Latest Washington Human Rights News
- South Africa lawyer nominated as UN rights chief 25 Jul 2008 09:12 GMT
... Friday, July 25, 2008 - Page updated at 12:35 AM ... the next United Nations high commissioner for human rights. One of South Africa's leading female jurists ... lawyer Juan Mendez. Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
- U.S. had top al-Qaida guard, let him go free 25 Jul 2008 07:32 GMT
... Friday, July 25, 2008 - Page updated at 12:00 AM ... cross-examination, Hamdan defense attorney Harry Schneider, of Seattle, dropped a bombshell: "Would it surprise you ...
- Judge: Orgy story violated privacy 25 Jul 2008 07:32 GMT
... Max Mosley leaves London's High Court on Thursday. A judge ... a provision of the European Convention on Human Rights. Some legal experts say the rulings have ... Nazi death camp. Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
- U.S. airstrikes under scrutiny in Afghanistan 25 Jul 2008 07:32 GMT
... NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, left, speaks at ... a count in a forthcoming report from Human Rights Watch, airstrikes alone have been responsible for ... border," Rice said. Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
- Free Speech Radio News Faces Funding Crisis 25 Jul 2008 04:42 GMT
... Free Speech Radio News Faces Funding Crisis One of the ... from Nigeria. His gripping news stories exposing human rights abuses by oil companies such as Exxon/Mobil ... as for numerous regional news agencies. In Seattle, many reporters have filed stories for FSRN, ...
- Panel urges UN to consider anti-terrorism agency 25 Jul 2008 03:28 GMT
... Thursday, July 24, 2008 - Page updated at 07:35 PM ... officials from individual nations in promoting "a human rights-based approach to counterterrorism" that disdains torture and ... terrorism," Maurer said. Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
- Panel urges anti-terrorism agency 25 Jul 2008 02:30 GMT
... Thursday, July 24, 2008 - Page updated at 07:35 PM ... officials from individual nations in promoting "a human rights-based approach to counterterrorism" that disdains torture and ... terrorism," Maurer said. Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
- SAfrican lawyer nominated as UN human rights chief 25 Jul 2008 00:36 GMT
... Thursday, July 24, 2008 - Page updated at 04:45 PM ... 04:45 PM SAfrican lawyer nominated as UN human rights chief One of South Africa's leading female ... lawyer Juan Mendez. Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
- Ukraine president blames former ally for poisoning 24 Jul 2008 19:36 GMT
... Thursday, July 24, 2008 - Page updated at 12:15 PM ... Ukrainian authorities in the European Court of Human Rights. Correspondent Olga Bondaruk in Kiev contributed to ... to this story. Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
- Number of Executions rising in Iran, Saudi Arabia 24 Jul 2008 16:46 GMT
... Thursday, July 24, 2008 - Page updated at 08:40 AM ... to rise yet again in 2007, a human rights group reported Thursday. It said China remained ... was unconstitutionally cruel. Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
- Womencare Is No 'Shelter' For A Blind Woman 24 Jul 2008 16:15 GMT
... Womencare Is No 'Shelter' For A Blind Woman All Desiree Carpenter ... for Bellingham, a couple hours north of Seattle. Being blind, she had come into a ... to file a complaint with the Washington Human Rights Council – of course that was forbidden ...
- British tabloid loses privacy-invasion lawsuit after outing Mosley sex romp 24 Jul 2008 15:10 GMT
... Thursday, July 24, 2008 - Page updated at 08:35 AM ... a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to respect for ... to this report. Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
- Leaders buying grieving parents' silence 24 Jul 2008 07:56 GMT
... Parents of students killed inside a collapsed primary school hold ... the nation's image." Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
- China to allow limited protests during Olympics 24 Jul 2008 05:25 GMT
... Still, the protest zones are a break from the zero ... are showing that Beijing is serious about human rights." The concept of a "protest zone" or ... been around since the 1999 meeting in Seattle, which was disrupted by demonstrations. The special ...
- Canadian teen dies after being shot with Taser 24 Jul 2008 03:56 GMT
... Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - Page updated at 08:25 PM ... in the last four years, according to Amnesty International. However, the Arizona-based manufacturer of Taser guns, ... use by police. Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
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