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Honduras crisis hurts health careupdated: Fri Nov 27 2009 18:36:00

UNICEF reports an increase in deaths in the last four months. As CNN's Rafael Romo reports, some blame the political crisis.

Honduran vote to face legitimacy testupdated: Fri Nov 27 2009 18:36:00

Hondurans will answer two questions Sunday when the troubled Central American nation holds elections: Who will win the presidency, and will voters heed calls for a boycott?

Closing arguments end in Khmer Rouge trialupdated: Fri Nov 27 2009 02:54:00

Closing argument wrapped up Friday in the trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief accused of killing thousands of people three decades ago.

Prosecutors seek 40 years for Khmer Rouge jail chiefupdated: Wed Nov 25 2009 14:36:00

Prosecutors in the trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief asked a U.N.-backed Cambodian court Wednesday to sentence the man to 40 years in prison for his role in the torture and deaths of thousands.

China blogger who helped quake victims jailedupdated: Mon Nov 23 2009 11:53:00

A Chinese blogger who helped victims of a devastating earthquake has been sentenced to three years in prison, his attorney said Monday.

Cuba continues repression, rights group saysupdated: Wed Nov 18 2009 13:58:00

Raul Castro's government in Cuba continues to repress civil rights and persecute dissenters three years after he became the communist nation's top leader, Human Rights Watch says in a report released Wednesday.

China criticized over alleged 'black jails'updated: Thu Nov 12 2009 06:34:00

Chinese authorities should abolish secret jails used to unlawfully detain citizens who travel to the capital and other major cities to file complaints, Human Rights Watch says.

More than 200 Paraguay villagers thought sprayed with pesticideupdated: Wed Nov 11 2009 06:26:00

More than 200 indigenous people who refused to vacate their land in eastern Paraguay were sprayed late last week with what some believe was pesticide, sending seven to the hospital, a government cabinet member said this week.

Rights group urges Kenya to stop military recruitment of refugeesupdated: Fri Nov 06 2009 17:37:00

A global human rights group is urging Kenya to stop Somali military recruiters from enlisting displaced men and boys in Kenya's sprawling Dadaab refugee camps to fight in their war against Islamic militants.

Gaza war probes get U.N. approvalupdated: Thu Nov 05 2009 23:30:00

The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution endorsing a U.N. report calling for both Israel and Palestine to carry out independent investigations of possible war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip during last winter's conflict.

U.N. debates Gaza war investigationsupdated: Thu Nov 05 2009 23:20:00

A resolution calling for independent investigations into alleged war crimes committed by Israel and Hamas during last winter's Gaza war was the focus of debate in the U.N. General Assembly.

War crimes court imposes lawyer on Karadzicupdated: Thu Nov 05 2009 11:34:00

The war crimes tribunal trying Bosnian genocide suspect Radovan Karadzic is imposing a lawyer on him, it announced Thursday.

Italy convicts 'U.S. agents' in CIA kidnap trialupdated: Wed Nov 04 2009 16:26:00

Nearly two dozen Americans -- most thought to work for the CIA -- were sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday by an Italian court for their role in the seizing of a suspected terrorist in Italy in 2003, the prosecutor in the case told CNN.

Italy vows to fight for classroom crucifixesupdated: Wed Nov 04 2009 11:28:00

The Italian government is vowing to fight a European court ruling that crucifixes in classrooms violate students' right to freedom of religion.

Aggressive Karadzic appears at war crimes hearingupdated: Tue Nov 03 2009 11:58:00

Bosnian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic launched a full-throated attack on the International War Crimes Tribunal Tuesday, as he appeared at a hearing to discuss his refusal to appear for trial.

Angelique Kidjo in concertupdated: Fri Oct 30 2009 23:06:00

Grammy Award-winning Beniniose singer Angelique Kidjo performs at the Culture Project U.N. Day Concert.

African women look within for changeupdated: Fri Oct 30 2009 23:06:00

Grammy-winning singer Angelique Kidjo joined human rights activists to demand courts martial for troops who publicly gang raped women in the streets of the West African country of Guinea last month.

Bosnian war's 'Iron Lady' freed from prisonupdated: Tue Oct 27 2009 10:37:00

Former Bosnian Serb leader Biljana Plavsic was released from prison in Sweden Tuesday, after serving two thirds of an 11-year sentence for crimes against humanity.

Lack of water in Gaza campsupdated: Tue Oct 27 2009 10:14:00

CNN's Paula Hancocks reports on the lack of water in Gaza refugee camps.

Israel keeping Gaza parched, Amnesty International saysupdated: Tue Oct 27 2009 10:14:00

Israel is denying Palestinians access to adequate water supplies by controlling shared water resources, the human rights group Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday.

Karadzic's war crimes trial to go on despite boycottupdated: Tue Oct 27 2009 08:50:00

Prosecutors in the long-awaited war crimes trial of Radovan Karadzic said they will push ahead Tuesday, though the Bosnian Serb leader is expected to be a no-show once again.

Karadzic boycotts start of war crimes trialupdated: Mon Oct 26 2009 16:01:00

U.N. judges adjourned the long-awaited war-crimes trial of Radovan Karadzic on Monday after the former Bosnian Serb leader refused to appear on the opening day.

Israel rules out questioning troops about Gaza offensiveupdated: Mon Oct 26 2009 10:43:00

The Israeli government has ruled out setting up an independent investigative body that would interview Israeli military personnel about allegations that the military committed war crimes during its offensive against Hamas earlier this year.

Amnesty urges Nigeria to arrest Sudanese presidentupdated: Mon Oct 26 2009 06:23:00

The human rights group Amnesty International is calling on Nigeria to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he attends an African Union Summit there on Thursday.

Karadzic to skip Bosnia genocide trial, court saysupdated: Sat Oct 24 2009 10:40:00

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic intends to skip the start of his war crimes trial because he says he has had too little time to prepare, a spokeswoman for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said Thursday.

Peres favors diplomacyupdated: Tue Oct 20 2009 16:08:00

CNN's Paula Hancocks asks the Israeli president about the Goldstone report, Iran and Israel's relationship with Turkey.

Israel's Peres rejects U.N. Gaza reportupdated: Tue Oct 20 2009 16:08:00

Israeli President Shimon Peres rejected a United Nations report on his country's incursion into Gaza as "one-sided" and "unfair" in an interview with CNN.

U.N. rights council backs Gaza 'war crimes' reportupdated: Fri Oct 16 2009 11:17:00

The United Nations Council for Human Rights approved a controversial report Friday which accuses Israel and Hamas of "actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity" during the December-January war in Gaza.

UN panel debates Gaza War report slamming Israel, Hamasupdated: Thu Oct 15 2009 14:18:00

The U.N. Council for Human Rights began debate Thursday over whether to adopt the recommendations of a controversial U.N. report examining the three-week winter war between Israel and the militant group Hamas in Gaza.

Analysts weigh Obama's global human rights policiesupdated: Thu Oct 15 2009 05:40:00

While President Obama takes plenty of heat over his plans to overhaul domestic policies, critics have also taken aim at his foreign policy approach, particularly as it relates to human rights around the globe.

Human rights roundtableupdated: Thu Oct 15 2009 05:40:00

CNN's Christiane Amanpour leads a discussion on the U.S. administration's record on international human rights.

Aid groups are little match for Congo brutality, doctors sayupdated: Wed Oct 14 2009 17:01:00

Humanitarian organizations have been unable to meet the "massive needs" of civilians facing brutal attacks in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a medical aid group said Wednesday.

Panama faces probe over alleged tortureupdated: Tue Oct 13 2009 22:22:00

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has been asked to investigate whether Panama tortured an Ecuadorian citizen who was being held as an illegal immigrant, an official hemispheric human rights organization said.

UN to resurrect debate on Israel-Hamas warupdated: Tue Oct 13 2009 16:23:00

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session Thursday to reopen discussion of Israel's three-week offensive against the Islamic militant group Hamas in Gaza.

Israel rejects findings of UN report on Gaza incursionupdated: Mon Oct 12 2009 15:58:00

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a Monday speech at the opening session of the Knesset, slammed a United Nations report critical of Israel's tactics during its offensive into Gaza.

Abbas tables report slamming Israel, cites lack of supportupdated: Sun Oct 11 2009 18:13:00

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday defended a controversial decision to defer action on a United Nations report accusing Israel and Hamas of war crimes.

Use of mercenaries in Honduras on the rise, U.N. panel saysupdated: Sat Oct 10 2009 09:08:00

A group of independent U.N. experts expressed concern Friday over the increased use of mercenaries in Honduras, where a de facto president has been in power since a military-led coup in June.

Dalai Lama urges U.S. to address rich-poor issueupdated: Tue Oct 06 2009 13:43:00

The Dalai Lama, accepting a human rights prize from a U.S. foundation Tuesday, chastised the United States for not fully addressing the economic divide between its poorest and richest citizens.

Honduras says OAS delegation can visitupdated: Tue Oct 06 2009 03:32:00

A controversial emergency decree limiting some freedoms in Honduras remained in place Tuesday, despite de facto President Roberto Micheletti's stated intention to repeal it.

Palestinians call for Israel to be 'punished' for Gaza offensiveupdated: Tue Sep 29 2009 08:58:00

Palestinians on Tuesday urged the United Nations to "punish" Israel as a scathing U.N. report accused the nation of war crimes during its military offensive in Gaza last winter.

Carter urges resolution to Honduran crisisupdated: Thu Sep 24 2009 14:38:00

Former President Carter has contacted the de facto president of Honduras to urge a resolution to the crisis in the Central American country.

Micheletti defends response to Zelaya's return to Hondurasupdated: Wed Sep 23 2009 22:15:00

The de facto president of Honduras denied Wednesday that his government turned off the power at the embassy where deposed President Jose Manual Zelaya surprisingly reappeared this week, and said that the people inside were free to come and go.

Commentary: World should shun Iranian leaderupdated: Tue Sep 22 2009 06:47:00

This week world leaders will gather in New York for the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. While Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be among them, Iranians reject his claim to leadership. They strongly oppose any meeting or recognition of Ahmadinejad, especially by President Obama.

Gaza acts amounted to war crimes, U.N. report saysupdated: Tue Sep 15 2009 12:49:00

A United Nations report issued Tuesday says both Israel and the Palestinians committed actions amounting to war crimes during Israel's military incursion into Gaza from December 27 to January 18.

Evictions hit Cambodia's poor, group saysupdated: Fri Sep 11 2009 02:25:00

Villagers march more than 300 kilometers from northwest Cambodia to ask the prime minister to save their homes from developers. Some 400 families in the country's south learn their farmland had been given to developers only when bulldozers arrive.

Rights groups calls on Iran to probe detainee abuse allegationsupdated: Thu Sep 10 2009 21:02:00

Iran is spending more time investigating the victims of torture and rape behind bars than investigating those who committed such abuses, a human rights group claimed Thursday.

Report: Death row inmates pushed to insanity in Japanupdated: Thu Sep 10 2009 09:18:00

Death row inmates in Japan spend decades in isolation and face inhuman conditions that can lead to mental illness, Amnesty International said Thursday.

'Tight pants' woman jailed for not paying fineupdated: Mon Sep 07 2009 13:23:00

A woman put on trial for wearing clothing deemed indecent by Sudanese authorities was jailed Monday for refusing to pay a court-ordered fine, her lawyer said.

Journalist spared 40 lashesupdated: Mon Sep 07 2009 13:23:00

A Sudanese journalist on trial for indecency is ordered to pay a fine. CNN's David McKenzie reports.

Report: U.S. sanctions put Cubans' health at riskupdated: Thu Sep 03 2009 00:11:00

The U.S. trade embargo on Cuba is endangering the health of millions by limiting Cubans' access to medicines and medical technology, human rights group Amnesty International alleged Wednesday.

Report criticizes Iraq's executions; official defends justice policyupdated: Mon Aug 31 2009 18:22:00

At least 1,000 prisoners are on death row in Iraq, which now has one of the highest rates of execution in the world, the human rights group Amnesty International says in a report being released Tuesday.

Iraq executions reportupdated: Mon Aug 31 2009 18:22:00

An Amnesty International report says Iraq has one of the highest execution rates in the world. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.

Video may show war crimesupdated: Wed Aug 26 2009 23:36:00

Disturbing video appears to show executions style killings during the Sri Lankan war. CNN's Sara SIdner reports.

Saudi Arabia announces al Qaeda arrestsupdated: Wed Aug 19 2009 11:35:00

Over the past year, Saudi Arabia has arrested 44 al Qaeda suspects across the country, the Saudi interior ministry announced on Wednesday.

Gay men attacked, executed in Iraq, rights group saysupdated: Mon Aug 17 2009 09:06:00

Hundreds of gay men have been tortured and killed in Iraq in recent months, some by the nation's security forces, Human Rights Watch said Monday.

Report: Gays killed, torturedupdated: Mon Aug 17 2009 09:06:00

A new Human Rights Watch report catalogues the systematic assault on Iraq's gay community. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.

Lawyer: Iran has no evidence against Baha'i prisonersupdated: Sun Aug 16 2009 03:54:00

Iran should release seven Baha'i prisoners accused of espionage because it does not have any evidence against them, their lawyer Shirin Ebadi told CNN on Saturday.

Trial of Baha'i prisoners set for Tuesdayupdated: Sat Aug 15 2009 23:03:00

The trial of seven Baha'i prisoners accused of espionage in Iran will begin on Tuesday, despite that one of their lawyers is now behind bars and the other is outside the country, state-run media reported Saturday.

Reports: Baha'is trial due to start next week in Iranupdated: Thu Aug 13 2009 06:57:00

Iran reportedly plans next week to put on trial seven Baha'i prisoners accused of espionage, even though one of their lawyers has become a fellow detainee and the other is outside the country.

Hillary Clinton visits Africaupdated: Tue Aug 11 2009 08:41:00

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lays out commitment and expectations during an 11-day, seven nation trip to Africa

Girl, 9, details rape in Congo to photographerupdated: Tue Aug 11 2009 08:41:00

The young girl whispered in a hushed tone. She looked down as she spoke, only glancing up from her dark round eyes every now and then. She wanted to tell more, but she was too ashamed. She was just 9 years old when, she says, Congolese soldiers gang-raped her on her way to school.

British, French embassy workers on trial over Iran protestsupdated: Sat Aug 08 2009 21:19:00

The European Union, France and Britain denounced Iran's ongoing mass trial after two embassy employees and a French citizen appeared in court Saturday on charges related to post-presidential election violence.

Human rights group notes 'alarming spike' in Iran executionsupdated: Fri Aug 07 2009 14:11:00

There was an "alarming spike" in the number of Iranian executions between the disputed June 12 presidential election and Wednesday's inauguration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term, Amnesty International reported Friday.

Hamas accused over rocket attacksupdated: Thu Aug 06 2009 10:32:00

Palestinian militant groups including the armed wing of Hamas are committing war crimes when they fire rockets into Israel, according to a report by campaign group Human Rights Watch.

Clinton's trip to Africa her biggest yetupdated: Tue Aug 04 2009 06:50:00

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is embarking on her biggest international trip yet: Africa. Seven countries in 11 days. Issues as diverse as economic entrepreneurship and gender-based violence.

Group urges Burundi to drop new law against homosexualityupdated: Mon Aug 03 2009 02:26:00

A human rights group urged Burundi to reverse a law that makes homosexuality illegal, saying it risks worsening the harsh treatment of gays in the eastern Africa nation.

Probe sought in Nigerian hard-line Islamic leader's deathupdated: Fri Jul 31 2009 14:13:00

Human rights groups pressed Friday for information on how a fundamentalist Islamist sect leader died and are seeking an investigation.

Nicaragua abortion ban 'cruel and inhuman disgrace'updated: Wed Jul 29 2009 07:41:00

Nicaragua's total ban on abortion is a "cruel, inhuman disgrace" that's led to the rise in maternal deaths, human rights organization Amnesty International has said.

Russian leader accused over activist's deathupdated: Sun Jul 26 2009 23:29:00

The head of a leading Russian human rights group accused the presidents of Russia and Chechnya of complicity in murdering their top activist in Chechnya.

Kremlin promises investigationupdated: Sun Jul 26 2009 23:29:00

CNN's Matthew Chance reports on reaction to the killing of prominent Russian human rights activist Natalia Estemirova.

Global protests staged over post-election crackdown in Iranupdated: Sun Jul 26 2009 02:42:00

Protesters across six continents on Saturday demanded the release of hundreds of detainees in Iran who were arrested in the bloody aftermath of the Islamic republic's disputed presidential election.

Worldwide Iran protestsupdated: Sun Jul 26 2009 02:42:00

CNN's Paula Newton and Frederik Pleitgen report on protests in dozens of cities in support of the Iranian opposition party.

Amnesty alleges Saudi abusesupdated: Wed Jul 22 2009 11:56:00

CNN's Nic Robertson reviews Amnesty Intl.'s claim Saudi Arabia is abusing human rights in the name of fighting terrorism.

Alleged Saudi human rights abuses highlightedupdated: Wed Jul 22 2009 11:56:00

Saudi Arabia's campaign against the al Qaeda terrorist network has led to "massive human rights violations" by security forces, including torture and the arrests of non-violent reformists, the human rights group Amnesty International reported Tuesday.

Nigerian police accused over riot deathsupdated: Mon Jul 20 2009 14:54:00

Police and soldiers killed at least 133 people during two days of riots between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria last year, Human Rights Watch alleged Monday.

Group: Human rights lawyer detained as Iran unrest spiralsupdated: Sat Jul 18 2009 16:41:00

Government agents used tear gas to disperse demonstrators, and beat and kidnapped a human rights lawyer, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said Saturday, citing witnesses.

More protests in Iranupdated: Sat Jul 18 2009 16:41:00

One of Iran's most powerful clerics makes provocative comments inciting more protests. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.

Russian human rights activist kidnapped, killedupdated: Wed Jul 15 2009 22:32:00

A leading human rights activist was abducted and killed in Russia Wednesday, the organization she worked for told CNN.

Charles Taylor refutes 'malicious' accusations at war crimes trialupdated: Tue Jul 14 2009 12:41:00

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor expressed his incredulity at the testimony against him at his war crimes trial Tuesday, saying "there is no way" he is guilty of any of the charges.

Taylor: 'I am not guilty'updated: Tue Jul 14 2009 12:41:00

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor rejects the war crime charges against him. CNN's Phil Black reports.

Reports: Trial of Baha'is delayed in Iranupdated: Tue Jul 14 2009 02:25:00

A death-penalty trial of seven Baha'i prisoners accused of spying for Israel has been delayed, Iranian officials have told family members, according to the U.S. Baha'i Office of External Affairs.

Afghanistan war crimesupdated: Mon Jul 13 2009 09:29:00

CNN's Anderson Cooper asks President Obama whether he wants a war crimes investigation.

Fresh fighting erupts in Somaliaupdated: Sun Jul 12 2009 09:07:00

Fresh fighting erupted Sunday between Somalia's transitional government forces and Islamist rebels, continuing a wave of violence that a top United Nations official called a "grave violation of human rights" that could possibly amount to war crimes.

U.S. panel demands release of Baha'is facing trial in Iranupdated: Fri Jul 10 2009 07:34:00

Seven Baha'i prisoners face a death-penalty trial Saturday in Iran amid calls for their release from a U.S. panel on religious freedom.

Peru has high maternal mortality rate, rights group saysupdated: Thu Jul 09 2009 18:28:00

Pregnant women in Peru are dying at scandalous rates, according to the author of an Amnesty International report into maternal mortality in the South American country.

Al-Bashir prosecutor pushes for genocide chargeupdated: Wed Jul 08 2009 10:00:00

The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court says he has evidence to prove Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is guilty of genocide, even though he is not charged with the crime.

Amnesty: Israel killed hundreds of Gaza civiliansupdated: Thu Jul 02 2009 04:36:00

Israeli troops killed hundreds of unarmed civilian adults and children, broke laws and committed war crimes during their winter offensive in Gaza, Amnesty International said in a scathing report released Thursday.

Report: Hospitalized Iranians seizedupdated: Sun Jun 28 2009 02:05:00

Iranians wounded during protests are being seized at hospitals by members of an Islamic militia, an Amnesty International official told CNN.

Obama's fine line on Iranupdated: Fri Jun 19 2009 14:55:00

CNN's Brian Todd reports on criticism of President Obama's handling of Iran, and the fine line he's walking.

U.S. House votes overwhelmingly for Iranian resolutionupdated: Fri Jun 19 2009 14:55:00

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution Friday that says it supports "all Iranians who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties and the rule of law."

Visiting Gadhafi stokes protests in Romeupdated: Wed Jun 10 2009 22:13:00

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi arrived in Rome Wednesday for a historic -- and controversial -- first visit to the capital of Italy, Libya's former colonial master.

Argentine soldiers sue officers, alleging tortureupdated: Tue Jun 09 2009 22:02:00

In 1982, they were young men serving their obligatory military service -- Argentine conscripts who fought against the British that year during the Falklands War. More than 25 years later, many of those former combatants are in a legal battle against their former officers, alleging torture, starvation and murder at the hands of their own military.

Sudan's president defies arrest warrant, visits Zimbabweupdated: Sun Jun 07 2009 02:09:00

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who faces charges of crimes against humanity, visited Zimbabwe on Sunday for a regional trade meeting.

CNN exposé on Thai refugee abuse wins awardupdated: Fri Jun 05 2009 02:02:00

A CNN documentary that sparked worldwide condemnation of Thailand's alleged practice of pushing Myanmar's Rohingya boat people out to sea has won an Amnesty International Media Award.

U.N. human rights investigators enter Gazaupdated: Mon Jun 01 2009 14:41:00

A U.N. team entered Gaza on Monday to investigate possible human rights abuses by Israel and Hamas during a three-week conflict that ended January 18.

Darfuri women live 'nightmare,' Harvard-backed study saysupdated: Sun May 31 2009 13:28:00

An American human rights group documenting widespread sexual violence against Darfuri women in Sudan and Chad has called for "vigorous prosecution of rape as a war crime."

Convicted killer beheaded, put on display in Saudi Arabiaupdated: Sat May 30 2009 16:43:00

Saudi Arabian officials beheaded and then publicly displayed the body of a convicted killer in Riyadh on Friday, an act that prompted a stiff denunciation by a leading human rights monitor.

Commentary: Photos key to exposing prisoner abuseupdated: Wed May 20 2009 14:44:00

Last week President Obama announced that he would suppress prisoner abuse photographs that he earlier said he would release. Given the president's stated commitment to government transparency, this reversal was both surprising and profoundly disappointing.

Abu Ghraib photos were 'big shock,' undermined U.S. idealsupdated: Wed May 20 2009 13:38:00

The photograph was shocking: a hooded detainee, in U.S. custody, standing on a box with electrical wires hooked up to his fingers.

Obama on detainee photosupdated: Wed May 20 2009 13:38:00

President Barack Obama comments on photos of alleged abuse of detainees.

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