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UK law reform panel proposes limited rights for cohabiting couples
The Law Commission , the independent legal reform body of the United Kingdom, has recommended creating limited legal rights for couples who live together but are unmarried, in a consultation paper [PDF text; overview, PDF] released Wednesday titled (More) |
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Afghan parliament urges prosecution of US soldiers for fatal wreck, riots
Lawmakers in Afghanistan have called for the prosecution of US soldiers for a vehicle accident that killed as many as five Afghans and set off deadly riots earlier this week in the capital of Kabul. The nonbinding motion, passed in the Afghan Parl (More) |
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US reports 75 Guantanamo prisoners on revived hunger strike
The US military said Monday that the number of Guantanamo Bay detainees participating in a hunger strike has increased from 3 to about 75. Navy Cmdr. Robert Durand described the strike as an effort to attract attention. He speculated that it may (More) |
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UK parliament rights panel assails Blair stance on deportation to torture states
The UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights took the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair to task Friday for urging the European Court of Human Rights to revisit its absolute prohibition against deporting people to states where they may (More) |
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Limiting War by Process: Congress, the UN, and Iran
JURIST Guest Columnist Brian J. Foley of Florida Coastal School of Law says that critical decisions about going to war should be constrained by national and international process that obliges empowering authorities to ask serious questions and requir (More) |
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UN says human rights in Iraq 'severely undermined' by sectarian violence
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) warned that ongoing sectarian violence is significantly hindering human rights progress in the country in a bi-monthly report [DOC text; press release] released Tuesday. Execution style killing (More) |
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Report 2006 [Amnesty International]
Report 2006, Amnesty International, May 23, 2006 . Excerpt: The..."war on terror" is failing and will continue to fail until human rights....are given precedence over narrow national security interests... Doublespeak and double standards by (More) |
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UN rights expert wants Myanmar political prisoner deaths investigated
At least 127 democracy activists held by the military junta in Myanmar have died from "torture or ill-treatment," according to a report released Tuesday by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) . The report by Paulo Se (More) |
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Security agenda has thwarted rights progess worldwide: Amnesty annual report
Amnesty International Tuesday condemned what it termed the continuing "sacrifice" of rights to expediency in the war on terror, denounced the US and its allies for turning a blind-eye on human rights abuses or dodging responsibility for v (More) |
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UN panel gives Senegal 90 days to try or extradite Chad ex-leader for torture crimes
The UN Committee against Torture has given Senegal 90 days to fulfill its obligations under the Convention Against Torture to put former Chad President Hissene Habre [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive] on trial for torture crimes and rights of (More) |
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