this Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 photo, a migrant worker walks past a board calling for citizens to support the population census in Beijing, China. Cloth banners strung up in communities across China right now are calling for citizens to 'actively support the population census.' It's a reminder of the monumental task facing the government: counting every person in the most populous country in the world. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Census takers counting China’s more than 1.3 billion people already face a daunting task, and it’s getting harder for the latest once-a-decade update.


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