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Human Rights · February, 2009
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Stories about Human Rights from February, 2009

23 February 2009

Russia: Politkovskaya Murder Trial Acquittals

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Estonia: WWII History

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

22 February 2009

Saudi Arabia: Moving to a modern society?

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Maghreb: UN Western Sahara Envoy Holds Talks with Polisario

Written by Jillian C. York · Algeria

Yesterday, Christopher Ross, the UN Special Envoy to the disputed Western Sahara, arrived in Algeria to hold talks with the Polisario Front, according to AFP. Jillian York rounds up blogger...

20 February 2009

Bahamas: Say “No” to Violence vs. Women

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Jamaica: The Power of Words

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

19 February 2009

Zimbabwe: Images From Durban Picket

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Brazil: Blogging from riverside communities in the Amazon

Written by Deborah Goldemberg · Latin America

Encouraged by the NGO Saúde e Alegria, youngters from 31 riverside communities in the Amazon are learning the benefits of blogging. Armed with media kits – sound equipment, editorial desks,...

Kenya: Activists Arrested and Beaten

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Russia: “Poverty” Photos

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

18 February 2009

Cuba: “Boring Home”

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

China: Religious demography and house churches

Written by Yantao BI · East Asia

Last November (21-22, Nov 2008), the China State Council Development Research Center organized a seminar on “Christianity and Social Harmony — Special Session on House Church”. This is the first...

Kazakhstan: Three years after the assassination

Written by Adil Nurmakov · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Cambodia: Reactions as Duch opens Khmer Rouge Tribunal

Written by Chhunny Chhean · East Asia

Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, stands trial today at the UN-supported Khmer Rouge Genocide Tribunal in Phnom Penh for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Duch headed the infamous...