Canada preventing adoption of indigenous rights treaty: Amnesty International
Canada is stalling the discussion and adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , according to a Thursday statement by Amnesty International (AI) . The declaration was adopted by the UN Human Rights Council...
Mexican President Felipe Calderon proposed changes to the country's constitution Friday in an effort to reform its criminal justice system . Earlier this month, Amnesty International accused Mexico ...
Amnesty International accused Mexico in a report released Wednesday of having a "gravely flawed" criminal justice system in which human rights abuses are perpetuated and criminals are rarely punished. The report cites evidence...
OAS body to hear testimony on link between global warming, human rights
The Inter-American Conference on Human Rights (IACHR) has scheduled a hearing to explore whether failing to curb greenhouse gas emissions constitutes a human rights violation. The environmental group EarthJustice announced Tuesday that...
Interim Fiji PM installed by military acknowledges coup 'illegal'
Interim Fiji Prime Minister Dr. Jona Senilagakali admitted Thursday that the military coup carried out in the country earlier this week is "illegal" but defended the takeover as necessary "to clean up the mess of a much...
JURIST Guest Columnist George Williams of the University of New South Wales Faculty of Law in Sydney, Australia, says that although Australians have historically shied away from establishing a national Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties, the recent proliferation...
UN committee chides Belarus, Myanmar for human rights violations
The UN General Assembly's Third Committee on Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs approved draft resolutions Wednesday denouncing both Belarus and Myanmar (formerly Burma) for human rights violations. The Belarus resolution, introduced by...
UN expert concerned over rights violations in Mexico violence
A UN human rights expert expressed concern Tuesday about human rights violations allegedly committed by a Mexican paramilitary group in the Mexican province of Oaxaca during clashes between protesters and the police. Rodolfo Stavenhagen , the UN Special...
Australia to appeal court order granting Perth native title to Aborigines
Australian Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said Thursday that the Australian government plans to appeal a court decision giving Aborigines native title to land in the city of Perth, saying the ruling could prevent non-indigenous...
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, UN Human Rights Council, June 30, 2006 . Read the full text of the declaration....
