http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=960&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights VOA English - Human Rights and Law en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:04:42 GMT 2009-11-24T03:04:42Z en-us http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=72055892&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FLawmakers-Rights-Advocates-Urge-Obama-to-Protest-Chinese-Lawyers-Detention-72055892.html Advocates for human rights in China joined members of the U.S. Congress on Monday in denouncing the recent detention of a Chinese lawyer who testified before a congressional human rights committee earlier this month. Critics say the detention of Jiang Tianyong underscores the dangers of weakening U.S. pressure on China regarding human rights. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:04:42 GMT a73a0180ba0a14ad49c7da6f71336415 Dan Robinson 2009-11-24T03:04:42Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=71865272&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FWar-Crimes-Tribunals-Credibility-at-Stake-in-Karadzic-Trial-71865272.html Former Bosnian Serb leader one of three masterminds accused of designing Bosnia genocide Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:01 GMT 712bddc99123a5fff587d5ec8c6f4a8d Mark Snowiss 2009-11-23T22:33:01Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70660392&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FUS-Military-Ability-to-Find-Militancy-in-Ranks-Questioned-70660392.html At least one prominent former senior officer says current guidance to commanders is not sufficient Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:19:28 GMT 2a18d7ab3d5af4bff682a31a1cac370b Al Pessin 2009-11-20T23:19:28Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=71455277&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FAustralia-Investigates-Brawl-Among-Asylum-Seekers-in-Camp-71455277.html About 150 Afghan and Sri Lankan migrants have clashed there in recent days at Christmas Island Detention Center in Australia, leaving several people hurt Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:33:30 GMT 34f21ffc928dda22bb613ca9ec2247f4 2009-11-23T12:33:30Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=71432392&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FKhmer-Rouge-UN-Trial-71432392.html The court has heard how Kang Guek Eav, also known as Duch, ran the S-21 death camp. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:47:10 GMT 91f67305fed446ff7dc2bc64d232c550 2009-11-23T10:47:10Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70673517&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FExperts-Discuss-Legalization-of-Some-Drugs-to-Reduce-Crime-70673517.html Panel discusses marijuana and other drugs and the legal approach to the problems they pose Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:51:44 GMT 8efa079fe31e81b8ffc32de01d2ab80e Greg Flakus 2009-11-22T20:51:44Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70524267&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FMonira-Rahman-Fights-for-Life-Free-of-Violence--70524267.html Human rights advocate, Monira Rahman, is Making a Difference through her Acid Survivors Foundation Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:46:56 GMT 0ceb38e7492c622a51d985b7df2a79d8 2009-11-19T20:46:56Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70565972&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FBangladesh-Supreme-Court-Upholds-Assassins-Death-Sentences--70565972.html Five former army officers convicted of the 1975 killing of the country's independence leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, could face the death penalty after the supreme court rejected their appeals. Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina - who is the daughter of the slain leader - had vowed to complete the politically sensitive trial when she took power, earlier this year. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:40 GMT 760a4fe9f2c2a401a8a34ad2b83f0a2f Anjana Pasricha 2009-11-20T17:07:40Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70623932&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FUNICEF-children-improvement_convention-70623932.html But 20 years after the adoption of a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, hundreds of millions still go without basics like food and health care, and violence against children remains a global problem. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:27 GMT 062c463189e486e2e795480c0e479586 2009-11-20T16:54:27Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70613757&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FChildrens-Rights-Convention-70613757.html Nations are staging special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force on November 20, 1989. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:11 GMT a32dd2443f5a49cdf57254c729789725 2009-11-20T15:58:11Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70607872&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FAmnestyInternationalChiefBlastsAustralia-70607872.html The head of Amnesty International, Irene Khan, says the Australian government should close its immigration detention center on Christmas Island. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:19:38 GMT a776d49e71f1f6212f68f9d0482f617d 2009-11-20T13:19:38Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70584137&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FUN-General-Assembly-Condemns-Human-Rights-Violations-in-Burma-North-Korea-70584137.html U.N. General Assembly has expressed its grave concern about on-going human rights violations in Burma and North Korea. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:52:26 GMT c5ba9c0f22c2b1bc98bcceb68b043c0a Margaret Besheer 2009-11-20T11:52:26Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70571452&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FKaradzic-Trial-to-Resume-in-Early-March--70571452.html Former Bosnian-Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic is being tried before the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:04:30 GMT 6e8a30f098775bdb10330bed873c96a9 André de Nesnera 2009-11-20T01:04:30Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70474192&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FRefugee-Stand-Off-Ends-in-Indonesia-70474192.html Sri Lankan asylum seekers transferred to an Australian-funded detention facility on Bintan island and are promised that if recognized as refugees they will be resettled within three months Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:41:23 GMT 073f7c083b73bb80d0a9b376edea4fab 2009-11-19T16:41:23Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70476752&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FMedia-Rights-Groups-Call-for-Probe-Into-Shooting-of-VOA-Reporter-in-Puntland-70476752.html International media rights groups are expressing shock and concern over reports a journalist working for VOA's Somali Service in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland may have been deliberately shot by the police Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:28:44 GMT d47d706d430f58a55debd72326c1792c 2009-11-19T23:28:44Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70544837&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FEthiopia-Convicts-27-in-Coup-Plot-70544837.html An Ethiopian court has convicted 27 people accused of conspiring to create public havoc in an attempt to bring down Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:33:07 GMT feb06e713ab66fbb46bd79310581c7f4 2009-11-19T22:33:07Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=70538482&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2FTaylor-Denies-Jailing-Journalists-for-Investigating-Diamond-Smuggling-70538482.html Former Liberian president Charles Taylor says he jailed foreign journalists because they were trying to assassinate him, not because they were investigating his alleged involvement with diamond smuggling in Sierra Leone. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:01 GMT 971e5b2e7d3f2567f9802000145b5895 2009-11-19T21:43:01Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=69822647&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2Fa-13-2009-11-12-voa1-69822647.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:28:20 GMT 7da003fce64784065a18911fe5647d25 2009-11-19T21:28:20Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=69822907&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2Fa-13-2009-11-10-voa15-69822907.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:24:46 GMT 4eaedbc8df4a819fa831eee546fc1561 2009-11-19T21:24:46Z http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571352&44=69823037&32=7079&7=579007&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fhuman-rights%2Fa-13-2009-11-11-voa31-69823037.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:20:59 GMT fba6930ba1e73c9d9d5c0311cd01160c VOA News 2009-11-19T21:20:59Z