my care2
make a difference

causes & news

news network

socially conscious news and video shared and rated by the community

World News tagged with Humanrights

Urge Wen Jiabao to Stop Displacing Tibetan Nomads- Take Action
World  (tags: petition, world, tibet, china, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, ethics, freedoms, government, HumanRights, interesting, politics )

Daphna
- 21 hours ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will be in Copenhagen between the 17 - 18 December to engage with heads of state from around the world on a climate agreement following the UN Climate Change Summit (COP15). It is the stated policy of China's
8 comments
Jewish Voice for Peace: Tell President Obama to Demand That Israel Free Bil'in Nonviolent Leader Abdallah Abu Rahmah
World  (tags: obama, middle-east, palestine, Peace activists, israel, humanrights )

Jelica
- 1 day ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
On December 10, 2009 at 2 AM, the Israeli military surrounded the Ramallah home of Abdallah Abu Rahmah, a high school teacher and the Coordinator of Bil'in's Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, and arrested him. Abu Rahmah is among the lea
13 comments
Stand Up for the World's Poorest People!-Please Take Action!!
World  (tags: humanrights, poor, Obama, copenhagen, leaders, world, humans )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - act.oxfamamerica.org
We at Oxfam see it every day: climate change is increasing hunger and poverty around the world. And this week at the climate summit in Copenhagen, President Obama and other leaders are making decisions that will affect the world's poor for decades to
20 comments
Aminatou Haidar: Dying for Her Rights - A Tragedy for Western Sahara
World  (tags: WesternSahara, AminatouHaidar, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, freedoms, humanrights, HumanRights )

Joanna
- 2 days ago - guardian.co.uk
As the world's diplomats duel over her destiny, Aminatou Haidar, on the 29th day of her hunger strike, could be hours from death she has been on hunger strike in Lanzarote airport since being deported there from her home in Western Sahara on 15 Nov
76 comments
ACTION ALERT: PETITION- The African Holocaust
World  (tags: endangered, environment, habitat, humans, nature, politics, protection, suffering, world, abuse, americans, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, freedoms, government, healthcare, healthcare, housing )

Cynthia
- 4 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
THE AFRICAN HOLOCAUST: PROSECUTION OF ANYONE STILL LIVING TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW AND THE RETURN OF THE MONEY EARNED OFF OF THE DEATHS, SWEAT, BLOOD, AND TEARS OF OUR ANCESTORS THAT MADE THE INVADERS OF AFRICA AND THROUGHOUT THE DIASPORA..
27 comments
Fast-Growing Christian Churches Crushed in China
World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', religion, China, politics, violence, government, humanrights, freedoms, ethics )

Cal
- 5 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Towering eight stories over wheat fields, the Golden Lamp Church was built to serve nearly 50,000 worshippers in the gritty heart of China's coal country.But that was before hundreds of police and hired thugs descended on the mega-church, smashing doors a
18 comments
Take Action: Tell Hu Jintao: Human Rights in Tibet!
World  (tags: petition, world, violence, humans, humanrights, government, freedoms, ethics, tibet, china, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!' )

Daphna
- 6 days ago - actionnetwork.org
December 10th is International Human Rights Day, a day set aside to take action for those who have been denied their basic rights.
22 comments
Day 15 - Ann Curry- Send An E-Mail to NBC to Run a Program for the Sudanese Women
World  (tags: darfur, violence, world, humanrights, peace, Sudanese women )

Tierney
- 8 days ago - savedarfur.org
As an NBC news anchor and a correspondent covering many of the world's most severe humanitarian crises - from Iraq to Rwanda to Sri Lanka - Ann Curry has established herself as an enormously influential journalist. Since March 2006, Curry has devoted muc
4 comments
YouTube - Dispatches: Return to Africa's Witch Children (1 of 5)   video
World  (tags: abuse, children, corruption, crime, culture, death, education, ethics, family, environment, freedoms, government, law, murder, sadness, safety, society, violence, HumanRights, chuld rights, 'Stepping Stones Nigeria', Child's Right and Rehabilitation )

Kelli
- 8 days ago - youtube.com
A year ago, Dispatches told the story of how children in Africa's Niger Delta were being denounced by Christian pastors as witches and wizards, and then killed, tortured or abandoned by their own families. Following the introduction of the Child Rights
4 comments
Take Action: Ask President Obama to Prioritize Genocide Prevention Today! | Save Darfur
World  (tags: petititon, world, Darfur, politics, interesting, government, freedoms, ethics, death, crime, humanrights, humans, violence )

Daphna
- 9 days ago - action.savedarfur.org
We know how to prevent genocide. But today, over 60 years after the Holocaust, the crisis in Darfur continues. One year ago this week, the Genocide Prevention Task Force issued clear recommendations for doing better, but the U.S has still fai
13 comments
Riots Rock Greece Amid Protest
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', world, violence, Greece, humanrights, freedoms )

Cal
- 10 days ago - nypost.com
Masked youths hurled firebombs and chunks of marble at police during a march in Athens Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the police shooting of a teenager whose death sparked massive riots.
1 comment
Burma's Suu Kyi Appeal Possible
World  (tags: Burma, government, Suu Kyi, appeal, HumanRights, conflict, corruption, freedoms, goodnews )

Dee
- 12 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The Supreme Court in Burma says it may allow the pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to appeal against her extended detention.
9 comments
Iran Cracks Down on Dissent in Universities
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, iran, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', politics, middle-east, world, violence, terrorism )

Cal
- 13 days ago - news.yahoo.com
As they gear up for a major anti-government protest Monday, Iranian students are besieged by a clampdown in the universities, with a wave of arrests and expulsions
10 comments
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
World  (tags: violence, HumanRights, terrorism, womennews, crime, death )

Tierney
- 14 days ago - nnedv.org
Violence against women is an international epidemic. According to the United Nations, up to 70 percent of women will experience violence in their lifetimes. According to the World Bank, women ages 15-44 are more at risk from rape and domestic violence th
12 comments
 
 Older >

Popular Tags for: World

'CIVILLIBERTIES!' 'HUMANRIGHTS!' africa australia burma bush children china corruption crime death deaths ethics freedoms government iran iraq israel middle-east military myanmar palestine politics terrorism unitednations usa violence war women world

Most Active Stories Today in World tagged with Humanrights

Aminatou Haidar: Dying for Her Rights - A Tragedy for Western Sahara
76 comments  |  visit site
Fast-Growing Christian Churches Crushed in China
18 comments  |  visit site
ACTION ALERT: PETITION- The African Holocaust
27 comments  |  visit site
Stand Up for the World's Poorest People!-Please Take Action!!
20 comments  |  visit site
Urge Wen Jiabao to Stop Displacing Tibetan Nomads- Take Action
8 comments  |  visit site
Breaking The Australian Silence - John Pilger: "How Many More Wars Are We to Be Suckered Into Before We Break Our Silence?"
5 comments  |  visit site
Jewish Voice for Peace: Tell President Obama to Demand That Israel Free Bil'in Nonviolent Leader Abdallah Abu Rahmah
13 comments  |  visit site

top story finders in World

1. charles mclachlan 35 popular stories

2. gail d. 34 popular stories

3. Maria Oniga 31 popular stories

4. Horselover I. 27 popular stories

5. Laura H. 27 popular stories

6. Kelly C. 26 popular stories

7. Dalia H. 24 popular stories

8. gerold fahrer 23 popular stories

9. Dar D. 22 popular stories

10. Cher C. 22 popular stories

more top news finders »

What makes a top story finder?
A top finder is someone who submits stories that become popular and are promoted to the front page.

wanted: news analysts

Get Active in the Care2 News Network!

Help ferret out the most noteworthy of the Newly Submitted stories and promote them to the Front Page.

care2 news network tools

News Network Bookmarklet

Submit stories from your browser toolbar with the easy to use Add to Care2 News! bookmarklet.

News Network Syndication

Get this page in RSS. Keep up to date with the Care2 News Network in your favorite RSS reader. Yahoo!, Newsgator, Bloglines, and more!
Find out how to subscribe!

care2 newsletter spotlight

Join over 2 Million Care2 Subscribers! Sign up for our FREE Newsletters, Delivered to your Inbox!

care2 action alerts

From the Care2 Action Alert Center:





Copyright © 2009 Care2.com, inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved