HRW Calls on President Tadic of Serbia to Defend Rights of All

Human Rights Watch, in a letter, called on President Tadic of Serbia to defend the rights of all citizens.  Currently the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) citizens are subject to violence and...

Raul Castro Continues Repressive Regime

Raul Castro, younger brother of Fidel, continues the repressive regime denying the Cuban people basic human rights.  Human Rights Watch released a report on the state of Cuba today, alleging continuing human...

Obama silent as 'gay cleansing' continues unchecked in Iraq

International LGBT Issues Examiner Kelvin Lynch story on 720 brutally murdered as 'gay cleansing' continues unchecked in Iraq claims President Obama is silent as 'gay cleansing', also known as 'sexual cleansing',...

Donkey Interviews Land Azerbaijan Satirists Jail Time

Two Azerbaijan satirists,  Emin Milli and Adnan Hadjizadeh, received prison sentences of two and two and half years after they were "convicted" of hooliganism, CNN is reporting The incident that led to the...

Iran set to execute three young men convicted of homosexuality

""Killing people for what they did as children is wrong and repellent, and killing them for alleged homosexual conduct is just as wrong and repellent. The Iranian government has flouted its most basic human rights...

Iraqi Militia find way to target innocent gays - the Internet

Torture and killing of innocent Iraqi gays and lesbians has reached a critical state, and Iraqi militia have found an efficient way to target innocent gays - the Internet -, with no intervention from the Iraqi or...

Human Rights Watch: Iran Stop ‘Framing’ Government Critics

Human Rights Watch called on the Iranian government to stop framing government critics.  They allege that the people in power in Iran are using torture and coercive tactics to wring false confessions out of those arrested.  They go on to say that the authorities are...

NGOs' Commit "Lawfare" Against Israel

Prof. Gerald Steinberg, Executive Director, NGO Monitor spoke at the conference, Hamas, the Gaza War, and Accountability under International Law. hosted by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Steinberg reviewed...

Saudi Arabia: Women’s Rights Broken Promises

The rulers of Saudi Arabia are signatories to the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women(CEDAW) but in fact the women's rights are merely broken promises.  Women in the Saudi Kingdom are treated as minors and must have permission...

Sri Lanka camps a 'national disgrace'

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Sri Lanka's treatment in the detention camps a national disgrace. " "For more than a year, the Sri Lankan government has detained virtually everyone, including entire families,...

Human rights advocates criticize Shuler's trip to Sri lanka

UPDATE 1:A retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer has criticized Mr. Shuler's silence on the human rights violations committed on the Tamil civilians. Mr Petrequin said Shuler was gullible and naive and was not at all qualified to speak on behalf of human rights violations."In...

US Out of Step on Cluster Bomb Ban

A report "Banning Cluster Munitions:  Government Policy and Practice" released jointly by Human Rights Watch, Landmine Action and Landmine Monitor points out that 96 signatories to the Convention on...

Human Rights Watch accuse Sri Lanka of shelling hospitals

Human Rights Watch has accused the Sri lanka military of killing people in the northern war zone by repeatedly striking hospitals with indiscriminate artillery and aerial attacks. The group based in New York...

President of Guyana called on to end abuse of 'trans' people

In a letter to the President of the Republic of Guyana, several human rights organizations have called for an end to police abuse of transgendered people in Guyana." The letter was signed by the Caribbean Forum...

Trend Alert: Israel War To Ignite World War III

" " Israel War to Ignite Terror, Threaten Global Economy and possibly Spark World War III, Trends Institute Warns " By Gerald Celente 1-15-9 CAIRO, 14 January 2009 ­ Israel’s invasion of Gaza sets up the United States and any other nation supporting Israel as terror...

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