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Human rights are "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled." All humans are endowed with certain entitlements merely by reason of being humans.  The modern conception of human rights developed in the aftermath of the Second World War, in part as a response to the Holocaust, culminating in the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Read More

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A Syrian refugee girl poses with a placard depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad with his children (L) and children who protesters say were killed by government security forces during a protest in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, May 26, 2012, agains
Security Council To Meet On Syria; Regime Blames Massacre On Rebel 'Terrorists'

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The U.N. Security Council is to meet Sunday afternoon to discuss the Houla massacre in Syria, diplomats said. (9:15 am)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, DUBAI, HILLARY CLINTON, UNITED NATIONS, RUSSIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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Syria Massacre: William Hague Summons Syrian Diplomat

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Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned the Houla massacre and calls for intense international pressure on the Syrian regime to end violence. (8:04 am)

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Syrian Violence Claims Lives of 50 Civilians [WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEOS]

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Syrian forces use helicopter gunships and deadly fire against unarmed civilians. (May 26)

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Who Is Brett Kimberlin? Meet The 'Speedway Bomber' Turned 'Liberal Activist'

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Brett Kimberlin, also known as the "Speedway Bomber," is the infamous male who set an Indiana town ablaze with a series of coordinated bombings in 1978. The man behind the madness was also convicted of thirty three additional crimes, includ... (May 25)

MORE TOPICS: GEORGE SOROS, GERMANY, EGYPT, MASSEY ENERGY, CIVIL RIGHTS, UKRAINE

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Egypt Election: Mohammed Morsi Vs. Ahmed Shafiq - Profiles Of The Front-Runners

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One represents Egypt's future -- the other its past. Who are Mohammed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq, Egypt's leading presidential candidates? (May 25)

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President Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since its independence from Britain in 1980
UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay Calls for Sanctions to be Lifted on Zimbabwe

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United Nations Human Rights chief Navi Pillay urges Western countries to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and its president, Robert Mugabe. (May 25)

MORE TOPICS: EUROPEAN UNION, COURT, UNITED NATIONS, ELECTIONS, ZIMBABWE, ATTORNEY GENERAL

Female athletes in Saudi Arabia may miss out on competing in London 2012 Olympic Games
London 2012 Olympics: Saudi Arabia Refuse to Lift Ban on Female Athletes

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Saudi Arabia could compete without female athletes after International Olympic Committee refuses to sanction actions forcing them to do so. (May 25)

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Wikileaks' Founder Julian Assange Dons Anonymous Mask at Pre-Extradition Ruling Event

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Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange has donned a Guy Fawkes' Anonymous mask in what he claims to be his "last public appearance" at event in London. (May 25)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, SUPREME COURT, LAWYER, WIKILEAKS, LONDON

Naveen Patnaik Faces Human Rights Allegations for Cancelling UK Lecture
Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik Pulls Out of UK Lecture

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Naveen Patnaik cancels lecture in the face of planned protests by human rights organisations. (May 25)

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Amnesty International Assails Australia's Intervention among Indigenous Tribes in Northern Territory

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Australia has failed so far in raising the quality of life prevalent among the indigenous people living in the Northern Territory, according to the latest human rights review released this week by Amnesty International (AI) in Australia. (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA, JULIA GILLARD, TONY ABBOTT

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