Human Rights
EU's Poettering urges political boycott of Olympics
EU's Poettering urges political boycott of Olympics
BERLIN, March 18 (Reuters) - European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering urged politicians to consider boycotting the Beijing Olympic Games to protest against China's crackdown on demonstrations in Tibet in which…
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Anti-China protests erupt in Tibet
Anti-China protests erupt in Tibet
BEIJING: Violence erupted Friday in a busy market area of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, as Buddhist monks and other ethnic Tibetans clashed with Chinese security forces. Witnesses say angry Tibetan…
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Darfur's return to hell
Darfur's return to hell
Children raped. Homes looted. Villages torched. And thousands forced to flee aerial bombings– three months after UN took over peacekeeping The conflict in Darfur has entered a violent and deadly…
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Kenya's middle class feeling sting of violence
Kenya's middle class feeling sting of violence
NAIROBI, Kenya: George Mbugua is a 42-year-old executive with two cars, a closet full of suits and a good job as the chief financial officer of a growing company. His…
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Before Olympic Games, China quells dissent
Before Olympic Games, China quells dissent
BEIJING: When state security agents burst into his apartment on Dec. 27, Hu Jia was chatting on Skype, the Internet-based telephone system. Hu's computer was his most potent tool. He…
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Punishing violations of fundamental human rights in the international criminal justice system
Punishing violations of fundamental human rights in the international criminal justice system
The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses events in the Middle East and the Balkans. Ms Darja Škodnik, M.Sc., Member of the International…
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Individuals Have the Natural Right to Resist Dictatorships
Individuals Have the Natural Right to Resist Dictatorships
Dr. Hubertus Hoffmann, Founder and President World Security Network Foundation:"People who call out for freedom today- as in Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Lebanon or Iran - can appeal to the right of…
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Military chaplains as moral leaders: A central role in suppressing 21st century human slavery
Military chaplains as moral leaders: A central role in suppressing 21st century human slavery
Remarks as delivered by Inspector General Joseph E. Schmitz of the Department of Defense to the XVI International Military Chaplains Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, February 9, 2005 Thank you, Chaplain Inghilterra,…
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