One of the world's top human rights organizations has accused the U.S. of "fighting injustice with injustice" in the Bush administration's war on terrorism and fueling radicals' rationales for their attacks.
One of the world's top human rights organizations has accused the U.S. of "fighting injustice with injustice" in the Bush administration's war on terrorism and fueling radicals' rationales for their attacks. In releasing Amnesty International USA's annual report May 26, William Schulz, the group's executive director, said the U.S....

A shared humanity: a news story is at best only a metaphor.
I was speaking at a church about my experiences in Afghanistan, showing some of the hundreds of photos I took on that trip. Near the end of my talk I had a photo of a little girl holding on to her father. A typical photo--one that could be taken...

Historical dictionary of human rights and humanitarian organizations, 2d ed.
9780810855489 Historical dictionary of human rights and humanitarian organizations, 2d ed. Gorman, Robert F. and Edward S. Mihalkanin. Scarecrow Pr. 2007 403 pages $85.00 Hardcover Historical dictionaries of international organizations; no.26 ...

PALESTINE - July 28 - Arrests Increase Tensions Between Palestinian Factions.
Tensions between the main rival Palestinian groups, Hamas and Fatah, spread from Gaza to the West Bank with reports of the Fatah-dominated PA security forces detaining more than 50 activists and academics associated with Hamas. The timing of the detentions, which were focused in the northern West Bank city...

Women on United States postage stamps.
9780786431243 Women on United States postage stamps. Davis, Anita Price and Louise Hunt. McFarland & Co. 2008 304 pages $55.00 Hardcover HE6183 For collectors, teachers, and others, this volume catalogs about...

Gov't refuse support of UN Declaration of Indigenous rights.
OTTAWA Many Aboriginal leaders are disappointed in the Conservative government's adamant refusal to support the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, despite a motion by opposition members of Parliament on April 8 calling for its endorsement in Canada. The declaration was...

Gov't refuse support of UN Declaration on Indigenous rights.
OTTAWA Many Aboriginal leaders are disappointed in the Conservative government's adamant refusal to support the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, despite a motion by opposition members of Parliament on April 8 calling for its endorsement in Canada. The declaration was...

Russian Court Forces Closure of Russian Chechen Friendship Society; Ruling Sends a Chilling Message to Russian Civil Society.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a decision with ominous implications for independent human rights organizations in Russia, the Federal Supreme Court of Russia today denied an appeal of a judicial order to close the Russian Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS). The RCFS, based in Nizhny Novgorod, was one...

AbitibiBowater.
Forest-products giant AbitibiBowater announced an end to its logging operations in the traditional territory of the Grassy Narrows First Nation and vowed to support the community in its struggle for rights over its traditional lands. Grassy Narrows First Nation has fought for more than a decade to suspend industrial...

President leads Independence Day rites at Luneta.
Mrs. Arroyo will unveil the Philippine Flag Marker in front of the Independence Day Flag Pole at the Rizal Park before 7 a.m. today, Thursday, after which will follow the flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremonies. Mrs. Arroyo will deliver a message at the opening of Sentro K3 (Kaisahan,...