KABUL (Reuters) - The morning after the Taliban fell Shakila Naderi shed her head-to-toe burqa, sat behind the wheel of a car for the first time and asked her husband to teach her how to drive.
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Afghan woman pushes for rights from behind the wheel
Posted by melisa 11 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)
In North Carolina, Gay Rights Not a Simple Issue
Posted by cagan 15 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Many people were surprised that the vote on same-sex marriage in North Carolina was so decisive, but the state’s political inconsistencies include a long tradition of social conservatism.
Obama talks gay rights at Clooney fundraiser
Posted by cagan 16 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called his endorsement of same-sex marriage a "logical extension" of his vision for the country on Thursday during a glitzy campaign fundraiser at the home of movie star George Clooney that raised nearly $15 million.
Explosion in Damascus, casualties unclear-resident, rights group
Posted by cagan 21 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)
BEIRUT (Reuters) - An explosion rocked the central Damascus highway of Sharia al-Thawra on Saturday morning, destroying nearby cars, a resident said, adding that he did not know if there had been any casualties.
Obama nudges China on rights, stays mum on Chen
Posted by cagan 26 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
WASHINGTON/MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama nudged China on Monday to improve its human rights record and his top diplomat said she will raise the issue in Beijing this week, but both stayed mum about a Chinese dissident said to be under U.S. protection. At a news conference, Obama appeared to be walking a fine line between not saying anything that would make it harder to resolve
Obama to cite new technologies in rights abuses: report
Posted by murat 34 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will issue an order on Monday to allow imposition of sanctions on foreign nationals who use new technologies such as cell-phone tracking and Internet monitoring to help carry out human rights abuses, The Washington Post reported on Monday. The newspaper quoted a senior administration official as saying that the executive order was designed to target c
Disabled human rights lawyer jailed in China for 'provoking trouble'
Posted by cagan 46 days ago (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
Ni Yulan, a disabled human rights lawyer and her husband, have been jailed for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" with the Chinese government.
Trayvon Martin killing: UN human rights chief calls for investigation
Posted by cagan 50 days ago (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay has called for an "immediate investigation" into the circumstances surrounding the death of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teen who was shot dead by a volunteer neighbourhood watchman in Florida.
Family members of jailed prominent lawyer Gao Zhisheng said Wednesday that Chinese authorities have allowed them to visit him in prison, confirming for the first time since he disappeared nearly two years ago that he is alive and in good health.
Israeli Officials Denounce Move by U.N. Rights Council
Posted by yuksel 63 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Israel said Friday that it would not cooperate with an inquiry, called for by the United Nations Human Rights Council, into how Israeli settlements affect the rights of Palestinians.
Supreme Court Expands Rights of Accused in Plea Bargains
Posted by cagan 65 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Because about 95 percent of criminal convictions arise from guilty pleas, two Supreme Court decisions represent a vast expansion of judicial supervision of the criminal justice system.
USA has all rights to interfere in Russia's affairs
Posted by ebru 93 days ago (http://english.pravda.ru)
Less than two weeks are left before the presidential election in Russia. However, it turns out that the US and EU administrations already know how they are going to perceive the results of the vote in Russia. The Vice President of the US-based human rights organization Freedom House described the elections of March 4 as dishonest and uncompetitive
Civil Rights Museums Are Increasing
Posted by cagan 96 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
A new generation of institutions covering the history of civil rights and African-Americans is about to emerge, and many of them aim higher than earlier monuments.
Baltasar Garzón, Prominent Rights Judge, Convicted in Spain
Posted by cagan 106 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Baltasar Garzón was found to have overstepped his authority in a wiretapping case and ordered suspended from the courts for 11 years.
Models form rights group ahead of New York Fashion Week
Posted by melisa 109 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fashion models in the United States launched a rights group on Monday ahead of New York Fashion Week to seek workplace standards including backstage privacy to stop unauthorized...
Religion takes a back seat to rights in court, says theologian
Posted by cagan 122 days ago (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
The courts are endangering religious freedom because the judiciary are giving it a lower priority than equality, a leading philosopher has claimed.
EGYPT: Egypt 'agrees to end crackdown on rights groups'
Posted by ebru 147 days ago (http://www.france24.com)
Egyptian officials have told the US ambassador in Cairo that they would cease police raids on pro-democracy and rights groups after Thursday’s swoops on 17 NGOs drew sharp criticism from Washington.
Arab Spring puts women's rights in the spotlight
Posted by melisa 157 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At a pre-wedding evening party in central Tripoli, a group of Libyan women sing traditional songs to the beat of a drum as they prepare to apply henna to the bride's hands and...
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