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IN THE NEWS - As U.N. Opens New Human Rights Council, Annan Speaks of 'Great New Chance'By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:00:00 UTC I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special Engl
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 31 January 2006 South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority says it is ready to prosecute people who were refused or failed to apply to the Truth and Reconciliation C
In 1963, President John Kennedy gave a famous speech at American University. In the speech, Kennedy said the following lines: Our problems are manmade; therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human desti
Panel Accuses Malaysia of Rights Violations Scott Bobb Bangkok 20 Aug 2001 11:43 UTC In Malaysia, a government-backed commission has accused police of 1)violating human rights in 2)dispersing an oppos
Annan Challenges World Leaders to Overhaul UN Operations The secretary-general Monday outlined the most comprehensive overhaul of the United Nations since it was founded in 1945. The planned changes w
Cuban Mothers Plead For Imprisoned Sons' Release 古巴母亲为被关押儿子的自由而辩 Mothers of Cuban political prisoners are appealing to the United Nations Human Rights Commission to help
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 March 2006 Canadian Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, gives a speech in front of the 62nd Commission on Human Rights, during the last session of the Commi
By Gabrielle Brick Hong Kong 26 June 2006 Police baton an unidentified person after violence erupted during funeral of actor Raj Kumar, in Bangalore, India, April 13, 2006 To mark the U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, an Asian
The Human Rights Office in Geneva says it welcomes the nomination of South African jurist, Navanethem Pillay as the new High Commissioner and looks forward to her leading the organization, which is growing in scope and in importance. Her nomination,
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has received the report of an international commission of inquiry into September's killing of opposition protesters in Guinea. Human rights leaders in Guinea say the international community must hold accountable tho
Rights Group: Broaden S. Africa Violence Inquiry A human rights group is calling on the South African government to broaden its investigation into the police killings of protesting miners. Thirty-four mineworkers were shot dead August 16 at the Lonmi
By Rowan Reid Johannesburg 16 June 2006 Students attend classes at the Meadowlands High School in Soweto (2000 photo) South Africa's Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says many of the country's school children are unable to receive a quality education
Todd: Most countries' lawyers have to pass a certain exam. To be a lawyer in this court system do you have to pass some special exam? Katia: Actually, well first you have to be a lawyer from a particular country. Then after that you study human right
The International Criminal Court is widely expected to announce that it will open investigations to identify and prosecute the main perpetrators of post-election violence in Kenya. Cathy Majtenyi | Nairobi 15 December 2009 Post-election violence in K
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 18 September 2007 South Africa's Human Rights Commission has launched hearings into labor relations and land rights on the country's farms. The hearings follow a threat by a government minister to seize the land of farmer
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 03 November 2006 One of the key reforms under outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was the creation of a new Human Rights Council to replace the discredited Human Rights Commission. The U.N. resolution establishi
An online petition(请愿书) has been launched in protest at the Gambian president's threat to kill human rights workers. President Yahya Jammeh told state TV earlier this week he would kill anybody who wanted to destabilise The Gambia. If you are affi
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By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 11 December 2007 A consortium of activists from across Indonesia, are pushing for the establishment of a truth commission aimed at uncovering thousands of human rights violations committed during almost three decades of co
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Around the world today is Human Rights Day. It was on this December day in 1948 that member states of the United Nations approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That declaration listed what people would be entitled to