Action call over Pakistan missing

In the name of  fighting terrorism Pakistan government has kept hundreds of its citizen in illegal custody. Human rights group have been slamming the government over its illegal detention policy. Now famous human rights group Amnesty International has brought out 50...

AI to Venezuela: protect more abused women

Amnesty International (AI) has asked the Venezuelan government to protect the Human Rights of locally abused women. Sadly, AI figures show that a rather big number of cases go unpunished or unresolved. The government has not made any comment of the AI allegations...

Amnesty urges Indonesia to halt serial killer`s execution

If the death sentence not the solution, then the other solution?Pity the perpetrators? How are about his victims?"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Rights group Amnesty International called on Indonesia Saturday not to execute a man who murdered 42 women in "black magic" rituals. ...

Islamist protests after mass death-row reprieve on Benazir Bhutto birthday

Islamists protested today over the decision to reprieve 7,000 death row inmates and change their sentences to life imprisonment in honour of Benazir Bhutto's birthday.This is one of the biggest amnesties in modern...

Chavez warns he will cut off oil to Europe over new migrant law

UPDATE: 6:40PM ESTPresident Hugo Chavez has now threatened to stop selling oil to the EU if the controversial new migrant law is passed."Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened on Thursday to stop selling oil to...

Different Voice

"Released from Guantánamo on 24 August 2006, German-born Turkish national Murat Kurnaz had been held for four years and eight months without charge or trial, despite little evidence to link him to "terrorist" activities. Both US and German intelligence services secretly...

Egypt Criticized for Deporting Eritreans

Egypt has been strongly criticized by Amnesty International for deporting Eritreans despite UN guidelines that discourage this practice out of concern of "serious human rights violation".  "Amnesty International criticized Egypt on Thursday for deporting 200 Eritreans...

Amnesty International condemns US, China in report

Amnesty International's has blasted  USA for supporting Pervez Musharraf 's action of dismissing Supreme Court judges. Amenesty also codemened US for failing to provide human rights. " The United States is shirking its duty to provide the world with moral leadership and...

Amnesty Posts Shocking Waterboarding Video

Amnesty International has posted a video ad that condemns 'waterboarding' and torture by graphically depicting it.For many, such as myself, I'm sure this will be the first time that this horrific action has been...

Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand - New York Times

This is a must read investigation by the New York Times- a short excerpt. Find out about the Trojan Horse.I do not know how long this lengthy article will be posted. Read it as soon as you can."By DAVID BARSTOWIn the...

Drupal Founder Named Biz Week's Top Young Entrepreneur

Congratulations to Dries.  Way to go buddy."While he was still a computer science student in college, Buytaert developed Drupal, a system designed to make it easier to publish, manage, and organize content on a...

Thailand: Jobs to Die For.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCountries fighting for Independence from European rule, finally get it, and immediately turn into Third World Status, we all know about slave labour in the fashion industry...

Chinese Human Rights Activist Jailed

With each day that passes, and each new rights-related issue that arises, it is increasingly more difficult for China to dismiss claims that they are repressing dissent at every available opportunity.The jailing of...

Olympics 'worsening China rights'

"China's human rights record is getting worse, not better, because of the Beijing Olympics, a rights group says. According to Amnesty International, China is clamping down on dissent in a bid to portray a stable and harmonious image ahead of the Games in August.It urged the...

Court Says Mumia Death Sentence May Be Reviewed

Even the mere suggestion that Mumia Abu-Jamal's death sentence may be reversed will bolster support from his ardent supporters and fellow anti-death penalty activists. It would be a signficant political move for the...

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