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The military also wanted to donate ammunition to Egypt, but the government did not discuss this ... According to Amnesty International (AI) the Czech-Georgian agreement may be risky from the point of view of human rights observance.

The Chinese government signed an agreement with the U.N. human rights agency on Wednesday to collaborate on reforming China's legal system in preparation for adopting a key U.N. treaty on civil and political ...

Chief executives at U.S. defense contractors have seen a 200-percent pay raise since the Sep.

BEIJING For the more than 11 months that he has been incarcerated, Zhao Yan has been held in one of the darkest corners of China's legal system because of the accusation against him: that he leaked state ...

The Philippines Congress Wednesday rejected two of three impeachment charges against President Gloria Arroyo, strengthening her chances of surviving in office.2.7

It was a perfect day to be at the beach, but more than 100 people came indoors to hear provincial Conservative leader John Tory talk about Lake Simcoe Sunday.2.7

An airline pilot will face trial for the murder of a prominent Indonesian human rights activist who died of arsenic poisoning while on a flight to Amsterdam, a five-judge panel ruled yesterday.

Philadelphia, which has long resisted reporting HIV cases by name, is preparing to do so despite ... Another incentive for the change is pressure from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which sent a letter in July to all health departments urging name-based HIV surveillance.2.7

A local business owner has banned members of several liberal political activist groups from his store, stating the owner's sons were among U.S. forces in Iraq.

Minister of National Defense Lee Jye yesterday gestures when speaking at a press conference.2

This morning, PETA sent an urgent plea to Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney Ed Holm, urging him to vigorously prosecute county resident William E. Murphy.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday signed a decree granting amnesty and unconditional release to members of the Free Aceh Movement , clearing the way for an immediate release of those now being ...2.7

Opposition Leader Sheikh Hasina has said the ruling BNP-Jamaat alliance government's greed for clinging to power and protecting their huge amount of illegally earned black money are responsible for the ...

THE United Nations said yesterday that it was alarmed by the rising number of disappearances in Nepal's civil war and blamed both government troops and Maoist rebels.2.7

Today, PETA fired off a letter to RULH School District Superintendent Dr. C. Stephen Oborn, Ph.D., and Ripley Lions Club President Barry Houser, alerting them that the Carson & Barnes Circus which will be at ...3.1

Anyone who'd spill paint on a sexy supermodel's fur is kind of freaky-deaky. And hence, all right with us.2.9

The high voter turnout in the local elections and success of PML-backed candidates was a clear indication... Oil price likely to go up tomorrow ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to pass on the recent oil ...

The U.S. government’s emphasis on abstinence-only programs to prevent HIV is hobbling Africa’s battle against the pandemic by downplaying the role of condoms, a senior United Nations official said ...

On September 10, PETA will celebrate two and a half decades of putting animal rights into the U.S. mainstream through scores of victories for animals at its star-studded 25th Anniversary Gala and Humanitarian ...2.7

Fourth of a series. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Alvin Sykes came late to the saga of Emmett Till, but the Kansas City human rights activist has as much as anyone to do with the reopening of the investigation into the ...2.7

Human rights activists in Namibia have denounced the hate messages expressed during a protest march in the capital, Windhoek last week and have vowed to pressure the government to take action against the ...2.7

The Friends of Amigo Foundation and the Humane Society of the United States have embarked on a national kindness campaign featuring "CauseCollars" - a dog collar fashioned after the support bracelets adopted by ...3.2

"We are preparing a decision to send a charge d'affaires to Minsk to monitor the situation on the ground," Barroso told a news conference in Budapest.2.9

The funeral of activist and well-loved teacher Ruth Lundie will be held at the Cathedral of the Holy Nativity in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday.2.7

Princeton University students who organized a headline-grabbing, 348-hour filibuster to protest a congressional spat over judicial appointments staged the best campus protest of the year, according to an annual ...2.7

Two Russians formerly held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are believed to have been detained by security services on suspicion of participating in terrorist attacks, religious and human ...3.3

Taking Action Now: An Interview with Nate Wright News: Mother Jones' student activist of the year talks about Darfur Interviewed By Michael Beckel September 1, 2005 Mother Jones, CA Aug 29 2005 Tens of ...

Some of America's leading scientists have accused Republican politicians of intimidating climate-change experts by placing them under unprecedented scrutiny.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged China and other non-signatories to ratify rights agreements to help counter the rise in trafficking of women and children worldwide.2.9

Coming out in defense of Sarabjit Singh, sentenced to death for blasts in Pakistan, noted human rights activist Asma Jehangir has said that he was tried on the basis of a "blind" FIR and was produced before the ...2.7

Average chief executive compensation at 367 of the nation's largest public companies was 431 times the average U.S. worker's pay in 2004, according to a study released today.2.7

PROTESTORS outside Sydney Opera House have broken through a concrete-and-wire perimeter fence erected to keep them away from the Forbes Global chief executives conference.

The file was obtained through an ongoing nationwide ACLU effort seeking information on the FBI's use of Joint Terrorism Task Forces to engage in political surveillance.2.7

Chairman, Senate Com-mittee on Works, Idris Kuta, has said the face-off between President Olusegun Obasanjo and his vice, Atiku Abubakar, has to do with the 2007 presidential ambition of Abubakar.3.1

Many economists dream of getting high-paying jobs on Wall Street, at prestigious think tanks and universities or at powerful government agencies like the Federal Reserve.2.7