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Mikhail Khodorkovsky 'not a political prisoner', Human Rights court rules Telegraph.co.uk Mikhail Khodorkovsky's claims that he was prosecuted for political reasons have been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights, handing the Kremlin an unexpected victory against the jailed oligarch. Mikhail Khodorkovsky in the defendants' cage ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

McCain to Assess New Burmese Government's Human Rights Commitment Voice of America US Senator John McCain will visit Burma on Wednesday for talks with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi aimed at assessing how serious the new Burmese government is about human rights reforms. McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services ... See all stories on this topic »

BAHRAIN: Emergency law lifted; human rights activist summoned by military Los Angeles Times What that means, though, is anyone's guess, as many suspected demonstrators remain in jail and even in the final hours of emergency law, one of the country's leading human rights activists was summoned to a military court. Protests were planned for ... See all stories on this topic »

IRAN: Human rights lawyer's appeal hearing postponed Los Angeles Times Prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh's court hearing concerning the suspension of her legal license was postponed Sunday by the Iran Bar Assn. According to Sotoudeh's husband, Reza Khandan, the court hearing, which was expected to end the ... See all stories on this topic »

Locke Promises to Press for Human Rights as China Ambassador San Francisco Chronicle May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Gary Locke, President Barack Obama's pick to become US ambassador to China, vowed today to raise human-rights concerns "at the highest levels" of the Chinese government. "We have very significant concerns with China's actions in ... See all stories on this topic »

Are There Natural Human Rights? New York Times (blog) This expectation of fundamental entitlements is what we talk about when we talk about human rights. But whether or not every person on earth has certain rights just by virtue of being a person alive on the planet — a concept I will refer to here as ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

Bahrain rights group says 4 protesters sentenced The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A special Bahrain security court has sentenced four demonstrators to a year in jail for involvement in anti-government protests, a human rights group said Wednesday. Three of the protesters were convicted a day ... See all stories on this topic »

UN rights office: over 50 believed killed in Yemen The Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The UN's human rights office says it has received reports from Yemen that more than 50 people have been killed since Sunday by pro-government forces. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says the reports "remain to be fully ... See all stories on this topic »

Human rights essential to reducing HIV/AIDS vulnerability TODAY Newspaper Nuha Ceesay, the UNAIDS country officer has said that the realization of human rights fundamental freedoms for all is essential to reduce vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. He said this recently while presenting a paper on HIV/AIDS related stigma ... See all stories on this topic »

Human Rights Campaign backs Obama for re-election PinkNews.co.uk by Jessica Geen for PinkNews.co.uk America's largest gay rights organisation, Human Rights Campaign, is backing President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. HRC leader Joe Solmonese said that Obama was the only clear choice for the LGBT vote next ... See all stories on this topic »

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Honduras: Stop Efforts to Discredit Human Rights Prosecutors ... By Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) - The Lobo administration needs to ensure that government officials stop attacking the credibility of human rights prosecutors, Human Rights Watch said today. President Porfirio Lobo also should direct security forces ... - http://www.hrw.org/

Liechtenstein: Say 'Yes' to Same-Sex Partnerships | Human Rights Watch By Human Rights Watch (New York) - The people of Liechtenstein should vote "yes" in the June 2011 referendum on whether their parliament should proceed to legalize same-sex partnerships, Human Rights Watch said today. - http://www.hrw.org/

BAHRAIN: Human rights group cautions against return of Formula One ... By Molly Hennessy-Fiske International racing authorities scheduling Formula One events should consider alleged human rights violations before they reschedule a 2011 race postponed in Bahrain after a massive uprising against the Gulf state's monarchy in ... Babylon & Beyond - http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/

Human Rights is Much Bigger Than CSR By Akhila Vijayaraghavan Human Rights has a much longer history than CSR. For one thing, it has a global framework that is universally agreed upon. The Universal Declaration of Human. Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit - http://www.triplepundit.com/

International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Lawyer's ... By campaign Lawyer and human rights activist Mohammad Ali Dadkhah faced new charges in a trial court hearing held on Saturday, 21 May, including a charge on the same level as apostasy, according to the Deputy Prosecutor. ... International Campaign for Human... - http://www.iranhumanrights.org/

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