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Human Rights
Updated: 09 Nov 2006   
Human Rights
 
Cubans surf the web at an Internet cafe
Cubans surf the web at an Internet cafe in Havana, Cuba, Oct. 25, 2006. The Cuban government monitors Internet use. (© AP Images)
Press Group Cites 13 Countries for Restricting Online Free Expression

A Paris-based global press freedom advocacy group has released a new list of countries that it calls "enemies" of the Internet for "systematically" violating online free expression. China, Cuba, Iran and North Korea are among the 13 countries that have been listed on the press group's 2006 "roll of shame." (complete text)


United States Commemorates U.N. Religious Freedom Resolution

In recognition of the international importance of religious freedom, the U.S. Department of State commemorated the 25th anniversary of the principal modern document supporting religious freedom -- the U.N. Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. The 36th U.N. General Assembly passed the declaration on November 25, 1981. (complete text)


Colombia's Human Rights Situation Improved, Says State's Burns

Colombia's human rights situation has made "tremendous progress" over the last five years to six years, says R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. under secretary of state for political affairs. Speaking at an October 25 news conference in Bogotá, Colombia's capital, after meeting with Colombian officials, Burns hailed the "dramatic reduction" in the level of violence carried out by Colombian terrorist and paramilitary groups against Colombia's citizens. (complete text)


United States Promoting Political Solution for Sri Lanka

The people of Sri Lanka must grasp the opportunity of upcoming peace talks to pursue again a political solution to the island nation’s 28-year conflict, says Richard Boucher, assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs. “People here are facing a critical moment,” Boucher said in an October 20 press briefing in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. “In our view, it is time to move forward.”  (complete text)


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Human Rights Latest News
09 November 2006 - Sudden Change in U.S. Foreign Policy Unlikely After Election
09 November 2006 - First Muslim Elected to the U.S. Congress
08 November 2006 - Following Election Day, Some States Still Counting Votes
08 November 2006 - Press Group Cites 13 Countries for Restricting Online Free Expression
07 November 2006 - Human Rights Watchdog Deplores Sudanese Intimidation of Press
06 November 2006 - Democracy Development Long-Term Task, Rice Says
05 November 2006 - Hussein Verdict Step Toward Just Society, U.S. Officials Say
05 November 2006 - Bush Calls Saddam's Trial Major Achievement for Iraq's Democracy
05 November 2006 - Rice Praises Iraqi Tribunal's Deliberations in Saddam Hussein Case
05 November 2006 - U.S. Envoy Khalilzad Calls Saddam Hussein Verdict "Milestone"
03 November 2006 - U.S. Military Takes Major Steps To Facilitate Voting by Troops
03 November 2006 - Arab-American Air Force Officer "Cherishes" Right to Vote
03 November 2006 - U.S. Midterm Elections First Test of New Voting Guidelines
03 November 2006 - U.S. Election Day a Celebration of Political Activism
01 November 2006 - New Tools Encourage Americans To Exercise Right to Vote
31 October 2006 - Press Group Deplores China, Cuba Attacks on Internet Journalists
31 October 2006 - Darfur Needs Credible, Effective International Force, Bush Says
30 October 2006 - United States Commemorates U.N. Religious Freedom Resolution
27 October 2006 - Panel Urges Incoming U.N. Secretary-General To Prioritize Reform
27 October 2006 - Sahkarov Prize Recognizes Plight of Belarusian People
26 October 2006 - Colombia's Human Rights Situation Improved, Says State's Burns
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