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UNHCR should exit Australian refugee pact - Human Rights Watch Herald Sun HUMAN Rights Watch says the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) should withdraw from the Australia and Malaysia refugee pact saying its role violates the UN's protection mandate. Human Rights Watch (HRW) made the appeal in a letter to ... See all stories on this topic »

Lead-poisoned Chinese denied care: rights body AFP HONG KONG — Chinese officials in provinces with heavy industrial pollution are restricting access to lead testing or even falsifying test results, and denying children treatment, a US rights group said on Wednesday. Human Rights Watch accused ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Rights group criticizes Kazakhstan over extraditions Reuters By Dmitry Solovyov ALMATY (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch Friday criticized Kazakhstan for extraditing 28 Uzbeks it said were likely to face torture at home. "The Kazakh government has deliberately and forcibly sent individuals back to Uzbekistan where ... See all stories on this topic »

U.N. rights boss calls on Syria to halt "assault" Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The top UN human rights official called on Syria on Thursday to halt its "assault on its own people" and said more than 1100 people may have been killed and up to 10000 detained since March. ... See all stories on this topic »

Rights group urges Bahrain to stop military trials CNN Human Rights Watch is urging Bahrain to stop special military court proceedings against those arrested during the country's anti-government's protests. Most convictions were for patently political charges such as participating in unauthorized ... See all stories on this topic » CNN

UN rights chief urges justice for Syria abuses The Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The UN's top human rights official has called for a full investigation of alleged abuses carried out by Syrian authorities against anti-government protesters. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, says her office has ... See all stories on this topic »

AJC Praises New U.S. Sanctions for Iran Human Rights Abuses Sacramento Bee By American Jewish Committee NEW YORK, June 9, 2011 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC praised the Obama Administration for imposing new sanctions against Iran for massive violations of human rights. "Today's US action is an essential reminder that the ... See all stories on this topic »

Human Rights Crisis in Syria Escalates Christian Post By R. Leigh Coleman | Christian Post Contributor The Syrian government's offensive in northern Syria has created a human rights crisis and despite the efforts of Syrian authorities to prevent access to the country, Human Rights Watch researchers are ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Post

Montana Human Rights Network Tracks Burgert NBC Montana The Montana Human Rights Network does not have any kind words to describe David Burgert. "The militia movement is probably best known for producing people like Timothy McVeigh, who bombed the federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995. ... See all stories on this topic »

Transfers Delay Release of Detainees, Report Finds New York Times The report by Human Rights Watch, which analyzed 12 years of federal data, acknowledged that after years in which detainee transfers sharply increased, the numbers started dropping in 2009 when the Obama administration announced a comprehensive ... See all stories on this topic »

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2010 State Department Human Rights Report on Bahrain | War Is A ... By Stephen Lendman The undersigned "severely condemn the authorities' crackdown on prominent human rights defenders Abdulhadi Al Khawaja and Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain. We are gravely concerned for the safety and well-being of both human rights defenders who ... War Is A Crime .org

Human Rights Watch: 5 Steps for the United Nations Security ... By Human Rights Watch by Nadim Houry, senior Syria researcher at Human Rights Watch Given the grave violations that are occurring in Syria, the Security Council has a responsibility to address the ongoing violence. The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed

Israel - Human Rights Watch By Human Rights Watch (Jerusalem) - Israeli authorities should conduct a criminal investigation into Israeli forces' shootings of protesters who tried to cross into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on June 5, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today.

Kazakhstan: Forced Returns to Uzbekistan Illegal | Human Rights Watch By Human Rights Watch (Astana) - The Kazakh government has violated international law by forcibly returning at least 28 Uzbeks to Uzbekistan, putting their lives and well-being at risk, Human Rights Watch said today.

International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Authorities ... By campaign (13 June 2011) The Iranian Judiciary and prison officials are responsible for the death of Hoda Saber, a prominent dissident who died of a heart attack on 10 June, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. ... International Campaign for Human...

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Senior UN official commends Mexican human rights reform A top United Nations official has lauded Mexico's enactment of constitutional changes on human rights as a positive reform that will pave the way for ... www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38672&Cr...

Holding Iranian Human Rights Abusers Accountable Religious and ethnic minorities are intimidated and imprisoned, while women's rights activists, human rights defenders, clerics, and labor leaders are ... www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/06/165301.htm

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