Detained Cuban Journalist Freed
Region: CubaCalixto Ramón Martínez Arias spent half a year in jail without being sent to trial. By Dana Sants - Cuban journalist Calixto Ramón Mart&iacu... more
Views: 552Afghanistan: Child Abuse Victims Go to Jail
Region: AfghanistanAfghanistan: Child Abuse Victims Imprisoned Rights activists say children are imprisoned for “moral crimes” while the perpetrators escape prosecution. By Mina Habib The 15-year-old refused to give his name,... more
Views: 611China: Blogger Detained After Calling Attention to Dead Pigs
Region: ChinaWritten by Abby A Shanghai poet was detained for questioning by Chinese police after she posted to popular microblogging site Sina Weibo calling on her followers to take a stroll en masse along the Huangpu River... more
Views: 816AFRICAN UNION IN SUPPORT OF OGIEK
Region: Kenya
GREAT SUCCESS FOR FIRST NATIONS IN KENYA AFRICAN UNION COMES OUT IN SUPPORT OF OGIEK LAND RIGHTS The Ogiek, the meanwhile world-famous honey-hunters of the Mau forest in Kenya, booked another success ... more
Views: 441Banks Still Dual-Tracking in California
Region: United States
California has long been considered the epicenter of the nation’s worst housing crises in generations. In order to stem the tide of foreclosures, last year Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Homeowner Bill o... more
Views: 754Accusations Link Pope Francis to Kidnapping of Liberal Jesuits During "Dirty War"
Region: ArgentinaWritten by Silvia Viñas The election of Argentinian Jesuit Jorge Bergoglio as the new Catholic Pope [1] has raised questions about the former cardinal's alleged involvement with Argentina's 1976-1983... more
Views: 808Civilian rights against Police atrocities
Region: Nepal
Saturday 9 March 2013: Fighting against the Nepal police atrocities, the facebook activists of Nepal organized a protest program here at Basantapur Durbar Square on Saturday. The program focused on highlighting the basic r... more
Views: 600Nepali women: plight and liberation strategy
Region: NepalThe human society is a culture created by human beings. So is gender concept. So are countless discriminations. In a sense, what human beings think, practice and follow is a culture. No force beyond our own mind creates cu... more
Views: 642French Author Stéphane Hessel Mourned By International Activists
Region: France
Written by Emmanuelle Leroy Cerqueira · Translated by Alison Writer, human rights advocate, and French resistance fighter Stéphane Hessel [1], whose bestselling manifesto on peaceful uprising inspi... more
Views: 613Cuba: Self-Mutilation in Prisons
Region: CubaBy Alejandro Tur Valladares Inmates resort to extreme methods that can leave them disabled. Inmates of Cuba’s prison system frequently harm themselves, often causing perman... more
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