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2006年VOA标准英语-Australian Anti-Terror Laws Criticized

By Marlene Smith Vienna 31 March 2006 A prominent Pakistani human rights activist says Australia's anti-terror legislation is counterproductive and outside the rule of law. Pakistan lawyer Hina Jilani

美国国家公共电台 NPR Supreme Court Sides With California Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Abortion rights opponents are celebrating a victory in the U.S. Supreme Court today. In a 5-4 decision, the court sided with crisis pregnancy centers which counsel women against abortion. They argued that a California state l

British Official Calls for Tough New Anti-Terror Powers

British Official Calls for Tough New Anti-Terror Powers Tom Rivers Britain's Home Secretary David Blunkett called Wednesday for tougher new powers to combat terrorism. But he acknowledged in parliamen

VOA标准英语2008年-Human Right Watch Accuses Indian Anti-Maoist Gr

A human rights group has accused a state-backed, anti-Maoist group of widespread rights abuses against villagers in central India. Anjana Pasricha has a report from New Delhi. In a new report, Human Rights Watch says attacks by government-backed, tr

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VOA标准英语2013--Making of a Nation | American History: Ratifying the Constitution

Making of a Nation | American History: Ratifying the Constitution From VOA Learning English, welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in Special English. Im Steve Ember. Today, we continue our story of the United States Constitution. In rec

2007年VOA标准英语-Ugandan Rights Group Slams Gay Ban Law

By Webb Malcolm Nairobi 22 August 2007 A Ugandan organization that represents the rights of gays, lesbians and bisexuals says they are deprived of their rights by the country's law that makes homosexuality illegal. The comments follow an anti-gay pro

voa标准英语2008-Nigerian Rights Groups Criticize Firing of Forme

Rights groups in Nigeria have criticized the firing of the country's former anti-corruption chief from the police force for alleged insubordination. They say his dismissal was aimed at punishing a key voice in the fight against corruption in Nigeria

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A coalition of human rights groups is condemning a proposed amendment to Rwanda's criminal law that would criminalize homosexual behavior and advocacy. Alan Boswell | Nairobi 17 December 2009 Meanwhile, Rwanda's northern neighbor, Uganda, is receivin

VOA标准英语2012--Anti-Terror Operations Stoke Religious Tension in Kenya

Anti-Terror Operations Stoke Religious Tension in Kenya At the butcher shop where Omar Faraj worked as a cashier, the till is unmanned. In late October, Kenyan police killed Faraj, accusing him of planning a terrorist attack. Many customers have not

VOA标准英语2012--Gay Rights Groups Push for Anti-Discrimination Laws

Gay Rights Groups Push for Anti-Discrimination Laws George Ramirez and his partner German Roa have lived together for 16 years. Now, they are allowed to marry in Maryland, after voters there endorsed a law legalizing same-sex marriage. We want the op

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As pro-democracy movements gain momentum in the region, Yemen and Libya are cracking down on the protest movements that have been growing within their borders during the past week. Popular uprisings continue to spread through the regions of North Afr

VOA标准英语2011--Security Forces Fire on Bahrain Mourners

Security forces have fired shots in Manama on Friday, where demonstrators were gathering for an anti-government rally, in defiance of a government ban on protests. Hospital officials say there are casualties. Mourners began chanting opposition slogan

VOA标准英语2014--HRW Reports Massacres in CAR 人权观察报道中非大屠杀

HRW Reports Massacres in CAR 人权观察报道中非大屠杀 The group Human Rights Watch reports it has uncovered evidence of massacres in remote villages in Central African Republic. It accuses both anti-balaka militias and Seleka fighters for th

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 11 February 2008 U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos, a widely-respected foreign policy expert in Washington, has died of cancer at age 80. VOA's Deborah Tate looks back at the extraordinary life of the California Democrat. Tom L

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Efforts by activists to force India's government to strike down a Victorian-era law banning homosexuality are gaining momentum. It is another sign that India's deeply conservative society is changing. Raymond Thibodeaux reports from Bangalore, capit

VOA标准英语2010年-Petition against Anti-Gay Bill Deliver

Church leaders, human rights activists, and healthcare workers in Uganda have delivered a petition, demanding the withdrawal of an anti-homosexuality bill in parliament. Critics say the bill's passage could set a precedent for other African countries

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Anti-gay demonstration in Uganda U.S. President Barack Obama has sharply criticized an anti-gay bill in Uganda that would impose the death penalty in some cases. Other western governments and gay rights activists also have criticized the legislation.