International Business News - Rights http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Human rights activists "ethically and morally" condemned 24 European corporations on Friday, accusing them of environmental contamination, labor exploitation and selling dangerous pesticides in Latin America. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/48158-aptopix-peru-latam-eu-summit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/rights-activists-in-peru-condemn-corporations.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/rights-activists-in-peru-condemn-corporations.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 08:07:30 EDT A federal audit says the Agriculture Department has issued misleading and inaccurate reports about discrimination complaints in recent years and still has no reliable way to measure minority participation in U.S. farm programs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/audit-usda-lags-on-discrimination-complaints.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 15:15:51 EDT Australia's new government won praise Wednesday for its plan to eliminate discrimination against gay couples in more than 100 laws, but even those applauding said it should go further and approve same sex marriages. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/australia-to-remove-gay-discrimination-from-100-laws.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:18:46 EDT Australia will change a raft of federal laws to remove discrimination against gay couples, but will stop short of allowing same-sex marriages, the government announced Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/australia-to-cut-gay-discrimination.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:21:55 EDT Barack Obama says if elected president he will not require that his Joint Chiefs of Staff be opposed to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prevents gays from serving openly in the military. T... http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/39082-obama-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/obama-repeal-of-dont-ask-possible.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/obama-repeal-of-dont-ask-possible.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:05:30 EDT A U.N. convention to protect the rights of the world's disabled people has been ratified by enough countries to take effect, the U.N. rights chief said Friday. Ecuador's approval Thursday brought ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080404/un-disabled-rights-charter-gets-key-ok.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:52:23 EDT Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said she would defend gay rights as president and eliminate disparities for same-sex couples in federal law, including immigration and tax policy. Clinton said... http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/37983-clinton-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/clinton-says-she-will-defend-gay-rights.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/clinton-says-she-will-defend-gay-rights.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:55:10 EDT Congress is advancing legislation to mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act with a commemorative silver dollar. The House passed the measure without opposition Tuesday, and a similar bill... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080402/house-advances-civil-rights-coin.htm Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:40:29 EDT North Korea's Foreign Ministry says a recent U.N. resolution condemning the communist country's human rights abuses is a U.S.-led political plot. The ministry also warned Saturday that the United States, the European Union and Japan "will be held fully accountable for all the unpredictable consequences" of leading the move. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080329/nkorea-rejects-un-rights-resolution.htm Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:13:22 EDT The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday strongly condemned systematic abuses of human rights in Myanmar by the Asian nation's military rulers, including the holding of a high number of political prisoners. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080328/un-condemns-rights-abuses-in-myanmar.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:40:45 EDT The top U.N. rights body on Thursday passed a resolution proposed by Islamic countries saying it is deeply concerned about the defamation of religions and urging governments to prohibit it. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/un-oks-islamic-text-against-defamation.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:40:23 EDT Oil-rich Gulf nations, already facing labor protests, are getting new pressure from India, which wants them to pay minimum wages for unskilled workers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/36644-gulf-india-worker-rights.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/india-pushes-for-worker-rights-in-gulf.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/india-pushes-for-worker-rights-in-gulf.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:14:56 EDT Jean Ziegler, an outspoken legal expert who has angered Israel and Cuban-Americans, was elected Wednesday as one of 18 advisers to the U.N. Human Rights Council. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/outspoken-swiss-tapped-by-un-council.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:50:03 EDT The patience of weary travelers stranded for hours on airport runways has also been tested by years of waiting for Congress to give them a passenger bill of rights. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/congress-debates-air-passenger-rights.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:47:46 EDT It may not make the cable guy get to your home on time, but a bill of rights proposed by the New York City comptroller seeks to ease other frustrations for cable customers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/nyc-cable-bill-of-rights-sought.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:50:00 EDT A South Korean official says Seoul has decided to vote in favor of a U.N. resolution on alleged human rights violations in North Korea. "We will vote for the resolution" at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, a senior Foreign Ministry official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he did not want to comment publicly before the vote, scheduled for later this week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/skorea-to-back-un-resolution-on-nkorea.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:52:41 EDT China was rebuked for denying religious freedom to Tibetans and other human rights violations in a report published Tuesday by Britain's Foreign Office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080325/uk-chides-china-russia-on-human-rights.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:20:37 EDT A federal appeals court Tuesday struck down a state law requiring airlines to give food, water, clean toilets and fresh air to passengers stuck in delayed planes, saying the measure was well-intentioned but stepped on federal authority. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080325/appeals-court-rejects-n-y-airline-law.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:30:29 EDT A federal appeals court has rejected a law requiring airlines to provide food, water, clean toilets and fresh air to passengers trapped in a plane delayed on the ground. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080325/court-overturns-air-passenger-rights-law.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:37:56 EDT A federal appeals court has rejected a law requiring airlines to provide food, water, clean toilets and fresh air to passengers trapped in a plane delayed on the ground. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080325/court-overturns-passenger-rights-law.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:25:50 EDT