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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “human rights”
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Russia: Blogger Arrested For Pneumonic Plague Rumors
Global Voices Online —
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Ivan Peregorodiev, a 22-year-old medical student and blogger, has been arrested on December 3 for spreading rumors about pneumonic plague in the city of Saratov . Authorities accused him of disseminating false information related to an act of terrorism. On December 2, the Russian bloggers actively discussed ...2 hours ago -
Stevie Wonder appointed UN Messenger of Peace
Thaindian News —
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London, Dec 4 (ANI): Legendary singer Stevie Wonder has landed a special position in the United Nations.The ‘Superstition’ hitmaker has been appointed ‘Messenger of Peace’ by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.The 59-year-old American crooner is known for supporting civil and human rights campaigns.The position ...2 hours ago -
MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE
durianburgdavao —
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AMPATUAN ARMS CACHE FROM GOVERNMENT ARSENAL Did the government arm the Ampatuans? Ammunition boxes dug up in the compound during a raid on Friday in the house of a member of the Ampatuan clan in Maguindanao showed these markings: “Government arsenal DND,” and “Philippine National Police Camp Crame, Quezon ...3 hours ago -
MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE
durianburgdavao —
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AMPATUAN ARMORY BIGGER THAN THAT OF ARMY BATTALION By ROGER M. BALANZA With the kind of firepower they have, the Ampatuans could massacre without a sweat hundreds, nay thousands, of journalists, political opponents and their supporters in one setting in a matter of minutes. In a two-day raid Thursday and ...3 hours ago -
MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE
durianburgdavao —
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Puno: Machinegun was used in killing By ROGER M. BALANZA A 50-caliber machinegun was among deadly weapons used by killers in the massacre of 57 people including journalists in Maguindanao blamed on the politically powerful Ampatuan clan. Interior Secretary Ronnie Puno said the machinegun is among vital pieces ...3 hours ago -
Kyrgyzstan: Government trying to prevent independent review of crackdown in south
i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysis —
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Human Rights Watch - The Kyrgyz government should immediately stop harassing human rights monitors doing research in southern Kyrgyzstan, Human Rights Watch said today. On December 2 Kyrgyz authorities denied entry to prominent Tajik human rights defender Nigina Bakhrieva (photo) - the third foreign advocate working ...3 hours ago -
Childrens Rights
jobsanger —
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The other day, I wrote a post about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This treaty seeks to protect basic rights for children around the world, including the United States. Every nation in the world has signed this treaty except the United States and Somalia, and Somalia has informed the ...4 hours ago -
Australia: Alcohol ban an invasion of civil rights
i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysis —
Authority: 444
ABC News reports the Mintabie Miners Progress Association says new laws that bring the far north-west South Australian town into line with the surrounding Aboriginal lands are an invasion of civil rights.The legislation will restrict alcohol consumption to the local hotel, with no takeaways, and requires all residents ...4 hours ago -
Blogacción por los Derechos Humanos en Cuba
Blog for Cuba —
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Blogacción por los Derechos Humanos en Cuba Unidos por los Derechos de Todos, Semana del 5 al 12.12.2009 Type: Causes - Protest Network: Global Start Time: Friday, December 4, 2009 at 11:00pm End Time: Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 12:00am Location: Blogs, Facebook, Twitter ...5 hours ago -
China: AIDS patients call for freedom and rights
Global Voices Online —
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C. Custer from ChinaGeeks translated a blog post written by Wang Keqin about his friend, a AIDS patient, who was detained by local government before the International AIDS day because of his involvement in civic rights activity.5 hours ago -
Former President Makes a Political Comeback in Argentina
NYT > Theater —
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Former President Néstor Kirchner, whose wife is president now, was sworn in to Congress on Thursday in Buenos Aires.6 hours ago -
Rudd helps the Middle East story remain one sided
Antony Loewenstein —
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My following story appears in today’s Crikey : Last weekend the Australian’s foreign editor Greg Sheridan interviewed former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and provided a platform for him to defend the 2006 Lebanon war, 2008/09 Gaza war and reveal the “most extensive concessions any Israeli leader ...6 hours ago -
Homeless S. Africans complain ahead of World Cup that they are being forced from the streets to make way for "glamorous events"
Luciole Press Blog —
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Thu Dec 3, 9:38 AM ET Previous 57 of 638 Next Children play inside the township of Blikkiesdorp, situated on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Shamielh Du Toit, 33, prefers the streets of ...6 hours ago -
The Catholic Church’s War on Modernity
One Utah —
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From Wayne Besen at HuffPo:It is time to admit that the gay community has a gigantic Pope problem. Under the leadership of Benedict XVI, the Vatican has become an implacable foe of liberalism, modernity, and basic rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Rome has eagerly jumped with both feet into ...6 hours ago -
Goldstone wins human rights award from Sweden NGOs
Muslims Against Sharia —
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Richard Goldstone, the South African jurist and author of a controversial UN report which accused Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes during the Israel Defense Forces military offensive in the Gaza Strip last winter, will receive the Stockholm Human Rights Award, it was announced on Thursday. "Richard ...7 hours ago -
Partial victory for free speech in Boissoin court judgment
No Apologies —
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Canadian Constitution Foundation – December 3, 2009 Partial victory for free speech in Boissoin court judgment The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) responded to today’s release of the Judgment of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench in Boissoin v. Lund , a case which pits freedom of expression ...7 hours ago -
Egyptian human rights groups disagree ov…
Talk Islam —
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Egyptian human rights groups disagree over ‘Islamic hate channels.’ Egyptian human rights activists submitted a report to the Egyptian government this week demanding it ban aggressive religious Islamic channels from broadcasting. The activists, who include lawyer and human-rights activist Nagib Gabriel, ...7 hours ago -
Crusading Professor Challenges Dartmouth Atlas On Claims Of Wasteful Health Care Spending
SF Gray Panthers —
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The Obama administration demands four cornerstones of healthcare reform: (1) a Medicare cost-containment Commission , (2) taxing high-cost private insurance , (3) reform of medical payment incentives, and (4) deficit reduction. Each of these cornerstones has serious potential to reduce our health coverage, while the ...7 hours ago -
Law group shall file plunder cases against President Arroyo et al.
PinoyPress —
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“If President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo thinks that she would continue to remain immune from suit by being a member of the House of Representatives in 2010, the president is dreaming,” human rights law group National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) said.8 hours ago -
UN Experts: Maguindanao massacre must be the start of a major reform process
PinoyPress —
Authority: 135
The brutal killing of 57 people in Maguindanao, including some 30 journalists, should be seen as a watershed moment for the Philippines, according to two United Nations human rights experts.8 hours ago
