Human rights 'under new strains'
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The vision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is under strain, the UN's human rights chief warns.
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Amnesty International urges Gordon Brown to raise human rights issues with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia when he visits London this week.
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Human rights violations in the Russian  region of Ingushetia have increased with a surge in abductions  and beatings, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
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A human rights group says the United States needs to need act faster and more transparently in its investigation into the abuse of prisoners held by the US military in Afghanistan.
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LONDON : The United States faced rare criticism over human rights from close ally Britain, with an official British government report taking Washington to task over concerns about Iraq and the Guantanamo Bay jail.
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European Union criticism of Egypt's human rights record has forced government officials on the defensive over allegations of torture, the decades-old emergency law and the status of minorities.
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Detaining foreign terrorist suspects without trial breaks human rights laws, the UKâs highest court ruled on Thursday. In a blow to the governmentâs anti-terror measures, the House of Lords ruled by an
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Human rights experts call them "prisoners of conscience." Hundreds of them around the world are forced to live in deplorable conditions in jail cells and prison camps.
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Human rights defenders face arrest and torture in China, and the European Union should raise the issue at a summit with Beijing's leaders this week, Amnesty International said in a new report Monday.
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Human rights defenders face arrest and  torture in China, and the European Union should raise the issue  at a summit with Beijing's leaders this week, Amnesty  International said in a new report Monday.
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The human rights group Amnesty International has issued a new report blaming the US administration for fostering what the group calls a &quot;war mentality&quot; that led to the torture of prisoners as well as other violations of the Geneva Conventions.
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The new United Nations human rights  watchdog earned mixed reviews Tuesday after its treatment of  Cuba and Israel caused friction among major powers.
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&#39;Climate of Fear&#39; Before Polls Open in Vote for Legislators Human rights conditions in Hong Kong have deteriorated in the run-up to the legislative elections, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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The disappearance of hundreds of Pakistani government opponents is one of the most pressing human rights problems facing the country, Pakistan's main rights group said on Thursday.
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The United Nations inaugurated its new Human Rights Council Monday, vowing to uphold the highest standards of human rights and erase the tarnished image of its predecessor despite lingering doubts about its effectiveness.
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Warring parties in Sudan &#39;s Darfur region have come in for severe criticism by a respected human rights organisation. In a report released on Monday, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said security in
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Governments should work harder to combat racism and other hate crimes which are on the rise globally but go largely unreported, advocacy group Human Rights First said in a report on Wednesday.