Human Rights News
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“A depressing read”, but “lots to be optimistic about.” Claire Mallinson, National Director of Amnesty International Australia sums up the 2012 report (which covers the period January to December 2011).
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Alex Aan faces up to 11 years in prison, ostracism from his family, community, and country, and possible physical violence for admitting he is an atheist in a country where faith in God is mandatory.
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London -
This week's episode of the controversial talk show discusses the Arab Spring. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange interviews Nabeel Rajab, human rights leader from Bahrain and Alaa Abd El-Fattah, political activist from Egypt.
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Nabeel Rajab, one of the subjects interviewed in Assange's "The World Tomorrow" to be aired on Tuesday this week, has been arrested in Bahrain.
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London -
Episode 3 of the controversial talk show series by Julian Assange features an interview with the current president of Tunisia, President Moncef Marzouki.
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Kuala Lumpur -
Hundreds of thousands of people thronged the city of Kuala Lumpur in ‘Bersih’ colour of yellow to demonstrate and call for free & fair elections in the country as the 13th General Election looms.
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After many protests in the streets of Europe, it looks like ACTA will not come into being. The Member of the EU Parliament responsible for monitoring its process says it should be rejected.
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Kampala -
The Ugandan opposition leader held a rally last week following the Ugandan government declaring the party illegal; they are protesting against the rising cost of living amongst other things and are facing a crackdown by authorities for doing so.
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Abdulhadi al-Khawaja a leading Bahraini activist has been put in a hospital clinic following a 58 day hunger strike in protest of a life sentence that has been leveled against him for anti-regime protests in the island kingdom last year.
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Jerusalem -
Is this the biggest irony in modern politics? A comparison between certain policies regarding Israel's treatment of Palestinians and Nazi Germany's treatment of its own Jewish population.
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Human Rights Headlines
The annual US report on human rights has been released and warns governments will be held accountable for human rights abuses.
Dolphins should be treated as non-human "persons" and their rights to life and liberty respected, the world's biggest science meeting is told.
The government is "quietly confident" it will secure changes to the European Court of Human Rights at a conference this week, Downing Street says.
 Dolphins and whales deserve legal protection as non-human 'persons' under the law, scientists meeting in Vancouver said. Should dolphins and whales have 'human' rights?
A North Korean envoy rejects a UN report critical of his country's human rights abuses, leading to a scuffle in the Human Rights Council in New York.
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At the Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto on Saturday, Torontonians gathered to celebrate human rights and to say no to genocide, war and violations of human rights.
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