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Taipei, May 14 (CNA) President Chen Shui-bian has said that although he has done his utmost to push for transitional justice over the past eight years, the outcome has not been satisfactory and there is still considerable room for improvement. Chen made the remarks Tuesday at a forum on emerging democracy and transitional justice held by Academia Historia along with the launch of several books on - 05/14/08 at 06:03AM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's new government won praise from the United Nations and human rights groups Wednesday for offering refugees permanent sanctuary rather than tem... - 05/14/08 at 05:52AM Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, a prominent human rights worker and Famni Lavalas activist, has been missing since August 12, 2007. He is the founder of Trant Septanm Organizasyon (September 30 Foundation) an organization that assists victims of the coup that took place September 30th, 1991. That coup ousted Haiti's first democratically elected Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide only seven months - 05/14/08 at 05:50AM Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe is to make a legal bid for freedom by claiming his human rights have been breached, it was confirmed today. The 61-year-old will be represented by female lawyer Saimo Chahal, who will argue that the Home Office disregarded his human rights because they failed to fix a 'tariff' for his sentence - 05/14/08 at 05:44AM BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Wednesday condemned the resumption of judicial executions in the United States and said abolishing capital punishment was fundamental to protecting human dignity and furthering human rights. - 05/14/08 at 05:38AM Sixty years ago, New Zealand as a founding member of the United Nations played a significant role in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. With perhaps a million or more innocent Burmese facing slow death by starvation... - 05/14/08 at 05:36AM |
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Human rights; nature’s fury; what do we make of it all? Blog for Human Rights As I write this, several parts of the world are attempting to cope with the aftermath of cyclones, earthquakes, fires, and floods. I usually get my first news of the day from AmericaOnline, but after today, ... - Wed, May 14 Agenda: German Human Rights Commissioner visiting Kosovo 13 May 2008 - According to a press release published today (see down below), the Human Rights Commissioner of the German Federal government is visiting Kosovo and Bosnia-Hercegovina between 12 and 16 May. His visit in Kosovo will focus ... - Wed, May 14 CAFE Motion for: Ruling on May 8th, 2008 motions. Postpone Closing ... [8] The Canadian Human Rights Act is clear:. 48.9 (1) Proceedings before the Tribunal shall be conducted as informally and expeditiously as the requirements of natural justice and the rules of procedure allow. ... - Wed, May 14 Program Officer "Business and Human Rights" - deadline 25 May 2008 Based at the FIDH International Secretariat in Paris, the Program Officer will contribute to the activities of the Globalisation and Human Rights Desk relating to corporate responsibility, under the supervision of the Executive ... - Wed, May 14 SOUTH ASIA: Differing on Right to Information SOUTH ASIA: Differing on Right to Information By Kalinga Seneviratne DHAKA, May 14 (IPS) - The right to information (RTI), as espoused by the United Nations and international human rights organisations, does not have full endorsement ... - Wed, May 14 The Case for Human Rights There is one word I use to describe films like those at festivals like the Human Rights Film Festival 2008 : “worthy”. This is damning with faint praise, in that I expect the message to be very important and the spirit to be earnest, ... - Wed, May 14 |
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