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Britain's "control orders" for terrorism suspects

Reuters - 25 mins ago

(Reuters) - Here are some facts about "control orders" on terrorism suspects in Britain. More »

  • US invites EU to sanction Iran over rights abuses

    US invites EU to sanction Iran over rights abuses

    AFP - 8 hours 1 min ago

    BRUSSELS (AFP) - The US government suggested on Tuesday that Europe match Washington sanctions for Iranian human rights violators, including asset freezes on key figures, against a backdrop of failed nuclear talks. More »

  • Pakistan has "disastrous year" for human rights 

    Reuters - 9 hours 52 mins ago

    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Taliban violence and religious extremism grew in Pakistan in 2010, with the government doing little to improve the situation and often making things worse, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday. More »

  • Pakistan has "disastrous year" for human rights in 2010

    Reuters - 10 hours 9 mins ago

    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Taliban violence and religious extremism grew in Pakistan in 2010, with the government doing little to improve the situation and often making things worse, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday. More »

  • Public 'more sophisticated' about race

    Epolitix - 10 hours 31 mins ago

    The chair of the equality and human rights commission has said politicians need to be wary of "casual stereotyping" of racial groups. More »

  • U.N. chief condemns rights expert's 9/11 comments

    Reuters - Yesterday, 04:33 am

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned "preposterous" comments by a U.N.-appointed expert on Palestinian rights that there was a cover-up over the September 11 attacks, Ban's chief of staff said on Monday. More »

  • U.N. defends Ban Ki-moon against rights criticism

    Reuters - Monday, January 24 08:59 pm

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations defended Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday against charges he has failed to speak out on human rights, saying that Ban had achieved positive results around the world. More »

  • Pressure grows for end to Myanmar sanctions

    Pressure grows for end to Myanmar sanctions

    AFP - Sunday, January 23 03:50 am

    BANGKOK (AFP) - Calls are growing for an end to Western sanctions against Myanmar, but experts say a shift in policy is unlikely without progress on human rights and the support of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. More »

  • China media lauds Hu's U.S. visit as "masterstroke" 

    Reuters - Friday, January 21 03:08 pm

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese media praised President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States on Friday as a diplomatic "masterstroke" in easing tensions, but reports largely ignored thornier questions of currency and human rights. More »

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