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18 hours ago ago from Impunity Watch
By Shayne R. Burnham Impunity Watch Reporter, Asia TURKMENISTAN Human Rights Watch calls upon the government of Turkmenistan to reform human rights in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations’ (UN) Human Rights Council. In December 2008, under Universal Periodic Review, the Turkmen government rejected various recommendations. These recommendations included the release of political prisoners, undergo a review of ...
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14 hours ago ago from Official Russia
Unsurprisingly: Human Rights Watch, an international organization that monitors human rights violations in the world, reported in Bogota, new crimes of the paramilitaries in Colombia. Besides the killings, there is the forced displacement of entire populations under the threat of armed criminal gangs. These commands rely on the protection of sectors of the armed forces, police, prosecutors and some dignitaries of the government of Uribe. ...
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20 hours ago ago from Database of Press Releases related to Africa
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21 hours ago ago from Liberal Democrat Voice | Our place to talk – an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK.
The BBC reported over the weekend: An influential group of MPs and peers has said the government's approach to illegal file-sharing could breach the rights of internet users. The Joint Select Committee on Human Rights said the government's Digital Economy Bill needed clarification. It said that technical measures which include cutting off persistent pirates were not sufficiently specified . In addition, it said that it was ...
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19 hours ago ago from Love of the Land
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