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James Anaya, the new Special Rapporteur on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, has posted “The Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in Light of the New Declaration, and the Challenge of Making Them Operative: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human

By Jonathan Gallagher, Ph.D.   Visit http://www.jonathangallagher.com to read Dr. Gallagher’s other writings. How religious beliefs are exploited for political and secular ends, and the consequences for religious liberty When inter-religious violence erupted in Indonesia just a few years ago, the primary response was astonishment.

UN Human Rights Envoy Cancels Press Conference Posted on August 14, 2008 by sanooaung By VIOLET CHO Wednesday,August 13,2008 The new UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur on Burma canceled a press conference in Bangkok on Wednesday, a sign that his first trip to Burma yielded little practical results, say activists.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Disability, Hissa al-Thani, recently called upon Lebanon to ratify the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), <i>The Daily Star</i> has reported (article entitled "UN special rapporteur highlights

by alex On 28 July Pres Arroyo will be delivering her eighth SONA (State of the Nation Address). Many Filipinos around the world look forward to hearing how she can possibly defend the state of the Philippine nation as it currently stands.

The rapporteur for the Constitutional Court of Turkey is recommending against any issuance of a decision which would ban political activities of the Justice and Development Party(AKP). Rapporteur, Osman Can, argued that charges of anti-secular activity fall under freedom of expression and cannot be grounds for closure.

An interview with Richard Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton and the UN’s recently appointed ’special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories’. In the course of a scholarly life that has spanned more than five decades and includes fifty-four books and

So. The United States of America is not a “post-racial” (or “post-gender” for that matter) society after all. The racial and gender vitriol and resentment apparent in the current U.S. presidential campaign threatens to overwhelm the early celebratory mood of women (including women of color), people of color, and people hoping for an end to racism and sexism in public office.

The following email was circulated by Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of CIVICUS, World Alliance for Citizen Participation Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am writing to extend a special invitation to you to participate in the 8th CIVICUS World Assembly, one of 2008’s biggest and most dynamic events organised by and for civil society.

Profesor Philip Alson, the UN sspecial rapporteur on illegal killings, belives secret Afghan death squads are operating under the orders of foreign intelligence agencies and they are not frightened by the police or members of the armed forces.