From now on, all references to human rights violations related to Islamic Sharia's law are prohibited in the chamber of the UN Human Rights Council. So ruled council president Doru Costea after a dramatic debate in the recently concluded June 2008 session

For something that's not supposed to exist, the anti-war movement sure was effective in fighting a recent resolution to blockade Iran.

If they can take dog off the menu, perhaps they can free a peaceful protestor to demonstrate their benevolence as well. Scroll down to the part about YE Guozhu. to see what actions Amnesty International reccomends.

Public relations experts that they are, the Chinese government has alerted their hotels and restraunts that in addition to beating monks, eating dogs is another thing that tends to piss off folks who aren't from around their parts

Since the VGT site has been hacked and for safety reasons is offline Hans created the petition. Please sign it and forward the alert. The 10 activists are still in prison, Dr Balluch still on hunger strike, AI doesn't want to help... Your help is needed!!

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - More than 80 women and child victims of Myanmar's recent cyclone have been rescued from human traffickers who were scheming to smuggle them to neighboring countries, a media report said Thursday.

We adults talk about things, with masks on. Children see things much more uncomplicated ... Some kids see things very bright, and we can take an example! Please view the vidoe, and judge yourselves.

"The business of recruiting teenage girls as domestic help in rich and middle-class homes is booming despite our efforts to put a stop to it", Bello Ahmed, head of the Kano office of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP),

Recent United Nations data shows that Nigeria has the second highest maternal mortality rate in the world. The country's 59,000 maternal deaths annually rank second to India's 117,000. Locally, available statistics also show that the North West zone of th

BOGOTA (Reuters) - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans were rescued from leftist guerrillas by Colombian troops, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.