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George W Bush should be prosecuted over torture, says human rights group The Guardian George W Bush, whose administration is accused by Human Rights Watch of authorising use of torture. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images A US human rights group has called on foreign governments to prosecute George W Bush and some of his senior ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Rights Group Calls on Libyan Rebels to Protect Civilians Voice of America July 13, 2011 Rights Group Calls on Libyan Rebels to Protect Civilians VOA News A human rights group is calling on opposition fighters in western Libya to protect civilians in towns they control, and hold themselves accountable for reports of looting ... See all stories on this topic »

China admits "long way to go" for citizens to enjoy human rights Hindustan Times China still has "a long way to go" before its citizens can enjoy full human rights, a senior Chinese official said in a rare admission of the challenges ahead, pointing to social conflict and even rising house prices as stumbling blocks. ... See all stories on this topic »

Congressional Human Rights PaneCongressional Panel Calls for UN Action on ... Voice of America July 12, 2011 Congressional Panel Calls for UN Action on Syrian Government Repression of Demonstrators Cindy Saine | Capitol Hill Experts have told a hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on Capitol Hill that the human rights situation in ... See all stories on this topic »

Rights group slams Myanmar use of convict porters AFP BANGKOK — Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned Myanmar's "brutal" use of convicts as "human pack mules" in conflicts against ethnic rebels, calling for a UN-led inquiry into alleged war crimes. The military was forcibly recruiting prisoners to ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Mexican Court Orders Civilian Trials For Troops Accused Of Rights Abuse RTT News (RTTNews) - Mexico's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that soldiers accused of torture, forced disappearances, extrajudicial killing and other violations of civilian human rights should be tried in civilian courts instead of military tribunals. ... See all stories on this topic »

Israeli human rights groups challenging new boycott law Jewish Telegraphic Agency JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israeli human rights groups began challenging the boycott bill approved by Israel's Knesset. The Gush Shalom movement appealed to Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday, a day after the Knesset adopted a new law that would sanction ... See all stories on this topic »

Exxon Hit by Reversal in Human-Rights Case Wall Street Journal The law was rarely used for two centuries but plaintiffs have relied on it in recent years to target companies for alleged complicity human-rights abuses committed overseas. Judge Judith Rogers said US law has always recognized that corporations can be ... See all stories on this topic »

ADL calls on UN human rights chief to condemn Richard Falk for anti-Semitic ... Ha'aretz US representative to the Human Rights Council joins ADL in condemnation of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Palestinian territories, saying his status as UN mandate holder is 'blight on UN system'. By Haaretz Tags: anti-Semitism anti-Israel ... See all stories on this topic » Ha'aretz

Human-rights groups urge action on Syria Los Angeles Times Three major human-rights groups express separate concerns about the Syrian regime's crackdown on the pro-democracy movement. The groups say the international community should hold the Syrian leadership accountable. Protesters in Brussels, Belgium, ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Blogs 5 new results for Human Rights

Libya: Opposition Forces Should Protect ... - Human Rights Watch By Human Rights Watch (Zintan, Libya) - Rebel forces in Libya should protect civilians and civilian property in areas they control, Human Rights Watch said today. The rebel forces should hold accountable anyone from their ranks responsible for looting, ...

Timothy Karr: Google vs. Facebook: Should Human Rights Factor in ... By Timothy Karr Question: What would billionaire Mark Zuckerberg lose by refusing Chinese demands that he censor Facebook? What would he and his company gain from being more principled? The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed

Bangladesh: Protect Women Against 'Fatwa' Violence | Human Rights ... By Human Rights Watch (Dhaka) - The Bangladesh government should take urgent measures to make sure that religious fatwas and traditional dispute resolution methods do not result in extrajudicial punishments, Human Rights Watch said today.

Human Rights Watch | Prosecute Bush | Torture | War Crimes | The ... By Amanda Seitz Human Rights Watch calls for Obama to prosecute Bush | 'There are solid grounds to investigate Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Tenet for authorizing torture and war crimes' The Daily Caller

Germany/Saudi Arabia: Don't Sell Out on Human Rights | Human ... By Human Rights Watch (Berlin) - Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany should consider the political signals her government is sending to Saudi Arabia before approving a deal to sell 200 German-made tanks to the kingdom, Human Rights Watch said today.

Web 4 new results for Human Rights

UN human rights chief voices concern over high level of violence ... The United Nations human rights chief has voiced concern over escalating violence in some parts Mexico, saying organized crime and brutality could undermine ... www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38990&Cr...

Human Rights Watch: George W. Bush Should Be Prosecuted Over ... Human Rights Watch: George W. Bush Should Be Prosecuted Over Torture | The U.S. advocacy group Human Rights Watch is calling on foreign governments to ... thinkprogress.org/.../human-rights-watch-george-w-bush-shou...

JURIST - Paper Chase: ECHR: UK failed human rights duty during ... JURIST - Paper Chase: ECHR: UK failed human rights duty during Iraq occupation. jurist.org/.../echr-uk-failed-human-rights-duty-during-iraq-occ...

Angola: Human Rights Activist "Partially" Released · Global Voices The Angolan human rights activist Agostinho Chicaia has been released from jail, though he is "still without his passport, thus unable to go back home", ... globalvoicesonline.org/2011/07/.../angola-chicaia-human-righ...

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