Viet leader: No need to fix human rights
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Despite pressure from U.S. lawmakers and President George W. Bush, Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet said Friday that his country does not need to improve its human rights record.
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"I am convinced that parliament will not hold extraordinary session and will not make revision of the laws that may lead to a violation of the Constitution"  President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko is convinced that there will be no extraordinary VRU session. via Forum News Portal
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A human rights group yesterday condemned French President Jacques Chirac for his comments on the arms embargo placed on China by the European Union over the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, saying they dishonored ...
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Forget the apology and deal with the issues. That&#39;s the word from the ANC in response to Treatment Action Campaign leader Zackie Achmat on Monday after he and other TAC members said they
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: Thailand&#39;s prime minister said Tuesday a military crackdown that left six rioters dead in the Muslim-dominated south was justified, arguing that such rioting is aimed at sowing chaos and cannot be tolerated.
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Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Vietnam of mass arrests and torture of ethnic minorities in the central part of the country and urged Cambodia to open its border and allow asylum-seeking tribal members to cross.
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TIME's reporter puts the President's speech in the context of Vietnamese history.
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Thailand&#39;s premier says the military will no longer break up protests following the deaths of 87 Muslim demonstrators after a riot in the country&#39;s south.
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The Dalai Lama on Monday told more than 1,000 people at the National Cathedral he doesn't believe differences between fundamentalist Islam and the religions of the West are the cause of war and modern violence.
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Thailand's new civilian prime minister will have a free hand in running the country, its military leader said on Friday, trying to ease fears about the army casting its shadow over a return to democracy and beyond.
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France's Jacques Chirac calls for a fairer international order based on a strengthened United Nations.
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SANTIAGO : The head of Chile&#39;s army has for the first time acknowledged an institutional role in human rights abuses committed during the 1973-1990 dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
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Burma will allow alleged victims of forced labour to seek redress without fear of persecution, the UN has said.
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Despite an expression of regret to parliament, Thaksin rebuffed criticism of his attitude to human rights. volatile south bringing the total death toll after a protest outside a police station on Monday to 85.
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A former Khmer Rouge leader said he will not flee Cambodia to escape justice as he appealed Thursday for his release from pretrial detention
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President George W. Bush, hosting Vietnam's president in a historic visit, will welcome robust trade ties the United States has developed with a former enemy but also will voice concerns on Hanoi's human rights record.
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In opening remarks to a conference held last weekend on &quot;Challenges and Prospects of Democratization in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong,&quot; President Chen Shui-bian asserted that the most important issue for the cross-strait relationship is not &quot;the timetable