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IN THE NEWS - Why Child Abuse by Peacekeepers, Aid Workers Often Goes Unreported A new report calls attention to the problem. Also, good news and bad news about the use of child soldiers, and Amnesty International's 2008 report on human rights. Tran
AS IT IS 2014-11-28 Unrest, Abuse Prevent Solution in Libya The political and security crisis in Libya is growing worse. Competing governments seek to control the east and west of the country. In a new report, Amnesty International says human rights
By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 26 June 2007 Nepal's Young Communist League has rejected a report from the United Nations accusing it of human rights violations. The group's leader says it is working to eliminate corruption and crime that the police hav
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The war in Syria is a conflict of the social media age. Cellphones are ubiquitous among the rebels, the government, even ordinary citizens. And that means almost no bad deed goes unrecorded. As NPR's science correspondent Joe Pal
I think human rights only became an issue after World War II. Thats when the United Nations issued their Universal Declaration on human rights. This is kind of the rulebook, the dos and donts of human rights. When I look at the world today, it seems
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 11 September 2007 The U.S. rights group Human Rights Watch is accusing Uganda's army of widespread abuses in its restive northern Karamoja region, including the killing of civilians. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, Ugand
By Ron Corben Bangkok 13 July 2007 Human Rights Watch says that despite government efforts at reconciliation, Thai security forces are still committing rights abuses in fighting an insurgency in southern Thailand. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok,
Jackie:Welcome to bbclearningenglish.com and a second chance to hear Insight Plus - a series first broadcast in 2001 that looks at the language of issues you hear about in the news. Todays topic is Human rights - do we have a right to freedom, food
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 09 February 2006 watch Human Rights report A recent documentary film focuses on the lack of human rights in Iran.
AS IT IS 2014-09-20 Vietnam Rejects Reports of Police Abuse 越南反警察虐待的报告 Vietnam has rejected a report that accuses Vietnamese police of abusing detainees. Vietnams Foreign Ministry says the country has a firm commitment against all
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 July 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights is urging the Government of Sudan to take immediate action to protect thousands of civilians in the village of Bir Dagig, located about 30 kilometers north of El Geneina
Human rights activists are warning that an upsurge of political violence in Zimbabwe is threatening reconciliation and will make it impossible to hold free and fair elections due next year. The Human Rights Watch group issued the warning Tuesday in J
Chaos, Abuse Defy Solution in Libya LONDON The political and security crisis in Libya is deepening, with competing governments and, according to Amnesty International, widespread human rights violations committed with impunity. Libya has been in a st
By Peta Thornycroft South Africa 14 August 2007 A human rights organization is calling on leaders in southern Africa to take action to deal with the deteriorating human rights situation in Zimbabwe. Peta Thornycroft has more for VOA on an appeal by H
By Lisa Schlein Geveva 12 December 2007 A group of UN experts has criticized the government of Sudan for failing to implement most of the recommendations made by special investigators to the conflict-racked Darfur region. The group presented its repo
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 December 2007 The international group Human Rights Watch has accused the United Nations Human Rights Council of letting Sudan off the hook for continuing human rights abuse in Darfur. The group criticized the Council for pas
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 12 November 2007 Human rights groups are urging the Egyptian government to lift restrictions on religious freedom that discriminate against those who do not belong to one of three recognized religions. VOA Correspondent Ch
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq has released its 13th human-rights report, which covers the first six months of 2008 and shows a marked drop in violent attacks by militias or criminal gangs in the country. But Lisa Schlein reports for
The time is 1905. A steamship sails on a vast ocean. Daddy, will we ever get to America? asks a weary lad. Soon, my child, soon, his father replies. We've been on this ship for weeks. I wish we were back home in Russia, complained the boy. Son, you k
Shirin Ebadi, born in 1947, is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist. She is most famous for winning the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize. The panel of judges praised her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women