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Rights, welfare of OFWs pushed
Manila, Philippines – An alliance of Filipino migrant rights group in the Middle East is urging the Philippine government, through the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE), to receive first the commitment of prospective foreign employers and receiving governments to respect and observe the rights and welfare of overseas Filipno workers (OFWs) before any actual deployment of hired Filipinos ...
5 Sep 2010, 8:05 am | click here to view more
Israeli police fail to protect Palestinians: rights group
An Israeli rights group on Sunday accused Jerusalem police of failing to protect Palestinians in annexed east Jerusalem from hardline settlers residing in neighbourhoods heavily populated with Arabs.
5 Sep 2010, 7:55 pm | click here to view more
Rights group organizes protest rally for Tamils
A refugee rights group is planning a protest at Burnaby's youth detention centre in support of the Tamil migrants who are being held in custody.
5 Sep 2010, 7:12 am | click here to view more
Female rights activist goes on trial in Iran
A vocal female human rights activist and journalist went on trial in Iran yesterday on charges including “warring against God,” which is punishable by death, her lawyer was reported as saying.
5 Sep 2010, 2:31 am | click here to view more
US rights group urges UN chief to secure release of Iranian women's rights activist
A U.S. human rights group urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to secure the release of a prominent Iranian journalist and activist who goes on trial Saturday on charges that carry the death...
3 Sep 2010, 9:48 pm | click here to view more
US rights group urges release of Iranian activist
A U.S. human rights group urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to secure the release of a prominent Iranian journalist and activist who goes on trial Saturday on charges that carry the death penalty.
3 Sep 2010, 9:17 pm | click here to view more
Rights groups slam South Africa’s plans for Zimbabweans
DPA/Johannesburg Rights groups in South Africa have slammed the government’s decision to resume deporting Zimbabwean immigrants, a year and a half after it stopped sending illegals back over the border.
3 Sep 2010, 8:41 pm | click here to view more
Rights violations under Arroyo admin won't be CHR's priority
The alleged human rights violations committed during the administration of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will not be the priority of the new chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights.
3 Sep 2010, 7:42 am | click here to view more
Human rights lawyer who fled Iran is reunited with family
A human rights lawyer who defended a lady sentenced to death in Iran for adultery enjoyed a tearful reunion with his wife and daughter Thursday after they flew from Tehran to Oslo, Norway.
3 Sep 2010, 3:29 pm | click here to view more
Rights of Persons with Disabilities
A United Nations-backed conference aimed at advancing the rights of persons with disabilities concluded today with countries underscoring the need to continue building on recent momentum to ensure that the rights of the world’s estimated 650 million ...
3 Sep 2010, 10:14 pm | click here to view more