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- A World That Stands as One, by Barack Obama, presidential candidate. 25 Jul 2008 05:08 GMT
... A World That Stands as One, by Barack Obama, ... wall. The Soviet shadow had swept across Eastern Europe, while in the West, America, Britain, and ... our time? Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger ...
- Moldova's and Gagauzia's public broadcasters stagnate on path to professional standards 25 Jul 2008 05:07 GMT
... Moldova's and Gagauzia's public broadcasters stagnate on path ... reports of local interest. News programs in Romanian have disappeared from the broadcasting schedule of ...
- Isn't Africa Facing a New Cold War With Tsvangirai As Savimbi? 25 Jul 2008 05:00 GMT
... The Human Rights Watch insists the ICC should quiz ... plans to build Missile Defence facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic. Given the devastation of the last ...
- When saving lives morphs into torture and killing 25 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
... The evidence points incontrovertibly to the latter: Karadzic practised ... prisoners is a growth industry. From communist Eastern Europe to rightist regimes in South America, the ... forces invariably produces doctors engaged in serious human rights abuses. Examples include Papa Doc Duvalier of ...
- Ukrainian president believes former ally involved in his near lethal poisoning 25 Jul 2008 04:38 GMT
... KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday he believes ... Ukrainian authorities in the European Court of Human Rights. ...
- Ukraine: Prison Sues Leading Rights Organization 25 Jul 2008 04:34 GMT
... The Lenin district court in Vinnitsia, a city in southwestern Ukraine, will hold preliminary hearings on July 28, 2008 in ... Strizhav Prison No. 81 against the Vinnitsia Human Rights Group on June 26. Prison officials accuse ...
- Panel advises UN to consider new agency to fight terrorism 25 Jul 2008 03:55 GMT
... Panel advises UN to consider new agency to ... effort. U.N. ambassadors from Costa Rica, Japan, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey suggested that the U.N. General ... officials from individual nations in promoting "a human rights-based approach to counterterrorism" that disdains torture and ...
- The Shortwave Report 7/25/08 Listen Globally! 25 Jul 2008 03:29 GMT
... by Dan Roberts Thursday Jul 24th, 2008 5:43 PM A ... Bay Prison got underway, a member of Amnesty International described the legal situation faced by so-called ... to the deployment of US missiles in Eastern Europe. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez signed deals on ...
- UN Secretary General Nominates Abortion Advocate 25 Jul 2008 03:28 GMT
... Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute ( According to the New York ... has spearheaded campaigns for abortion access in Poland and Nepal. Pillay remains on the board of the ...
- Panel urges UN to consider anti-terrorism agency 25 Jul 2008 02:53 GMT
... UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A Swiss-led, five-nation panel ... effort. U.N. ambassadors from Costa Rica, Japan, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey suggested that the U.N. General ... officials from individual nations in promoting "a human rights-based approach to counterterrorism" that disdains torture and ...
- Panel urges anti-terrorism agency 25 Jul 2008 02:31 GMT
... UNITED NATIONS — A Swiss-led, five-nation panel proposed ... effort. U.N. ambassadors from Costa Rica, Japan, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey suggested that the U.N. General ... officials from individual nations in promoting "a human rights-based approach to counterterrorism" that disdains torture and ...
- Panel urges anti-terrorism agency 25 Jul 2008 02:19 GMT
... UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A Swiss-led, five-nation panel ... effort. U.N. ambassadors from Costa Rica, Japan, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey suggested that the U.N. General ... officials from individual nations in promoting "a human rights-based approach to counterterrorism" that disdains torture and ...
- Panel advises UN to consider new agency to fight terrorism 25 Jul 2008 01:49 GMT
... UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A Swiss-led panel of ... that effort. Ambassadors from Costa Rica, Japan, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey suggested that the U.N. General ... and to do more to promote «a human rights-based approach to counterterrorism» that disdains torture and ...
- UN Secretary General Nominates Abortion Advocate for Top Human Rights Post 25 Jul 2008 00:38 GMT
... UN Secretary General Nominates Abortion Advocate for Top Human Rights Post NEW YORK, NY, July 24, 2008 ... has spearheaded campaigns for abortion access in Poland and Nepal. Pillay remains on the board of the ...
- Ukraine president blames former ally for poisoning 25 Jul 2008 00:36 GMT
... President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday accused the godfather ... a stunning twist to one of post-Soviet Ukraine's most notorious scandals. Yushchenko did not provide evidence ... Ukrainian authorities in the European Court of Human Rights. ...
- Barack Obama's Remarks in Berlin 25 Jul 2008 00:35 GMT
... Last Edited: Thursday, 24 Jul 2008, 6:20 PM CDT ... wall. The Soviet shadow had swept across Eastern Europe, while in the West, America, Britain, and ... our time? Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger ...
- USAID Hosts President Bush to Discuss the Freedom Agenda 25 Jul 2008 00:03 GMT
... USAID Hosts President Bush to Discuss the Freedom Agenda ... "Captive Nations Week." Current captive nations include Belarus, Burma, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Sudan, ... of democratic change in countries such as Ukraine, Georgia and Afghanistan. The President emphasized that ...
- Full script of Obama's speech 24 Jul 2008 22:22 GMT
... BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- Thank you to the ... wall. The Soviet shadow had swept across Eastern Europe, while in the West, America, Britain, and ... our time? Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger ...
- President Bush Discusses Freedom Agenda 24 Jul 2008 20:08 GMT
... THE PRESIDENT:Thank you. Please be seated. Henrietta, thank you ... the triumph of the shipyard workers in Poland, a Velvet Revolution in Prague, the fall ... father, Alexander Kozulin, remains in prison in Belarus for the "crime" of running for President. ...
- Transcript of Obama speech 24 Jul 2008 18:33 GMT
... BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- Thank you to the ... wall. The Soviet shadow had swept across Eastern Europe, while in the West, America, Britain, and ... our time? Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger ...
- Full Text Of Obama's Speech In Berlin, Germany 24 Jul 2008 18:12 GMT
... Full Text Of Obama's Speech In Berlin, Germany Thank ... wall. The Soviet shadow had swept across Eastern Europe, while in the West, America, Britain, and ... our time? Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger ...
- Bosnia: Top European rights watchdog to partner Sarajevo Film Festival 24 Jul 2008 17:13 GMT
... Bosnia: Top European rights watchdog to partner Sarajevo ... 15-23 August. A key event the for southeastern European film industry, it is a "natural choice" ... cultural diversity and mutual respect. "Directors from South-Eastern Europe whose films are selected for the Sarajevo ...
- Remarks by the President on the Freedom Agenda 24 Jul 2008 17:12 GMT
... Remarks by the President on the Freedom Agenda ... the triumph of the shipyard workers in Poland, a Velvet Revolution in Prague, the fall ... father, Alexander Kozulin, remains in prison in Belarus for the "crime" of running for President. ...
- Expert Panel To Advise Justice On Target Strategy 23 Jul 2008 20:52 GMT
... - In 1992, it took an average of 4.3 court ... Court, the Russian Judicial Academy and the Ukraine Judicial Academy. Thomson is also a former Deputy ... in 2006, he was Secretary General, Canadian Human Rights Commission. Ward has worked extensively in multi-stakeholder ...
- Rights Activists Step Up Opposition to Corporate Complicity in Torture 23 Jul 2008 20:19 GMT
... Rights Activists Step Up Opposition to Corporate Complicity in ... within Europe at secret prisons in Szymany, Poland and in Bucharest and Timisoara, Romania. The American Civil Liberties Union ( ) ...
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