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Story Edition - Climate Change Threatens Migratory Birds, Report Says
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trendnews-az Friday, March 12, 2010 6:56:00 PM CET | info 
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Other categories: Society;
The U.S. Department of State remains true to its position of non-recognition of the development and success of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan, the head of Azerbaijani parliamentary committee said. "Remaining true to this position, the Department of State sharply criticizes ......
Russia dismisses U.S. human rights report
reuters Friday, March 12, 2010 6:52:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Steve Gutterman[1];
Other categories: Society; Immigration;
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia indignantly dismissed U.S. criticism of its human rights record on Friday, saying the United States was guilty of its own abuses from Afghanistan to "the streets of America."...
Azerbaijani MPs assess U.S. Department of State's report as tool of pressure
trendnews-az Friday, March 12, 2010 5:25:00 PM CET | info [other]
Other categories: Society;
The report on human rights by the U.S. Department of State is one of the tools of pressure on our country, said Azerbaijani MPs. "I regret that a country like the United States, with its democratic image and objective policies, ......
Climate Change Threatens Migratory Birds, Report Says
nytimes Friday, March 12, 2010 5:14:00 PM CET | info [other]
Other categories: Ecology; Climate Change; Environment (general);
For the first time, an Interior Department report adds climate change to other factors threatening bird populations....
US slams China for 'poor' rights record, Beijing hits back
HindustanTimes Friday, March 12, 2010 4:58:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Michael Posner[1];
Other categories: Society; Monetary Issues EU; Financial Crisis;
US on Friday slammed China for its "poor" human rights record of repressing Tibetans and other ethnic minorities, prompting an angry reaction from Beijing, which accused Washington of hypocrisy and blamed it for the global economic crisis....
Moscow hits back at US human rights accusations
russiatoday Friday, March 12, 2010 4:38:00 PM CET | info [other]
Other categories: Society;
The Russian Foreign Ministry has fiercely criticized the US State Department report on Human Rights and suggested that they comment on “tortures” and “humiliation” within their own country....
U.S. Human Rights Report not objective - Russian Foreign Ministry
rian-en Friday, March 12, 2010 4:08:00 PM CET | info [other]
Other categories: Society;
The U.S. 2009 Human Rights Report is not objective, and ignores the country's own record, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday...
Russia tells the US to mind human rights at home
ruvr-en Friday, March 12, 2010 3:40:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: George W Bush[1];
Other categories: Society;
Russia has advised the United States to mind human rights at home and eradicate xenophobia, illegal surveillance and child abuse on American territory. A Foreign Ministry statement about this follows a State Department report in which the Americans heap unfair accusations on Russia....
Gambia / Formulation of a human rights strategy for Africa under discussion at Banjul meeting
africanpressorganization Friday, March 12, 2010 3:07:00 PM CET | info [other]
Other categories: Society; Environment (general); European Enterprise News; Gender Equality; Institutional Affairs; UN Bodies; Market; Europe 2020; FRA-EU; Development; Environment; External Relations; Institutional affairs;
BANJUL, Gambia, March 12, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Africa has developed many human rights institutions, charters and protocols and there has been notable progress in observance of human rights on the continent....
China strikes back with report on U.S. human rights record
xinhuanet_en Friday, March 12, 2010 2:59:00 PM CET | info [other]
Other categories: Society; Monetary Issues EU; Europe 2020; Financial Crisis;
The report reviewed the human rights record of the United States in 2009 from six perspectives: life, property and personal security; civil and political rights; economic, social and cultural rights; racial discrimination; rights of women and children; and the U.S.' violation of human rights against other countries....
China Counters US Report on its Human Rights Record
voanews Friday, March 12, 2010 2:06:00 PM CET | info [other]
Other categories: Society; Financial Crisis;
State Council issues report accusing US of restricting rights of its citizens in a number of areas...
China slams US for human rights
ruvr-en Friday, March 12, 2010 1:38:00 PM CET | info [other]
Other categories: Society;
China is accusing the US of violation of human rights. On Friday the Chinese government issued a document "On observation of the human rights in the US in 2009". The document says that the US authorities often violate human rights both in the country and abroad....
UPDATE 1-China calls U.S. a hypocrite over human rights
finanznachrichten-en Friday, March 12, 2010 12:22:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Liu Xiaobo[1]; Ben Blanchard[1]; Qin Gang[1]; Alex Richardson[1]; Chris Buckley[1]; Nancy Pelosi[1]; Dalai Lama[4];
Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Society; Financial Crisis;
BEIJING, March 12 (Reuters) - China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Friday for its criticism of Beijing's restrictions on the Internet and dissent, ......
China rights record worsening in areas
vietnewsonline Friday, March 12, 2010 11:34:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Dalai Lama[2];
Other categories: Society;
WASHINGTON – China's human rights record worsened last year as authorities increased harassment of activists and repression in the Xinjiang region, the US State Department said Thursday. The government's human rights record remained poor and worsened in some areas," the annual report by the State Department said....
China backlash at US rights report
aljazeera-en Friday, March 12, 2010 11:32:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Wang Baodong[1]; Dalai Lama[2];
Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Society; EU-USA; Financial Crisis; External Relations;
China accuses US of using human rights as a political tool to attack other countries....
Clinton report warns human rights are online too
register Friday, March 12, 2010 10:54:00 AM CET | info [other]
Other categories: Society;
An annual report by the US State Department has found dictators and repressive governments around the world are making sure they have as much control over their citizens when they're online as they do the rest of the time. The United States annual report on human rights might include a look at.......
China reports on US human rights record
china Friday, March 12, 2010 10:14:00 AM CET | info [other]
Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Financial Crisis; Europe 2020; Society;
BEIJING - China Friday retorted US criticism by publishing its own report on the US human rights record. "As in previous years, the reports are full of accusations of the human rights situation in more than 190 countries and regions including China, but turn a blind eye to, or dodge and even cover.......
China calls U.S. a hypocrite over human rights
thestar Friday, March 12, 2010 10:06:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Liu Xiaobo[1]; Benjamin Kang Lim[1]; Alex Richardson[1]; Chris Buckley[1]; Dalai Lama[4];
Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Society; Financial Crisis;
BEIJING (Reuters) - China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Friday for its criticism of Beijing's restrictions on the Internet and dissent, blaming the United States for the financial crisis and saying its own rights record was terrible....
China rights 'worsening' says US
aljazeera-en Friday, March 12, 2010 8:32:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Wang Baodong[1]; Dalai Lama[2];
Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Society; EU-USA; Financial Crisis; External Relations;
China's human rights record worsened in some areas last year, with increased harassment of lawyers and activists, repression of Tibetan and Uighur minorities, and a tightening of already strict controls on the internet, the US State Department has said....
US Human Rights Report Hits Iran, China, North Korea
globalsecurity Friday, March 12, 2010 6:25:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; David Gollust[1]; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[1];
Other categories: Society;
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Hillary Rodham Clinton said: "These reports are an essential tool for activists who courageously struggle to protect rights in communities around the world, for journalists and scholars who document rights violations and who report on the work of those who champion the vulnerable, and for governments including our own, as they work to craft strategies to encourage protection of human rights of more individuals in more places,"
US Human Rights Report Hits Conditions in Iran, China, North Korea David Gollust | State Department 11 March 2010 The U.S. State Department's annual report on human rights world-wide issued Thursday cited an upsurge in efforts to restrict access to the Internet and other new communications means, and escalating persecution of vulnerable minorities....
US: 'Serious Violations' Of Human Rights In 2009
globalsecurity Friday, March 12, 2010 6:25:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Alexander Lukashenko[1]; Michael Posner[1]; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[1];
Other categories: Society; Fight against Fraud; Human Trafficking;
Quotes in this article
Michael Posner said: "No less than 25 governments in the last couple of years have imposed new restrictions on nongovernmental, human rights, and other organizations -- the right to organize, the right to assemble, the right to gather and collect funds from abroad,"
Michael Posner said: “already poor human right situation rapidly deteriorated after the June elections,”
U.S. Says 'Serious Violations' Of Human Rights Continued In 2009 March 11, 2010 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. State Department says in its annual human rights report that many governments worldwide continued to perpetrate grave rights violations. The State Department highlighted three major trends which.......
U.S. Report Describes Worsening Human Rights in Iran and China
nytimes Friday, March 12, 2010 5:22:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Mohammad Khatami[1]; Nazila Fathi[2]; Brian Knowlton[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Mir Hossein Moussavi[1]; Mostafa Tajzadeh[1]; Michael Posner[1]; Saeed Leylaz[1];
Other categories: Society;
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Michael Posner said: “An already poor human rights situation rapidly deteriorated after the June elections,”
The State Department said in an annual report that the human rights situation in Iran had “degenerated” since the disputed election last year....
US slams rights abuses in China, NKorea and Iran
smh Friday, March 12, 2010 4:01:00 AM CET | info [other]
Other categories: Society;
The United States accused China and Iran of increasing human rights abuses as it raised the alarm about growing anti-Semitism worldwide and discrimination of Muslims in Europe....
Mixed human rights record in Pakistan: US
dailytimesPK Friday, March 12, 2010 1:33:00 AM CET | info [other]
Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Security; Society;
* US State Dept says Islamabad committed arbitrary killings in ongoing conflict, terrorism and violence affected all regions of country in 2009 WASHINGTON: The United States reported on Thursday that the US-backed governments in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq had mixed results in protecting human rights in 2009....
Mixed HR record in Pakistan: US
NewsJang-en Friday, March 12, 2010 1:16:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Hamid Karzai[1];
Other categories: Society;
WASHINGTON: The United States reported on Thursday that the US-backed governments in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq had mixed results in protecting hu...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton said: "These reports are an essential tool for activists who courageously struggle to protect rights in communities around the world, for journalists and scholars who document rights violations and who report on the work of those who champion the vulnerable, and for governments including our own, as they work to craft strategies to encourage protection of human rights of more individuals in more places,"
globalsecurity Friday, March 12, 2010 6:25:00 AM CET
Michael Posner said: "No less than 25 governments in the last couple of years have imposed new restrictions on nongovernmental, human rights, and other organizations -- the right to organize, the right to assemble, the right to gather and collect funds from abroad,"
globalsecurity Friday, March 12, 2010 6:25:00 AM CET
Michael Posner said: “already poor human right situation rapidly deteriorated after the June elections,”
globalsecurity Friday, March 12, 2010 6:25:00 AM CET
Michael Posner said: “An already poor human rights situation rapidly deteriorated after the June elections,”
nytimes Friday, March 12, 2010 5:22:00 AM CET
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