Sunday, May 27, 2012 5:16 PM EDT
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
By IBTimes
As soon as the door opened, 15 men -- armed with pistols, machetes and iron rods -- burst into the house and began beating the young Angolan musicians and activists who were known for protesting against government corruption and the use of violent tactics to suppress political dissent. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, CRUDE OIL, GDP, ELECTIONS, NIGERIA, ANGOLA
By IBTimes UK
Zainab al-Khawaja, daughter of human rights activist and hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, sentenced to one month in prison in Manama (May 24)
By Goldgroup Mining Inc
Goldgroup Mining Inc. has had its Change of Soil Use Permit, also known as the "Estudio Técnico Justificativo para Cambio de Uso de Suelo", returned to the Company, for its 100% owned Caballo Blanco gold project, from the Ministry of Enviro... (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: GOLD, MEXICO, MANAGEMENT, SECURITIES LAW, PRECIOUS METAL
By IBTimes UK
Human Rights activists seek to prevent Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad al-Khalifa from attending London 2012 Olympics. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: UNITED NATIONS, LONDON
By IBTimes
On Tuesday, Cuba’s official Communist Party newspaper Granma finally gave an official estimate of the number of people currently incarcerated in the nation’s jails. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: UNITED NATIONS, CUBA, LAWYER
By IBTimes UK
The article in Malay language tabloid Metro Ahad claimed incest was common among nomadic Penan communities in Ulu Baram area. (May 24)
By Reuters UK
Rights group Amnesty International lambasted the United Nations Security Council on Thursday as "tired, out of step and increasingly unfit for purpose". (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, UNITED NATIONS, RUSSIA, RELIGION
By The Daily Reckoning Australia
Reckoning today from Baltimore, Maryland... (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: FACEBOOK, AUSTRALIA, UNITED NATIONS, FLORIDA, LONDON
By IBTimes
For centuries, the Roma people have been marginalized and misunderstood by their European neighbors. A new report by the European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) sheds light on this age-old human rights issue. (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: PORTUGAL, EUROPEAN UNION, INDIA, POLAND, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
By IBTimes
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the forces of President Bashar al-Assad pounded Rastan in the early morning, adding that at least six people have been killed in other parts of the country on Wednesday. (May 23)
