Posts Tagged ‘human rights’
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ChinaAid, 7 others urge Kerry to raise human rights issue in China visit
WASHINGTON, DC (ANS) – In advance of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s first trip to China, ChinaAid and seven other human rights groups, have advised him his visit is a “unique opportunity” for the United States t...
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Chinese dissident Chen honored in Washington
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is receiving a human rights award in Washington Tuesday, nine months after his frantic escape from house arrest to the U.S. embassy in Beijing led to his eventual release to the United S...
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Iranian-American detained in Iran, facing death penalty
An Iranian-American who will go on trial in Iran on Monday (Jan. 21) for apostasy, or leaving Islam, has been beaten and threatened with the death penalty during interrogation, sources said.
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Rights group urges Obama to address abuses in Cambodia
Human Rights Watch is urging U.S. President Barack Obama to use his upcoming visit to Cambodia to call for an end to longstanding human rights abuses, including alleged extrajudicial killings, torture, and abductions.
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Drive to release rights attorney in China pushes forward
Gao Zhisheng’s brother visits him in prison. LOS ANGELES, March 30 (CDN) — Confirmation this week of China’s assertion in December that human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is alive and serving out a prison sentence is key as effo...
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Health, human rights experts call for “safe spaces” in churches
Experts in health and human rights from around the world gathered in Geneva 16-18 January to ponder a question: How can churches create “safe spaces” where people can learn and discuss sensitive issues without fear ...
Repression of religious minorities is increasing, says human rights group
Intolerance and violent repression of religious and ethnic minorities, often the most vulnerable groups in many societies, is on the increase, said a prominent human rights advocacy group. “There is a growing trend of growing i...
Pyongyang slams South Korea for human rights bill
North Korea has been sending recently an increased number of threatening messages to the South due to a law that, if enacted, will be require the North to improve its nefarious human rights record. The reclusive North has, for ...
Clinton slams China’s human rights record
U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said recently that China’s human rights record is “deplorable,” and said that attempts to stifle disagreement and free speech are a “fool’s errand.” Clinton made these remarks during an in...
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China admits need to improve human rights, critics cite poor track record
China’s President Hu Jintao admitted recently that China still needs to do more to improve human rights in his country. Hu made the statement during a press conference in the company of President Barack Obama during his state v...
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