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• Human Rights: Swiss ban on construction of minarets would breach Switzerland’s obligations to uphold freedom of religion

  
  i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysis — Authority: 443
  Amnesty International - A ban on the construction of minarets would breach Switzerland’s obligations to uphold freedom of religion, Amnesty International said ahead of a referendum Sunday on a constitutional amendment.The proposal, which was initiated by members of two Swiss parties, will ask Swiss voters if they ...
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• Switzerland: Minaret Ban would Breach Religious Freedom

  
  loonwatch.com — Authority: 422
  The Swiss people will be going to the polls on Sunday to vote on a referendum on whether or not to ban Minarets. Amnesty International has stated that they if a ban on Minarets passes it will be a breach of religious freedom. Amnesty International: Ban would breach religious freedom A ban on the construction of ...
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• The little Mumbai survivor - a year later

  
  Israel News — Authority: 436
  This is the story of three year old Moshe, whose parents were murdered by Islamist terrorists in the Mumbai attack one year ago. Please try to keep this heart wrenching story in mind, when attempting to fathom the cynicism and depravity of those who blame the attacks on the "Mossad" and those who published their ...
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• Asia Cast for Thursday 26th November

  
  Asia Cast — Authority: 127
  A Taiwanese e-recycling company is turning thousands of scrap PCs into gold, copper and even art. (By rodrigo senna/Flickr) In this Bulletin… - Heavy fog causes travel chaos across China; - Taiwanese company turning scrap computers into gold; and - Arrests expected in Philippines massacre. But first, here’s ...
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• UN Child Rights Convention: How about online rights?!

  
  NetFamilyNews — Authority: 513
  This past week, "the world celebrated the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) – the most universally ratified human rights treaty," the European Commission reports . It adds that "the Convention is the first international legally binding instrument establishing minimum ...
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• Tajikistan women beaten, abused and raped in the family

  
  Nasir Khan blog — Authority: 143
  Amnesty International USA , 24 November 2009 The authorities in Tajikistan must properly prosecute violence against women as a criminal offence, Amnesty International said in a report published on Tuesday. Violence is not just a family affair: Women face abuse in Tajikistan , documents the physical, ...
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• Tajikistan women beaten, abused and raped in the family

  
  Dr Nasir Khan — Authority: 485
  Amnesty International USA , 24 November 2009 The authorities in Tajikistan must properly prosecute violence against women as a criminal offence, Amnesty International said in a report published on Tuesday. Violence is not just a family affair: Women face abuse in Tajikistan , documents the physical, ...
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• Love of the Land: Amnestys travesty

  
  Rick's Caf American — Authority: 164
  Amnestys travesty Martin Sherman Guest Columnist:JPost 19 November 09 The Israeli occupation changed local agriculture profoundly. It introduced modern technology, including mechanization, precision tillage, pest control, plastic covering of crops for temperature control, high yielding varieties, postharvest ...
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• Mujib killers’ execution only after review petitions

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Dhaka, Nov 23 (IANS) Bangladesh has rejected Amnesty International’s appeal against execution of five former army officers convicted for the murder of founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. However, the government will not carry out the hangings until the review petitions are disposed of by the Supreme Court, ...
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• SNL: China wants their money back + a little something from barry

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 444
  November 22, 2009Live from New York it’s…Nasim Pedrad, Will Forte and Fred Armisen in “Obama and Hu Jintao”.Press conference with barry and the Chinese president – with translator. China wants their money back and…a personal favor of sorts…saturdayepisodeSelected quotes – hand transcribed.BO: Unfair ...
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• The "Non-Lethality" Lie: Tasers Have Killed Hundreds Since 2001

  
  Invictus — Authority: 418
  H/T to Stephen Soldz, who has been following news on taser abuse for some time, including this recent report on police tasering a 10-year-old child, with the childs mothers consent no less. In a posting last Saturday, Soldz highlighted an oped in the Tennessean by Jared Feuer, Southern regional director for ...
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• Be Careful What you Retweet

  
  Maman Poulet — Authority: 467
  Tonight watching X Factor and reading my twitter stream I saw a few too many jokes about Susan Boyle’s mental health and intellectual disability. Some people seem to have found other people’s jokes funny too and retweeted them. Colm O’ Gorman, (Bio: Author, activist, director of Amnesty International Ireland) ...
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• Scientologists ‘Targeting’ Schoolchildren

  
  PodBlack Cat — Authority: 474
  I’ve come across rather dodgy efforts disguised under genuine educational materials getting into schools before… but this is a new one to me, which I think should be better known to people. ABC News reports: The New South Wales Government says the Church of Scientology is targeting Year 6 students using ...
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• Don’t execute Mujib killers, Amnesty tells Dhaka

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Dhaka, Nov 22 (IANS) International human rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged Bangladesh not to execute five former army officers who have been sentenced to death for the killing of country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.It said the killing of Sheikh Mujib and his family members Aug 15, 1975 ...
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• Amnesty International & Anwar Ibrahim

  
  MAGICK RIVER — Authority: 130
  Anwar Ibrahim listens attentively as his former speechwriter, Dr Munawar Anees gives a chilling account of the humiliation and torture he suffered at the hands of Mahathirs secret police in 1998. AI condemns intimidation of lawyers in Malaysia Free Malaysia Today | Sunday, November 22, 2009 PETALING ...
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• An Open Letter to Barak Obama Ahead of his Visit to India

  
  Sinlung — Authority: 157
  November 18, 2009 The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of Amnesty International USA, I urge you to candidly address human rights concerns in India during your upcoming meeting with the Prime ...
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• Giving out solidarity buttons in Switzerland

  
  Livewire - Amnesty International blogging for human rights — Authority: 110
  By Christine Heller, a Sri Lanka Coordinator for Amnesty International in Switzerland.I’ve just come back from our Sri Lanka action in Berne. The sun was out and there were about 40 activists handing out solidarity buttons reading “unlock the camps” in Tamil, as well as postcards featuring the poem “Broken ...
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• Amnesty International: Internet, 2

  
  Ads of the World — Authority: 714
  Still there are countries that punish internet free expression. Join us, fight with us. Advertising Agency: Unitas/RNL, Santiago, Chile Executive Creative Director / Creative Director / Copywriter: Pancho González Art Director: Gonzalo Muñoz Account Manager: Alexis Sfeir
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• Amnesty International: Internet, 1

  
  Ads of the World — Authority: 714
  Still there are countries that punish internet free expression. Join us, fight with us. Advertising Agency: Unitas/RNL, Santiago, Chile Executive Creative Director / Creative Director / Copywriter: Pancho González Art Director: Gonzalo Muñoz Account Manager: Alexis Sfeir
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  Death Penalty News — Authority: 527
  November 18, 2009: Iraq is planning to execute up to 126 women by the end of this year. At least 9 may be hanged within the next two weeks. Human rights groups say the only crime committed by many of these women was to serve in the government of Saddam Hussein. Others, according to human rights groups like ...
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