State of Human Rights in Iran At the recent release of the State Department's annual report on human rights practices, John Sullivan, who was serving as U.S. Acting Secretary of State, pointed to Iran as one of the countries with an egregious record:

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Human rights abuses in Russia continued to be a serious problem in 2017, according to the State Department's Human Rights Report issued in late April. The Russian Government continues to quash dissent and civil society, even while it invades its neig

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Zimbabwe has a new president. Emmerson Mnangagwa was officially sworn in on August 27 following a ruling by the Constitutional Court declaring Mr. Mnangagwa the winner of the July 30 presidential election. The court dismissed a legal challenge brough

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The Secretary of State recently re-designated Iran as one of ten Countries of Particular Concern for engaging in or tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom. The state of religious freedom in Iran remains extremel

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Across the globe, democratic nations and peoples are under threat, said U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a speech to the Community of Democracies. 全球的民主国家及其人民都正在受到威胁,美国国务卿蒂勒森在面向民主共

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At the recently concluded session of the UN Human Rights Council, the U.S. played a key role in shaping the international response to urgent human rights situations. 在最近结束的联合国人权理事会上,美国在为国际社会如何应对紧

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AS IT IS 2014-10-03 US Eases Ban on Lethal Weapons to Vietnam 美国取消了严禁对越南出售致命武器的禁令 The United States has partially ended a ban on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam. Lethal weapons are those that can cause great h

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利比亚国内乱局持续 The political and security crisis in Libya is deepening, with competing governments and, according to Amnesty International, widespread human rights violations committed with impunity. 利比亚的政治安全危机进一步

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June the 26th is International Day in Support of Torture Victims. This day was created by the United Nations General Assembly to highlight the horrors of torture and to remember those who have been tortured. June 26 is the day the Convention against

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In the meantime, a lot of intellectuals at this campus had stood up for universal human values 同时 这座校园里的许多知识分子捍卫了人类的普世价值 They had stood up for... 他们捍卫了 Excuse me. There's a little bit of echoe

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Indonesia marks its 20th anniversary as a democracy this month. The country won its independence from the Netherlands in 1945. But, for 30 years, the military ruler Suharto led the country. He resigned in 1998 as a result of the Indonesian Reformasi,

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IN THE NEWS - Annan Proposes UN Reforms By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, March 26, 2005 I'm Bob Doughty with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has p

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107 布什在白宫会见危地马拉总统 Bush Meets Guatemalan President at White House Scott Stearns White House 5 Jul 2001 19:21 UTC Guatemala's president met with President Bush at the White Hou

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By Cathy Majtenyi Somalia's new cabinet has been in office for just over a week, and already it is facing tough demands to end violence, establish rule of law and raise the war-weary population out of

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69 人权组织指责肯尼亚忽视父母因艾滋病去世的孤儿 Rights Group Accuses Kenya of Neglecting AIDS Orphans Katy Salmon Nairobi25 Jun 2001 22:02 UTC A human rights group is (1)accusing

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The international community is now embarking on the challenge of realizing the ambitious and universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The equal participation and active involvement of persons with autism will be essential for achieving the

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AS IT IS 2015-04-08 Amnesty Raises Warnings on Afghan Womens Rights 大赦国际警告阿富汗妇女权利问题 A human rights group is urging the Afghan government to protect defenders of womens rights in the country. Amnesty International says th

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AS IT IS 2016-02-17 UN: Kim Jong Un Could Be Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity A United Nations expert on human rights in North Korea has warned that the countrys dictator, Kim Jong Un, could be responsible for crimes against humanity. Marzuki Darusm

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AS IT IS 2015-01-17 Thailand Says Progress Made in Fighting Human Trafficking 泰国称在打击人口贩卖方面取得一些成效 Thailand is reporting progress in efforts to end human trafficking and abuse of migrant workers. Thailands government

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AS IT IS 2015-01-24 Defector's Story Raised Questions on Report of Abuse in North Korea 叛逃者的折衷故事滥用朝鲜提出问题 Recent comments of a man who fled North Korea are raising questions about the U.N. report on human rights abuses

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