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Mexico reiterates its Firm commitment to the rights of the child under all ... - ISRIA

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:53:31 -0800

Mexico reiterates its Firm commitment to the rights of the child under all ...
ISRIA
Aware that children and youths who live in armed conflicts in all corners of the planet are particularly vulnerable to human rights violations, ...

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Zimbabwe: Unpacking Industrial Vs Mass Democracy - AllAfrica.com

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:53:01 -0800

Zimbabwe: Unpacking Industrial Vs Mass Democracy
AllAfrica.com
Neither is this writer here because he enjoys "freedom and human rights" as Muckraker keeps reminding us. It may benefit Muckraker to know that this writer ...

Rwanda's human rights failings exposed in Commonwealth bid - Open Democracy

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:25:38 -0800

AFP

Rwanda's human rights failings exposed in Commonwealth bid
Open Democracy
Rwanda's Commonwealth bid meets opposition on human rights grounds. Iran's opposition resolute in the face of government crackdown. ...
Human rights concerns raised as Rwanda set to join Commonwealth Independent
Commonwealth leaders weigh Rwanda membership National Post
Leading article: A dilemma for the Commonwealth Independent

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Rights group urges Kinshasa to arrest 'war criminal' - AFP

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:02:39 -0800

BBC News

Rights group urges Kinshasa to arrest 'war criminal'
AFP
KINSHASA — Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to arrest former rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, ...
The trial of two alleged Congolese militia leaders charged with war crimes has ... BBC News
Human Rights Watch calls for arrest of Ntaganda Radio Netherlands
Congo warlords in the dock at Hague court Reuters
PRESS TV - Reuters AlertNet - Voice of America
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Ensuring Child Rights Still A Challenge - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:44:48 -0800

Ensuring Child Rights Still A Challenge
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
New York, Nov 20 2009 4:10PM The Convention on the Rights of the Child has become the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history, ...

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Canadian mining firms face abuse allegations - Toronto Star

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:01:30 -0800

Canadian mining firms face abuse allegations
Toronto Star
In Mexico, allegations of human rights and environmental abuse that led a Mexican court to close a Canadian-owned mine. While MPs in Canada consider ...

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UN officials: Twenty years after treaty, ensuring child rights still a challenge - Xinhua

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:21 -0800

UN officials: Twenty years after treaty, ensuring child rights still a challenge
Xinhua
20 (Xinhua) -- The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has become the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history, but 20 years after its ...

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FDLR Inc: Congo's multinational rebels - BBC News

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:09:56 -0800

guardian.co.uk

FDLR Inc: Congo's multinational rebels
BBC News
These are claims that gall human rights workers, the United Nations and countless Congolese civilians, who accuse the FDLR of a catalogue of abuses, ...
Hutu extremist leaders arrested in Germany AFP
Germany arrests Congo rebel leaders Christian Science Monitor
Rwanda: Govt Welcomes Arrest of Top FDLR Leaders AllAfrica.com
Spiegel Online - ReliefWeb (press release) - guardian.co.uk
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Congolese army units lose UN aid - Washington Post

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:19:18 -0800

Congolese army units lose UN aid
Washington Post
"By taking this position, it's a statement that [the UN mission] will no longer tolerate the Congolese army's violations of human rights against civilians," ...
Rights Group Demands UN Aid Cut-Off to Congolese Army Voice of America
Human Rights Watch Damns MONUC in Congo: Leaked UN Internal Memo Supports HRW ... Huffington Post (blog)
Group: Congo military killed hundreds of civilians The Associated Press
Reuters AlertNet - Bloomberg - BBC News
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Congo Defends Army Operations in East, Criticizes Rights Groups - Bloomberg

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:37:48 -0700

Congo Defends Army Operations in East, Criticizes Rights Groups
Bloomberg
A coalition of 84 humanitarian and human rights groups working in Congo said in an Oct. 13 letter that the offensive has resulted in “unacceptable costs for ...

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